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Give some Praise where Praise is Due
I've read a couple of blog posts recently that asked photographers to give a bit of praise and I thought I'd pass this request on. Next time you see a website or a photograph that moves you, spend a few moments to send the photographer an email or use the contact form on their website. Most photographers don't make much money out of their work an the boost that the praise from another photographer can give is so much more
Which ‘Self’ do you Take Pictures for?
When asked ‘who do you make photographs for’, a very common answer is ‘myself’. However, given recent discussion, I started to think about what this means. When I started my photography, I didn’t know who I was doing it for. I did know that I wanted to show people what I was doing though; I wanted to share the buzz that I got from seeing these scenes with other people my wife and family seemed to bear the brunt of more
Sunsets?
Joe Cornish, Flow of Light I've just read an article in a popular outdoor photography magazine that was written in defense of shooting sunsets that I can't help but write a reaction to. He does say in the article that he knows many photographers who think that "capturing a sunset as a creative end in itself is a waste of time". Well I think I probably fit more
Spirit of Simplicity
Dark and threatening clouds hang over Great Gable's impressive southern flank. Representations of landscapes throughout western art history have taken a back seat to works depicting the dramas of human existence. In many cases landscapes were reduced to a stage set in a historical painting or a stylised backdrop for a portrait. This is unsurprising as for much of our history the more
The Photographer’s Place
A couple of weeks ago I went on a workshop, a workshop that continues a series that started in the early 1980s more
The Pursuit of the ‘Wow’ Factor…
We've all seen them on photo-sharing sites: images of grand vistas with strong colours, dramatic perspectives. more
Art Or Commerce?
After a recent 15-day trip where I only got half a dozen images worth mentioning, I’m feeling slightly jaded. more
The Art of Slowing Down – Part 2
In this second and final article in the series, I look at two further workflow differences between film and digital, namely uncertainty and scarcity. more
Aspect Ratios – Part 2
What I would like to do with this second part is look at the main camera types that we all use, and how we respond to the proportions of aspect ratio. more
The Art of Slowing Down
Could it be that the very things that make digital capture so appealing also inhibit the creative process of image making? more
Landscape Beyond
A debate almost as old as photography is whether we take or make photographs. I've always felt strongly that we make images, that it is a creative act. more
Creativity in Landscape Photography
We all ask profound questions about life from time to time from “why is there suffering in the world?” to "why do I have to die?” They are deep and meaningful questions, imponderables that unify us in life. So why does most landscape photography aspire to little more that “the rocks are hard” or even “the water is soft”? more
Aspect Ratios – Part 1
For photographers of a certain (ahem) age, the aspect ratio of 35mm film, 24mm x 36mm (ie 2x3), was fed to us like mother’s milk. more