Landscapes with a difference: shoot amazing shallow scenics

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(Image credit: Peter Fenech)

One of the first things we learn in photography is that, when shooting a landscape image, it is vital that sharpness extends from the very front of the scene to the furthest background detail. While in most cases this will produce a reliably high-quality image, it is not an unbreakable rule. 

The need for a small aperture is to ensure that there is an equal degree of sharpness across the whole frame - to guarantee that we won’t overlook a soft background by accident. If you do not want every zone to be equally detailed however, due to creative reasons, don’t be scared to experiment.

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Peter Fenech

As the Editor for  Digital Photographer magazine, Peter is a specialist in camera tutorials and creative projects to help you get the most out of your camera, lens, tripod, filters, gimbal, lighting and other imaging equipment.


After cutting his teeth working in retail for camera specialists like Jessops, he has spent 11 years as a photography journalist and freelance writer – and he is a Getty Images-registered photographer, to boot.


No matter what you want to shoot, Peter can help you sharpen your skills and elevate your ability, whether it’s taking portraits, capturing landscapes, shooting architecture, creating macro and still life, photographing action… he can help you learn and improve.