Five tips on how to capture foggy forests at their best! With @zachnicholz / "The more time you spend in the forest, the more your eye is drawn to truly interesting compositions. When you are a beginner, everything looked amazing as I was new and hadn’t seen a lot. As time has gone on, my eye has become more refined and my compositions have become more unique as well. I have had people ask me what makes me take photos of certain trees or sceneries, but it is very difficult to explain because there are no particular criteria I look for other than fog. 1) The best time to get these conditions is during fall through the spring. 2) My best advice for those looking to find these conditions is to always get up at sunrise when the fog and clouds are low to the ground. You want to look at the forecast, look for rain and cloudy conditions, and get up as high into the mountains as you can to get into the clouds. 3) As far as scouting goes, I normally look for good forests in the mountains and just explore every forest road in the area. You’d be amazed at what you can find. 4) Then, I re-visit my favorite location. My all-time favorite four spots for moody photos are Paradise (Rainier), Skykomish, the Olympic Peninsula, and the Coeur d’ Alene National Forest. These areas are all very high in the mountains which allows for the clouds to come into contact with the forests for the best chances of moody conditions. The old-growth forests in these areas are also incredible and unique to the PNW. Then, when I see something I find unique that stands out or is just plain beautiful, I take a photo. 5) When approaching a forest, a great thing to practice is to start large and then work small. What I mean by this is to start by capturing photos of the wide-angle scale (capturing entire forests or mountains) and then work your way toward more macro photos (focusing on a single tree, branch, pine cones, droplets, etc.). I have found that if you cannot find good wide-angle shots, you can always find great macro photos!" @nomadict: These are just a few tips, in the full interview @zachnicholz shares many more with you!