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Loitering in the Countryside at Night
It was only a matter of time before I ended up loitering in the countryside at night. This series is my attempt at challenging my own relationship with and understanding of the landscape around me. When I was contemplating my next project, night time seemed an obvious choice for a few reasons. It would be technically and physically difficult and would certainly initially be fairly unpredictable in terms of what I would achieve photographically. Starting with no plan was as more
Leeming and Paterson
As landscape photographers we are fundamentally solitary predators. Away before the dawn and skulking home long after sundown. Shying the pack culture. Lost in "the zone" of image capture meditation. It is a personal space of peace and calm I love to frequent. A place I feel I am at my best, away from intrusions and thoughts that invade much of the reality of the every day. And indeed, when more
The Myth of Universal Colour
While we were working on the Big Camera comparison, one of the things that became quite clear was that the different sensor devices we looked at were producing images whose colour was quite different. More importantly, when we tried to fix the colour from one to look like another, it proved impossible. This rung a few bells with me from a couple of years ago when I was looking at whether it was possible to simulate Fuji Velvia 50 by more
John Parminter
We're talking to a fell runner turned photographer this issue (I wish I was as fit!) and someone with a fascinating take on the classic mountain photography genre. What photographic moments have most transformed your thinking about photography (or have just had you jumping up and down for joy!?) This is the hardest question Tim and I actually left it last to answer; I do know though that I am not more
David Hockney and the Yorkshire Wolds
Bradford-born artist David Hockney has recently filled the walls of the Royal Academy with an exhibition of his landscape paintings, iPad drawings... more
Truth and Lies in Photography
"The camera doesn't lie". This famous phrase suggests that what appears in a photograph is a direct reflection of reality... more
Joe, Andrew and an IQ180
When Joe Cornish pondered the possibly of purchasing the IQ180, Tim Parkin and Andrew Nadolski joined him on a walk through Bilsdale... more
On Meaning in Photography
Photographic description alone will never be inspirational, never make a heart beat faster, never bring a tear to another’s face... more
Alfred Stieglitz
Stieglitz may not be the best photographer that the century has ever seen but you would be hard pushed to find a more influential one or one that pushed the bounds of what photography meant. more
The Truth, the Whole truth and Nothing but the Truth?
'Honesty' and 'truth' are two descriptors which are applied very frequently to the subject of landscape photography. Typically, they will be applied by 'scapers who fall into one (or both) of two categories: the chap who searches tirelessly for the perfect scene and the perfect light (hopefully concurrently!) and the other who is not quite so pernickety but has little in the way of aptitude or skill to get the best out of his images in post production. In more
Hindsight – with David Ward
David Ward has inspired many people through his photography and workshops, here he chooses three images to talk about (well, mostly avoid talking about... ) more
Shooting for the Moon
Shoot the moon - if you’d like to take telephoto landscape images of the full moon this technical guide will help you achieve that... more
Outdoor Show versus The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2012
The Outdoor Show was disappointing, the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition and the Natural History Museum - now here was something worth visiting more
Hugh Webster
I can’t recall a time when I didn’t take photographs. It’s strange that it never occurred to me before that I could make it my living. more
The Beautiful Square
Any photographer with a digital camera can crop an image to the square format. Some cameras even let you use the square format when you’re taking a photo... more