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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
The Outdoor Show
Enjoying landscape photography often requires that we have the right gear for walking and also, if we want to spend some time in the landscape, the gear for camping too. The Outdoor Show, now in it’s 11th year, obviously realise this as they now have a dedicated ‘Photography Village’ where there are a few exhibitors and some great speakers lined up. For instance, we’ve talked about cold weather shooting but more
Curves for Saturation and Contrast
We’ve talked previously about curves of various sorts and how to manipulate contrast and we also touched on the relationship between curves and saturation. more
Why do People Photograph?
“Why do we make photographs?” Such a simple yet quite a big question and one that few of us have a fully conscious understanding of... more
A Ramble in Wales
Landscape photographers are fascinated by a great diversity of subjects. Some are attracted to the sanctity of wilderness, others to graphic patterns... more
More ‘Books from Beyond Words’
This week we're featuring two books from Beyond Words, Sam Abell's 'Seeing Gardens' and Peter Niedermeyer's 'Appearances'. Seeing Gardens - Sam Abell Sam Abell (http://samabell-thephotographiclife.com/) is part artist/part journalist. His work for the National Geographic puts him firmly in the documentary camp and yet his photographs always seem to push to the creative interpretation, that momentary vision of something other than it is. The front cover of this book, Seeing Gardens, is a great example - a simple glance through a more
Peter Clark
In this issue we talk to Peter Clark - a photographer from Staffordshire who, in my opinion at least, had the best image in this years Take a View competition (The Landscape Photographer of the Year). We asked him the typical questions. In most photographers lives there are 'epiphanic’ moments where things become clear, or new directions are formed. What were your two main moments and how did they change more
International Garden Photographer of the Year – Collection Four
Our first book reviewed here is The International Garden Photographer of the Year, the catalogue to the annual exhibition held at The Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. more