Apologies for my lack of interaction of late. This week has been a busy one and now I am flying to Iceland for 10 days. The result is neglect here in the comments section x x x

Thomas, do you realize what you've just done? This is the ultimate tutorial.

There's not even a single video that can stand up to the standards of this one. Perfect advice.

The perfect summary of landscape photography.

Your appeal is born from your genuineness and earnestness. Always inspired by your videos.

I’ve been very interested in photography for years now but only recently started to really study it. I just completed my first college course and have been watching tutorials daily. It’s safe to say I’m hooked but nobody has been more of an inspiration than Thomas Heaton has.

15.43 ... the most inspirational mini speech I've heard. Truly wanted to just get out the door and explore

Possibly the best and most understandable advice for landscape photographers. Hats Off Thomas you always bang on about it but it's true. Keep it simple. My own mantra doing landscapes take a picture as soon as you arrive no faffing with filters and always look over your shoulder, the light rarely stays on the one side.. Best hobby in the world and it doesn't need a fortune...Dougie

Hello Thomas, you are my hero and inspire in so many ways to better than I am and to just get out there. For the more we do the better we are and the better we become. I am and always have been very pleased with your continued success.

I'm a semi pro landscape shooter Tom, and that was I'd have to say the best straight forward advice I've seen in such a short video, clear - precise - and most of all TRUE! can't fault any of that. Keep it up.

Some gems of advice here! A lot of these things we have heard before but surprising how quickly we forget!

One thing I would add about gear. While you should get Pro Lenses, save money by going for the F4 Lens (you don't need F2.8 for landscape and it will save your back because you don't have such heavy lenses), also you can get away with the Non Image Stabilized lenses (if you shoot on a tripod all the time) - but I can be useful to have IS for Sketch images or other types of photography.

All the basics covered. Enjoy your Iceland trip Tom.

Completely agree, your suggestion are really valid and you made it simple.

Absolutely loved this Thomas.... clear and concise with no waffle. You truly are an inspiration. Excellent advise that I shall utilise. You truly are an inspiration... thank you

The more I listen from you the more amaze get from your knowledge. Thank you so much for sharing your professional life with us.

Top notch ! ... I can understand the van purchase.... probably gives you another 2 hours kip, and enables you to enjoy your coffee rather than rushing it.... hats off man !

Now that was simple and straight to the point agree with it all. The most important is like you said getting out and working with the best light as possible.

A boot camp in landscape photography! So much brilliant information and advice in under 18 minutes with images and footage to back up your points! Fantastic!

I give you a lot of credit, Thomas!! I find it much easier for me to shoot birds or insects mostly, because landscapes can be rewarding, but also very taxing on your time and requires soooo much patience. Not to mention it’s so hard to keep a marriage when you have to be out at all those tougher times of day for so much time. I am definitely working on all of these things though and trying to develop more patience!!

Thanks for this amazing "how to become a landscape photographer in less than 18 minutes" tutorial, Tom. What surprises me more about your photography is the simple approach you have towards every step of the process from choosing the gear to printing the image. Nothing more than what truly matters! Thanks for this effective dose of inspiration!

I love gear talk! Thanks for all your settings and helpful tips

That’s a great piece of advice for all the landscape photography enthusiasts.. that includes me too.. 👏👏👍

You are fantastic thomas. You're definitivly a source of inspiration for everybody here. Thanks for all these explanations.

Legit advices. I did a lot of landscape photography and everything Thomas says here checks.

Just seen this video and it's fantastic. Unlike like a lot of photographers and bloggers, it's good to see someone who is enthusiastic about sharing their knowledge and expertise. From personal experience, too many creative professionals like to stay inside an elite collective bubble and sneer at us amateurs. So thank you and keep posting these amazing blogs. Maybe in a future lifetime I can get to about one percent of your ability.

Such a great tutorial! You have succeeded in just 18 minutes in doing a remarquably complete wrap-up of all what one need to know to improve his/her landscape photography ! Worth more than watching hours of videos made by others! Many thanks!

Spot on about lenses v bodies. As you say most cameras on the market exceed the capabilities of many of us photographers so it adds to the old saying that the most important bit of gear is the six inches behind the view finder. So go out and practice and the rest is more likely to follow.

You are one of the best and yet craziest photographers that every one should learn from and enjoy watching their videos! I enjoy every video of yours and wait for it twice every week... Thank you for all the amazing work! 👌

Brilliant. Added to my favourites and I'll watch it over and over. In other words - same as all your videos. Thanks.

Only just now getting into landscape photography after several years as a wedding photographer. Swapping being surrounded by people to being surrounded by nature, and your information, direction, insights and charismatic demeanor are sure helping. Studying all I can currently and getting together the gear I plan to hit the trails and shores in my own back yard this summer. Ever in New Zealand (currently Auckland) I would be more than happy to put you up Thomas to thank you for your sharing.

