Video: how to compose minimalist landscape photos

Just because you often see multilayered compositions in landscape photography, doesn’t mean you can’t create incredible landscape photographs that are minimalist in nature.

In this short video tutorial, photographer Andy Mumford takes you through some helpful tips for improving your minimalist landscape photographs, throughtfully explaining how to isolate simple elements of the landscape and capture the mood of the scene before you.

Whether you enjoy creating in this style or prefer to create rich maximalist compositions, it is still good practice to remind yourself of the foundational steps for capturing eye-catching images, such as looking for balance in light and colours and making use of negative space.

You can watch the short video below for the full rundown from Mumford.