How to approach the over-photographed landscape and get beyond the fear of producing yet another cliche - or worse - a postcard!
The trouble with the Peak District’s Dove Valley is that it is just too darned pretty for its own good. Its inclusion in Izaak Walton’s ‘The Compleat Angler’, first published in 1653, put it on the map of ‘must see destinations’ for every well-bred gentleman (and woman) who had both the ability to read and the resources to more →
Whilst out and about I have also enjoyed visiting the many exhibitions taking place all over the Yorkshire Dales as the whole area is a haven for talented artists and crafters displaying and selling their creations to the thousands of people that visit and live there. more →
The parts of the workflow that most interest me are capture – as mentioned, and being in that creative and mindful space. I enjoy the post-production and how the changes can be dramatic or nuanced. more →
Water doesn’t have colour, in fact, water is almost impossible to photograph. What we really see when we photograph water in its many forms is just a distortion - sometimes minor on still, calm days when a reflected view can be indistinguishable from its original scene. more →
In this conversation with hosts Tim Parkin and Joe Cornish, we talk to Finn Hopson, a talented photographer and the owner of a gallery in Brighton. more →
I am lucky that there are many neglected places, not neglected from care, but neglected by tourists who prefer the spectacular and popular, leaving places suitable for intimacy. more →
"Riverwalk" is my project of photographing the Eno River that flows through Orange and Durham counties of North Carolina and has been my focus for more than a decade. more →
April saw some extreme weather swings, from a brief spell of sub-zero Celsius at the start of the month that saw snow to sea level, all the way to a balmy 20 degrees with wall-to-wall sunshine more →
In order to pursue our passion or - for the professionals amongst us - our profession, certain activities are sometimes necessary that are not at all good for the climate and nature. more →
This image’s stop-you-in-your-tracks shock and awe works precisely because the climber is obscured, dehumanised, turned into an object or perhaps an extension of the mountain. He is marked, claimed. more →
This time, we're looking at a couple of images submitted by Ross Davidson. They're both taken from near the summit of Ben Nevis and feature a few editing challenges. more →
Arctic Europe is a vast and diverse region, but while the environments themselves can be quite different, from mountains and fells to taiga, tundra and the coast, there’s also a certain consistency in the kind of light, atmosphere and the sense of space. more →
Welcome to our 4x4 feature, which is a set of four mini landscape photography portfolios which has been submitted by Chris Nowell, Annika Öhman, Tom Zimberoff & Lane Shipsey. more →
Excellent advice, my tripod is as important to me as my camera. Try hand-holding a camera after a long hike, not possible to take a sharp image. Images are often over sharpened in post to make up for softness due to camera shake in the field. If you want to get [...]
Thanks Joe and Tim! Again very different but quite complementary approaches to handling the challenges of these conditions. Thanks Ross for contributing such compelling images!
on The Hypnosis of the Tripod
Excellent advice, my tripod is as important to me as my camera. Try hand-holding a camera after a long hike, not possible to take a sharp image. Images are often over sharpened in post to make up for softness due to camera shake in the field. If you want to get [...]
- Daniel Walsh, 15:00 15th May
on Lightroom Insights
Thanks Joe and Tim! Again very different but quite complementary approaches to handling the challenges of these conditions. Thanks Ross for contributing such compelling images!
- Guy Washburn, 23:53 12th Mayon Walking with Tolkien
I love the writing, the photos, your commitment to exploring Middle Earth and large format photography.
- Tim Geoghegan, 09:44 27th Apr