4 Simple Ways To Ensure Horizons Are Straight In Your Landscape Shots
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Loading... - Yui Yamamoto
- 26 Apr 2023
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Here's a quick guide to keeping horizons horizontal every time you hit the shutter so you won't be disappointed when you get home and view your photos on a bigger screen.
Wonky horizons are the bane of many landscape and cityscape photographers as a horizon that's slightly off-tilt can spoil what's otherwise a perfectly good shot. Of course, there will be times when holding your camera at an angle so the horizon line is deliberately not straight but if you do want to do this, make sure it's really obvious as otherwise, it'll just look like you forgot to check your frame before hitting the shutter button.
How To Straighten Horizons
1. Line it up with the bottom or top of your frame
The easiest way to ensure you have horizontal horizons is to line it up with the bottom or top of your frame, either in your viewfinder or on the LCD screen. Some cameras also have a digital spirit level feature which will indicate to you when the camera is level - both on the horizontal and vertical planes. It can be displayed in the viewfinder or on the back monitor when using Live View, along with all your other settings. When the marker is in the middle of the gauge and turns green, you know you're level.
2. Rule of thirds grid
If you don't have a digital spirit level, have a look in your camera's menu options to see if there's a rule of thirds grid. We know this isn't designed for this purpose but the grid will have horizontal lines on it that can be a handy guide when you're looking for a quick way to check the horizon. Read More…
