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Taking pictures in the morning will elevate your photography to another level (landscape & travel)
I am not a morning person but I do an exception to get better pictures. A few weeks ago I woke up early to take photos of the lake before sunrise. I was super lucky, I got mist for more than an hour and I got really cool photos! This will definitely elevate your photography to another level! The best is that you easily put it to action and it will have a direct impact on the pictures you take. I use it when I am in nature but also when I travel around the world. It's sad because it's an underestimated tip that most people ignore because they like staying in bed instead of going out and shooting.
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[Music] good morning everybody so today I want to talk a little bit about why I Twitter myself to come out so early to take these shots and why you should be doing the same Oh oops forgot to shave this morning [Music] so if you ask my friends are going to tell you I'm not a morning person at all but there's one exception when I want to get a good shot that's the only time where I'm able to get up early at like 5:00 or 6:00 a.m. just to get out and get the shot [Music] let's talk a little bit about why you should care about getting up so early in the morning so as you can see this morning we have a nice mist coming out of the lake and this is great if you're outside close to the lake usually in the morning you're gonna have a nice mist coming up and this is really gonna help elevate your shot right now we're in the fall so I also have their really nice colors and with the light that's coming in that's the morning light you get even more colors out of the forest so here are a few shots I took last week and I really like dim because normally this shot would be pretty nice with like a nice blue sky or like even a softer light with clouds but with the mist in the morning and the calm water that reflects everything it just makes it even better [Music] if you're thinking right now that you shouldn't be going outside because you don't have nature or a lake do you get this nice miss I totally disagree so next Miss is really gonna help elevate your shot but it's not the only reason why you should be going outside in the morning so for example when I was in Croatia last year and that's true for whatever the city I'm visiting if you get up early in the morning there's also another big advantage and is that nobody is outside and this is keep taking better shots because nobody is there to obstruct your perfect shot that you want to get also that night is still pretty nice and if you catch like a sunset or Sun found that instead of city it can make even better shots if you get up early and get it in the morning I don't know if you saw him but during this whole trip I had my dog that was following me he loves doing both so when he saw me taking in both this morning he just couldn't resist coming with me did yellow moon see how Yuki [Music] I'm always amazed with the colors during fall here and the countryside so every year I think I get the best shot I can get and nevi rare I surpassed myself by taking one that's even better and one trick I got in last year is getting up early I'm so lucky this morning so usually after a few minutes the mist is completely gone this morning I've been outside for more than an hour now and there's still a bit of mist around so just look at this [Music] it's kind of sketchy filming this video because my mouth is right on here on the kayak so I should actually put a GoPro mount on the kayak to be sure that next time I finish this kind of video it doesn't fall in the water so in conclusion here are a few reasons why you should be getting up early in the morning to take the shot the first one is for the nice light so light is just better in the morning that it is in the middle of the day because it's softer and looks better also you should get up early in the morning if you're inside of nature because I can get this nice and mist coming up in the morning if you're close to a lake and the third reason is that if you're visiting somewhere you want to get tourists all around you and people in your shots so these are the three reasons for me why I get up early in the morning and why I think you should be getting up early too I hope these convinced you to go shoot so go shoot and get up early next time and as usual if you found this video useful please go like subscribe and share this video see you in the next one [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music] you [Music]
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What is this video about?
I'll be honest: I'm not a morning person. But when I want to take better pictures, I make the exception. A few weeks ago, I dragged myself out of bed to photograph a lake before sunrise, and I was rewarded with something magical—mist hovering over the water for more than an hour straight. The shots I got that morning completely shifted what I thought was possible with my photography.
This is the thing about morning light: it's just different. It's softer, warmer, and more flattering than the harsh midday sun. When you combine that with natural elements like mist rising off water during fall, or the golden hour glow on a hillside, you're working with conditions that are simply better for compelling images. It's not luck—it's understanding that the first light of the day gives you gifts that no other time can offer.
What makes this tip so powerful is that you can put it into action immediately, and it has a direct impact on every picture you take. When I'm traveling, the advantage becomes even clearer. I've used this approach everywhere from Croatia to local countryside, and the difference is stark. Show up in the early morning, before most people wake up, and your compositions are clean—no crowds, no tourists blocking your frame, no chaos. The light is still beautiful. The world is quiet. You get the shot you actually envisioned.
The mist is a bonus, not the whole story. Even without it, morning gives you everything you need: softer light, empty streets or peaceful landscapes, and calm water that reflects the sky perfectly. If you're hiking in nature near water, you'll likely catch that ethereal mist. If you're walking through a city, you'll have monuments and streets to yourself. Either way, you're shooting in conditions most photographers completely ignore because they're still in bed.
I know it sounds simple, almost too obvious. But it's genuinely underestimated. Try it once—set your alarm, get out there before sunrise, and see what happens. You might surprise yourself with what you capture.