How to Photograph Rivers and Streams
There are many reasons for shooting rivers and streams in landscape
photography and there’s a lot involved so here’s part one (probably).
Being in the landscape regularly will inevitably lead you along rivers or creeks. A lot of joy can be found being immersed in a shot from within a river. The bubbling rushing sounds, water drop splashes, glowing mossy rocks and birds whooshing along
catching insects are some of the many highlights. You really do feel
alive photographing from a stream and often the challenges it presents
are well worth overcoming as the visual rewards can be fabulous.
Compositionally water presents excellent opportunities for a photograph such as making leading lines to another subject – like a mountain or waterfall. The patterns and shapes made by flowing wate...