Technique
Use These Settings for Better Landscape Photography Find features on your FUJIFILM X Series camera guaranteed to improve your landscape images L andscape photography is a popular genre to explore when getting started on your image-making journey. Having
a mostly static subject is an excellent opportunity to experiment with adjusting your camera settings to learn exactly how they will affect an image. Read on and we’ll highlight several key features from FUJIFILM X Series cameras that will elevate your landscape photography to brand new heights.
Follow the steps outlined below and you could be making gorgeous landscape images like this (right)
Camera Settings for Composing Landscapes
and navigate to SET UP > SCREEN SET-UP > ELECTRONIC LEVEL SETTING. Select the 2D setting to display a white line over the EVF and LCD screen that shows how far the camera is tilted to the left or right. When your composition is perfectly level, the line will turn green. There’s also an option for a 3D Electronic Level, which simultaneously displays the pitch and tilt of your camera. ● FRAMING GUIDELINE Another useful compositional aid for landscape photographers is framing up using a grid overlay. Lining up an image with the rule of thirds in mind isn’t the only way
to work, but it can help you get to grips with composing landscape photos. To switch on a grid guide for your X Series camera, press MENU/OK and head to SET UP > SCREEN SET-UP > FRAMING GUIDELINE. From there, you can choose between a grid of nine or 24 boxes. Make sure you go to SCREEN SET-UP > DISPLAY CUSTOM SETTINGS and then check the box for FRAMING GUIDELINE – otherwise the grid will not be visible. Try using the nine-box grid alongside the Electronic Level, before lining up the horizon in your photo along one of the horizontal lines. This will give you a classic 2:1 ratio between sky and ground. Then, line up the focal points of your image along the vertical lines, or place them at the points where the lines cross. ● PANORAMA MODE If a composition simply isn’t showcasing the full majesty of what you’re seeing, create a more expansive image with a panorama. It’s easier than ever with your X Series camera, which features a setting for automatically combining photos into panoramic scenes.
● ELECTRONIC LEVEL In conventional landscape photography, having a level horizon is pretty much non- negotiable. If your photo is even marginally off-axis, it will look obvious and the image will feel wrong. While correcting the angle of a photo is simple enough in post-production, it involves marginally cropping into the original image – compromising your initial composition and reducing the resolution of your photo. If you want to create perfectly straight frames in-camera and ensure you keep all the detail seen through the viewfinder, try the Electronic Level setting. To switch this on, press MENU/OK on your X Series camera
22 FUJIFILM Focus Magazine
Summer 2025
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