Best Accessories for Landscape Photography | 2025

Pros:

• Enables quick switching between horizontal and vertical orientations
• Flexible camera and system compatibility
• Adapter available for Peak Design Capture Clip

Cons:

• It may seem complex at first
  
  

L-brackets are essential as they enable you to quickly change the orientation of my camera from landscape to portrait without affecting the ball head of the tripod. While a standard quick-release plate can be very useful, some find that moving the camera into a portrait position using one of these is awkward, fiddly and has a tendency to off-centre the camera. With an L-Bracket fitted, swapping orientations is the work of moments. 

Many L-brackets are made to suit only one make and model of camera — however, the 3 Legged Thing Ellie is a universal design that can be adjusted to fit pretty much anything. This makes it a lot more versatile and well worth the investment. Also, if you use Peak Design’s Capture Clip system, Ellie can be bought with an adapter to seamlessly work with it. You can find the whole Ellie range here.

Pros:

• Can create effects not easy to replicate digitally
• Small, light and portable
• Huge range of options

Cons:

• Need to get the right size to fit your lens or holder
• Wide landscape zooms often don’t take circular filters
  
  

Filters are a key piece of equipment every landscape photographer should have in their bag, whether that’s an ND, Graduated ND or a circular polariser. They enable us to make small and large adjustments to the look and feel of the image, and in many cases allow us to achieve things that simply can’t be achieved in post-processing, such as smoothing over moving water or cutting out reflections. 

Generally, serious landscape photographers will have at least four filters in their kit bag for all outings: a 3-stop ND, a 10-Stop ND, a 0.9 Graduated ND and a circular polarising filter. For more on the best filters for landscapes, see our dedicated lens filters buying guide where we’ve put together a complete rundown.

Pros:

• Brilliant for time-lapse and long exposures
• Wireless and wired compatibility
• Powered by common AA batteries

Cons:

• Need to get the right model for your brand of camera
  
  

The avid landscape photographer can find a multitude of uses for a shutter release and intervalometer. You can remotely fire your camera’s shutter, shoot exposures longer than 30 seconds in bulb mode and create great time-lapses using the interval settings. Triggering your camera’s shutter remotely can also be very handy for avoiding the tiny but perceptible amounts of camera shake that can be caused by physically depressing the shutter button — especially handy if you’re shooting a long exposure. 

The Hahnel Captur Timer Kit is a brilliant option. Available for Canon, Nikon, Fujifilm, Sony and Olympus/OM System/Panasonic, this intervalometer and remote trigger can connect wirelessly with your camera at ranges of up to 100m, though it also has a cabled mode if you prefer. 

Pros:

• Cheap, simple way to keep your gear clean

Cons:

• Not many!
  
  

In landscape photography, Mother Nature is sometimes on your side and is sometimes… not. As such, it’s always a good idea to have a way to keep your gear clean and dry, especially the front element of your lens. Most landscape photographers have learned the value of keeping handy a microfibre cloth like this one from Zeiss. Not only are these useful if it rains but also when working on the coastline, as seawater can sometimes spray onto the lens.

It’s always best to use a dedicated microfibre cloth rather than just any old rag to clean your lenses, as this will protect the delicate coatings on the front elements from being compromised. 

Pros:

• Can be lifesaving on dark country roads and paths
• Affordable and portable

Cons:

• Not the most dignified thing to wear (but it is worth it)
  
  

The thing about landscape photography is that it’s often done around sunrise and sunset. That’s when you get the most brilliant light, and those spectacular views you just can’t help but capture. However, photographing at these times means you’ll often be walking either to or from your location in the dark. And with many landscape photographs being taken in remote rural areas, there may not be much artificial lighting to speak of.

That’s why a head torch is a good thing to always carry with you. Walking around in the dark can cause accidents, and can be extra dangerous if you have to cross or walk on a road where drivers might not see you. Also, it can be tricky to see your camera controls and tripod locks in the dark, especially if you’re in a hurry to set up before the sun rises. So we’d recommend Filmsticks Head Mounted Torch, which is a great choice — small and affordable, with charging via micro USB.

Pros:

• Holds plenty of cards and batteries
• Hard-shell water-resistant build
• Comes with carabiner for easy transport

Cons:

• Not fully waterproof (can’t be submerged)
• Hardshell can make it more awkward to transport
  

An ideal way to protect all your spare memory cards and batteries (you definitely picked up spare memory cards and batteries, didn’t you?) the Calumet Battery & Memory Card Case is a hard-shell holder. It can carry up to four SD cards, six MicroSD cards, and two CF or XQD cards, as well as two camera batteries or a selection of AA and AAA batteries.

Its tough design is water-resistant, impact-resistant, dustproof, shockproof and thermal-resistant, keeping your vital accessories safe when you’re out on location. Measuring just 15.5cm along its longest edge, it won’t take up too much space in your kit bag, and it is supplied with its own carabiner for easy attachment to a bag or belt.