Landscape & Travel Field Guide
A printable field reference for landscape and travel work: location scouting worksheets, sunrise and sunset planning sheets, a composition reference, field settings charts, and a gear checklist, with a pocket format of the field pages to carry in a camera bag.
A downloadable PDF reference guide in US Letter and A4. Reference and planning material for use while you work; not a course, lesson, or critique service.
Contents of the guide
The guide is organized into the sections below. Every section is included in both the US Letter and A4 files.
Location scouting worksheets
Worksheets for recording a location before or during a visit: access, parking, permits, hazards, viewpoints, and a sketch area for marking positions.
Sunrise and sunset planning sheets
Sheets for noting sunrise, sunset, golden hour and blue hour times, sun direction on a compass diagram, weather, and when to arrive.
Composition reference
Diagram pages illustrating common composition structures, such as leading lines, foreground framing, layering, and horizon placement.
Field settings charts
Charts with starting-point settings for common field situations, such as handheld scenes, tripod work at low light, moving water, and night skies.
Gear checklist
A packing checklist for day trips and longer travel, organized by category and written without reference to any brand.
Pocket format
A pocket version of the field references, sized to carry in a camera bag for use on location.
Representative pages
Illustrations of three representative page layouts from this guide. They show the layout and structure of each page type.
Who it's for, and who it isn't
A good fit for
- Photographers who plan landscape shoots around sunrise, sunset, and weather
- Travelling photographers who want a printed scouting and packing routine
- Anyone who prefers a paper reference in the camera bag over checking a phone on location
Not the right fit for
- Anyone looking for a landscape photography course: this guide is reference and planning material, not instruction
- Anyone who needs location-specific information, maps, or permit details for particular places
- Anyone who needs fillable digital worksheets: the PDFs are flat and meant to be printed
- Anyone looking for editing or post-processing guidance
Formats and sizes
- File typePDF, delivered by download
- Page sizesUS Letter (8.5 × 11 in) and A4 (210 × 297 mm), both included
- EditingFlat PDFs, not editable or fillable. Print the pages and write on them.
- PrintingUnlimited printing for your own use, at home or at a print shop
- Gear referencesEquipment is described by type, never by brand
- Also includedIncludes a pocket format of the field references for carrying in a camera bag.
- LicensePersonal and commercial use in your own photography work. See the Terms of Service.
This guide is also part of the Complete Reference Library, which includes all five guides.
Landscape & Travel Field Guide
$29USD