5 Tips for Taking Beautiful Photos of Nature

Akshay Thakur
2 min readMar 9, 2023

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Nature photography is a big stress buster. It is a potent escape from modern city life. If you are well-versed with software tools such as Photoshop, your nature photographs are going to turn out even more beautiful. If you live in Chandigarh, you have many places to explore such as the Rose Garden, the Sector 17 Market, the evening hustle-bustle of the Sector 15 market, and also astonishing Sukhna Lake Chandigarh. You live in a photographer’s paradise. Let’s make the most of it:

Choose Suitable Lighting:

Stick to mild and moderate lighting. A sunny day means very sharp shadows which might not be perfect for a beautiful photograph. The lens glare that it produces worsens things further. Early morning and late afternoon are therefore more practical.

Understand HDR:

HDR stands for high dynamic range. Enabling it results in sharper objects with balanced exposure and equally well-lit shadows. The colour reproduction is also going to be spot-on.

Wide Angle Doubles as Macro:

In many phone cameras today, the wide-angle lens doubles as the macro lens. So if you want to take a close-up shot of a flowering bud from the least distance humanly possible, your wide-angle camera is going to do the trick. Practice a steady grip and make sure your finger doesn’t touch the object of interest.

Invest in a Tripod:

Buy a tripod for more stable footage. Your pictures will turn out stunning the moment you set your phone on a tripod. Also, when you are visiting Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh to shoot the setting sun, you’ll notice the sharpest details in the water ever.

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Night Mode — Your Best Friend:

Night mode is a long exposure shot that allows you to click clearer and sharper pictures even during the night. It allows for more light to enter the camera lens/sensor to produce brighter and highly colour-accurate photos without any noise every time.

Conclusion

These were a few useful tips that you should be aware of if you want to take out beautiful shots of nature whether you are at the Bird Park, Shantikunj, Sukhna Lake Chandigarh, or heading to the beautiful city of Kasauli. The detail you will end up capturing will mesmerize everyone.

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Akshay Thakur

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