Honest, sensible and practical. Love the tips

could not agree more about getting out early and late, the best photo I have ever taken was due to be up at 4am watching single puff of cloud about 400 meters above my head. Was waiting for the sun to hit it and when it did it was amazing. image would be classes as amateur but could not be happier with it. love your channel always gives me the inspiration to get up and get out.

Thanks Thomas, your suggestions are always helpful and spot on.

Great video, but I think if you enjoy nature and landscape you should also invest in gear for yourself, some good hiking boots and jacket, a tent if you are into camping, and all off that gear will be used for years if you take care of it as you do your photo gear. Again, great video, thanks for sharing some of your insight!

It's hotter than Hades here in Missouri today. 95F, with 65% humidity. But', amazing clouds all around today. I have captured at least 10 really big Pano's around 100MB captured in RAW. Sunrise and sunset have been really boring. Maybe tonight will be different. love your tuts and your images bring tears to this old disabled Veteran eyes. Keep making vids.

Thanks for making me feel better about the fact that I only buy refurbished gear. It suits me just fine for my purposes as a stock photographer.

Excellent coverage of a wide range of subjects. Many thanks, JA.

Thomas, I have a tip for you about your phone charge cable in your van. Use zip ties wedged between the gaps in plastics to either permanently attach the cable to the dash or for temp solution create a "P" facing the windshield and route your cable around it. Thanks for all the great videos.

Liked and added to favourites. I'll rewatch this for months. Thanks man. Glad to see your channel and profession really taking off.

Thank you Thomas, you're always the best!

You date your camera, you marry your lenses... Great commentary on the importance of buying quality glass.

Would give you thousands of likes for that advice and knowledge. Thanks Thomas!

So much great information condensed into an 18-minute video. I'm embarrassed to admit that I've watched hundreds of KZfaq videos on photography, and this one brief tutorial contains a lot of the same information but in a fraction of the time. Great stuff!

The greatest advice. Get out there and shoot what you have.

Thank you for all you do. As an old 4x5 film photographer who read every word Ansel Adams ever wrote and practiced his art, I find myself in search of a new digital mentor. Your videos are not only helpful, spot on, artistic, beautiful, and fun, they align very well with my own view of image making. Please continue to follow your path and share your journey.

Thank you for this essentials of landscape photography. Spot on.

Simply the best pack of thoughts every landscape should understand. Thanks a lot for your work!

Hearing your passion throughout this entire video was truly incredible. I'm so glad I found you on this vast platform, it has been so great getting to hear all of your expertise.

I love listening to this, ULTIMATE TUTORIAL and INSPIRATION to get out there

This is the last of all the Wednesday uploads I’ve been waiting for, from you all (Brendan, Jodie, Greg and you) so excited to watch 😆!

Thanks Tom. I'm not a full time dedicated landscape photographer but your information and advice will certainly help during situations when out and about in nature

outstanding advice. I totally agree!

Bro you just have said everything that one landscape photographer needs to know...I can see all the experience, effort put and knowledge that speaks trough so thank you a lot for that! Great video!

Even though this video is over a year old, I still want to thank you for the video Thomas. This is one of those videos I will come back to time after time, because it reminds me of what landscape photography is all about. It is truly inspiring to watch this video.

Super stoked that you're including how-to videos. Excited to get the best out of my 5d4.

One of the best "down to earth" and practical videos on landscape photography i watched! Great content!

Really enjoying your channel and its evolution. I enjoyed this episode for the practical planning tips, it’s a subject I’ve not thought about enough... One topic you didn’t cover is tides, for coastal photography. For the non-sailors amongst your audience, another app that will interest photographers for coastal photography is by Imray (who make charts for navigation) called simply “Tides Planner” - it is free to look up tides before 7 days time I think, and only a few UK pounds if you want to plan further ahead. You can of course just look them up on the Met Office website in the UK (or any similar local maritime/weather service in other countries). Newspapers also often have tidal heights, or websites close to a destination (eg try looking up the local harbour/marina website). As everyone knows, tidal heights change daily and there are two tides every day: roughly 6 hours of ebb and 6 hours of flow, twice daily. The largest difference between high tide and low tide (called the tidal range) happens twice a month at what is called Spring tide. The lowest variation happens at what is called Neaps. On the app, it will show you the height of tide at any given time of day, for the nearest port: you don’t need to know where the nearest port is, you can just look it up on the app’s map index of ports. It will show you a curve of tidal height, which you can manipulate when planning; and it explains where in the Springs-Neaps cycle we are on any day for the closest port to you. I think from memory it also gives you times of sunrise and sunset. This is useful for planning coastal trips that include views that will change dramatically based on the state of tide. Again, for those that don’t already know, tidal heights on any of these apps are given in metres. They tell you the height of the tide at any given point, above what is called “Chart Datum” - this is simply the height of tide shown on any maritime chart. This tidal height is the lowest recorded height of tide, and therefore it tells navigators the lowest possible (worst case) tidal height. So you add the tidal height from the app, to the height of tide in your location. But unless you are planning to walk a route that requires a careful watch on tides (or you are in a boat) then all you really want to know is how far the tide will go out and at what time. You can then plan your visit to capture the shot you are after. If you need to know precise tidal heights for a location, then I can recommend the Navionics app (for phones or tablets). Navionics is another chart and marine electronics supplier. Their app is brilliant. There is a fee for downloading the charts for your geographic region (eg the map I have is for UK and Ireland, which also covers the Northern coast of France and the Channel Isles). Using this app, you can simply read the chart datum heights straight off the chart. Sorry for the long explanation, but I hope this helps someone!

