For obvious reasons, waterfalls are one of the most relaxing places to visit. Whether you take a dip in the water, or you just hangout and enjoy the cool environment around a waterfall, you will surely find yourself relieved from the brunt of everyday living. Also, you if you love to preserve memories, or to relish the beauty of nature, you can grab your camera and venture into waterfall photography.
So, what does it take to shoot a perfect waterfall photo? Well, there is actually a specialized technique to use in this kind of photography and we are glad to tell you that there are tutorials around to get this done. Of course, you can go your way and take the shots that you know of, but there’s a big difference if you follow the techniques used by professional photographers.
So here, you will find not just inspirational examples of waterfall photography but tutorials was well on how to take these shots. For one, a waterfall has water moving (if not falling), so you will find long exposure to be very useful in making dramatic effects to your photos. So as other techniques and tools. You will get to know them in the tutorials below. Meanwhile, take a look at these beautiful and refreshing examples of waterfall photography and do not forget to click our social media buttons it you enjoy them. Happy viewing!
Salto del Laja
Salto del Laja, Los Ángeles, Chile. Photo used under Creative Commons from Paulus.Sapiens
Elakala Waterfalls
Beautiful Elakala Waterfalls in the Blackwater Falls State park West Virginia. Photo used under Creative Commons from ForestGladesiWander
Life is a waterfall
Life is a waterfall. Night shot, long exposure. Photo used under Creative Commons from Aedo Pultrone [broken camera]
Fiery Autumn Waterfall
Autumn Foliage Leaves swirl around below this forest waterfall in late autumn. Photo used under Creative Commons from ForestGladesiWander
Waterfall
Waterfall at Juneau’s Salmon Bay in Alaska. Photo used under Creative Commons from vl8189
Plitvice Lakes National Park
Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatian: Nacionalni park Plitvička jezera) is the oldest national park in Southeast Europe and the largest national park in Croatia. The national park was founded in 1949 and is situated in the mountainous karst area of central Croatia. Photo used under Creative Commons from Sergiu Bacioiu
Upper Twin Falls
Upper Twin Falls. Snoqualmie River, Twin Falls State Park, Washington. Photo used under Creative Commons from James Marvin Phelps
Waterfalls at Midnight
Iceland’s famous waterfalls, Seljalandsfoss at midnight. Photo used under Creative Commons from Stuck in Customs
Waterfall Glen
Waterfall Glen is a park near Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois. Photo used under Creative Commons from –Mike–
Alone at the Raging Waterfall of Gulfoss
Alone at the Raging Waterfall of Gulfoss. Photo used under Creative Commons from Stuck in Customs
Waterfall
A waterfall somewhere in the Black Forest. Photo used under Creative Commons from raindog
Panther Creek Falls
Panther Creek Falls, Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Photo used under Creative Commons from bretvogel
El Salto
Photo used under Creative Commons from fusky
Niagara Falls
Horseshoe Falls – taken from the Skylon Tower. Photo used under Creative Commons from Kevin Millican
Niagara Falls
Foaming Niagara Falls. Photo used under Creative Commons from M.Christian
Upper Butte Creek Falls
Upper Butte Creek Falls. Photo used under Creative Commons from Ian Sane
Waterfall Indoors
A manmade waterfall that inside a resort in Bali. Photo used under Creative Commons from seanmcgrath
Waterfall
Waterfall at Sandcut Beach. Photo used under Creative Commons from quas
Running Eagle Falls
Running Eagle Falls at Glacier National Park. Photo used under Creative Commons from outdoorPDK
Waterfall on the way to Cave Ridge
A small waterfall on the side trail that leads up to Commonwealth Basin. Photo used under Creative Commons from brewbooks
Waterfall on Valley Forge Mountain
This little waterfall is located and the backyard of a private home on Valley Forge Mountain, Chester County, Pennsylvania. Photo used under Creative Commons from garenm1
Ramona Falls
Photo used under Creative Commons from Jordan Hackworth
Waterfall at Willson Carbide Mill
Waterfall at Willson Carbide Mill – Gatineau Park. Photo used under Creative Commons from RobMan170
Krai Woog Gumpen
Krai Woog Gumpen is a waterfall in the Hotzenwald, a remote part of the southern Black Forest. Photo used under Creative Commons from andywon
Frozen Swallow Falls
Swallow Falls in Maryland state park in Garrett County Maryland. Photo used under Creative Commons from zachstern
Liquid Gold
Magnolia Falls, located in the NW part of Arkansas in the fabulous Buffalo River Valley. Photo used under Creative Commons from dbarronoss Hongryong waterfalls 
Waterfalls from heaven. Hongryong temple, Yang-san, Korea. Photo used under Creative Commons from SHINEZ Photo
South Falls
South Falls – (Silver Falls State Park). Photo used under Creative Commons from Ian Sane
Wallaman Falls
Wallaman falls, Queensland. Photo used under Creative Commons from paul (dex)
Waterfall
Breathtaking waterfalls. Photo used under Creative Commons from Romain Bochet
The Ice-Blue Pure Glacial Water Runoff
The Ice-Blue Pure Glacial Water Runoff. Photo used under Creative Commons from Stuck in Customs
Aliwagwag Falls
Aliwagwag Falls in Cateel, Davao Oriental, Phils. Photo Credit: sanraf reigns
Lake Falls
The 45 foot tall Lake Falls in Matthiessen State Park, near Utica, Illinois. Photo used under Creative Commons from Tom Gill (lapstrake)
Waterfall
Some raging waterfalls out in Flatrock. Photo used under Creative Commons from jon.hayes
Waterfall Photography
Waterfall at the base of the Frankfort resort. Photo used under Creative Commons from somenametoforget
Sunset over Iguazu
Sunset over Iguazu. Photo used under Creative Commons from SF Brit
Upper Falls at Caney Creek
Upper Falls at Caney Creek. Photo used under Creative Commons from K. W. Sanders
Rochester Falls
Breathtaking Rochester Waterfalls. Photo used under Creative Commons from Jody Art
Hamilton Pool
Hamilton Pool near Austin, Texas. Photo used under Creative Commons from DaveWilsonPhotography
Waterfall Photography
Photo used under Creative Commons from duncan-green
Milford Sound Waterfall
Photo used under Creative Commons from Ivan_sawam
Waterfall above Toketee Falls
A small waterfall located just upstream from Toketee Falls, on the North Umpua River, in Southern Oregon, near Crater Lake. Photo used under Creative Commons from erikmeldrum
James River Waterfall
James River Waterfall. Photo used under Creative Commons from shoebappa
Athirappilly Falls
Photo used under Creative Commons from Karthick R
Waterfall colorful edition
Cascata di Lillaz – Lillaz waterfall. Photo used under Creative Commons from bluestardrop – Andrea Mucelli
