A free outdoor photography guide

Plan better outdoor photographs.

See more clearly. Plan with intent. Make the photograph in front of you - then remember how to return for a better one.

Cover of The Outdoor Photographer's Guide

The LensTrails field guide

A better photograph starts before you leave.

Build a repeatable outdoor photography workflow that helps you find a subject, read the conditions, compose with intent, and return with a clearer plan.

Inside the guide

  • 25 focused chapters across planning, composition, capture, processing, and return notes.
  • Practical decisions for light, weather, tide, filters, long exposure, HDR, focus stacking, and panoramas.
  • Landscape, seascape, cityscape, Lightroom, and LensTrails field-journal workflows.
  • Short field references you can revisit when the light is changing.

28 pages. Built for photographers who want better decisions, not more gear.