You have always taught me new things, really Tom these were the most valuable lessons you just shared here with us in just few minutes. You are truly my favourite photographer! Keep sharing your work with us cause we absolutely adore it! Keep doing what you love! Finally I would say, ‘Damn it this is one of the finest Landscape Photography tutorial!’ Thanks Tom!

This has just gone down to be my favourite video you have done for me so far you are a true inspiration Thomas so thank you.

Great video! Excellent summary of landscape photography essentials..!

Simply one of the most straightforward and honest photography tutorial/talking head video I've yet seen on youtube. I'm gonna plan out a photography dedicated trip, thanks for being an inspiration and keep up the amazing work.

Thomas, this is a really good video, solid, practical and informative. Your camera gear comments are really helpful. Your thoughts about cameras are encouraging for those of us unable to purchase the latest most expensive gear. You remind us that while nice to have, we landscape enthusiasts don't need the latest camera to capture good compositions. Thanks!

Your most helpful video yet. Now I have to watch it again and take notes

Thank you, Thomas - A gift of a video for a newbie like me.

This is the absolute best landscape photography video for intermediate-level shooters. Amazing!

Nice tips. Always good to have the basics reinforced.

Thank you for those really honest tips. I especially think the tip of saving money by buying second hand is the best tip. What good is all the expensive gear if you can't photograph different locations, plus you get to enjoy visiting a different place.

Thank you very much Thomas! you just motivatet me so much! I would not be where I am now without your motivation! thank you very very much!

In addition to great images, excellent advice. Thanks.

Thank u. Love the simplicity it's just getting out there and finding the photograph. Wish i had the time to do it more often. #lifegetsintheway

Thank you very much. You make this look so simple.

I always love going out hiking, and at the moment been loving the mountain trail, and have always taken my camera with me when I go hiking. So I've got a few pictures of the mountains, moors, beach and woodland area when I went for a 3 day trip to North Wales.

Thank you Thomas!

Great advice Thomas, thank you.

Excellent vídeo. Excellent tutorial. Excellent work. Thank you Thomas.

Excellent advice Thomas and easily understandable for all. I like the finishing advice best, a good image doesnt need much processing, just a tweak here and there. Nice one.

Thanks Tom. You made me feel a whole lot better.

This is one of the best landscape tutorial videos I've watched, thankyou 👍👍

thank you so much for sharing, I really I appreciate that. as always you keep pushing me and reminding me to realise my dream alive and try my best to live the way I love to live .

Thomas the weather man! Awesome!

Thanks for sharing all these great tips.

Thanks Thomas, great advice and common sense by the bucketful !

I'm glad you made this video. I often feel bad when I spend 1-2 days figuring out a location just doesn't work.

Just THANKS Tom!

Clear Outside is SO GOOD - I use it as part of my planning for astrophotography. Definitely recommend it.

Best landscape tutorial I've seen to date. Educational, inspiring and very straight forward.

Really interesting insight into how you plan and take photos as well as gear advice. One of the best tutorial videos I've watched! Thanks!

Another inspiring video...simply flowing all the experience....loved it

What a class informative video. Your ability to keep things as simple as possible is right up there.

Superb video. Thank you so much thomas!

Love it. THat's really good, Thomas. Thanks again.

A VIDEO FULL OF WISDOM. WELL DONE.

This has got to be the most accurate, honest video about landscape photography I’ve seen.

Brilliant. Thanks so much for this.

Great tips. Great reminder of some bits, and I learned a few more. Thank you.

Great tips and advise for landscape photography, thank you very much for sharing!

Perfect and absolutely honest advices! Thank you

Excellent tutorial! Really appreciate all your expertise and willingness to share!

I absolutely loved this video, thanks very much.