How To Shoot Seascapes Like A Pro!

Head to the coast and unleash your creative side this summer, with James Abbott’s expert guide to seascape photography

- James Abbott

PASTEL SUNSET

This long-exposure image was taken with the sun setting to the left of the lighthouse, which has resulted in soft side-lighting and warm pastel hues being spread across the scene. This is a location that’s most commonly shot at low to mid-tide, but shooting a long exposure at high tide allowed the sea defences to be used as a lead-in line.

Long-exposure images are often converted to black and white to avoid the difficulties of removing the colour casts created by ND filters. But it’s always worth trying to remove the colour cast using the White Balancet tool and Curves in Lightroom or other raw processing software – the results can be stunning.

Everyone enjoys a trip to the seaside, but for landscape photographers, it’s not just the idea of chips and ice cream on the promenade that whets their appetite. The coast is an exciting location that can provide a huge amount of scope for eye-catching photography – so while you’re on holiday, or having a day out at the coast, don’t forget to take your camera with you.