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...from the natural world. Specialising in landscape and abstract macro work, he sees photography as a way of interpreting and sharing the beauty he experiences day-to-day. His photographs distil the complexity of the world into artful compositions that exhibit clarity, intensity and graphic simplicity. You can see more of his work, along with the work of his co-conspirators at www.incphoto.com...
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...composition but all books have finite space and on the whole I think Michael has balanced everything very well. This is a book I will be re-reading and referring too often, I am sure. Front Cover Digital Landscape Photography In the Footsteps of Ansel Adams and the Great Masters by Michael Frye www.michaelfrye.com Published by Ilex ISBN - 978-1-905814-75-6 Cover...
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...yellow and creating/manipulating each layer as a black and white negative and then recombining them into a single print - Charles Cramer has an excellent article on this http://www.charlescramer.com/dyetransfer.htm . His response to many critiques of colour that it “left little room for expression” was that Dye Transfer allowed extensive scope for adjustment, and it was even more difficult that...
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...intuitive and hugely moving journey through a storied landscape. For more of Sally Mann’s images please see www.sallymann.com I highly recommend Hold Still. A memoir with photographs, by Sally Mann, pub: Bay Back Books, 2015. A fascinating read full of insight into the creative process of a wonderful photographic artist combined with an honest, candid investigation into her family past....
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...self. And, if all comes crashing down, you will at least have the benefit and peace of mind that comes from knowing you tried and you gave it your best. How do you know? You just know. It nibbles at you from the inside; it makes you daydream and fantasize; the more you feed it the more restless and frustrated...
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Planning When I first considered running this test I figured it would be quite hard work and would take a few days to complete. Little did I know I would end up spending around a hundred man hours completing it. The test started as a reaction to a few articles comparing digital with film over the years, all of which...
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...busy running my social photography business. I had spent some time figuring out how to make this book work. What sort of printing, what size, what would the cost be? I had approached a local printing company and went through paper choices and book types but felt swamped with options, and the price just didn't make it commercially viable. I...
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...(and female!) landscape photographer – I’ve not been in touch with Helen for years and am not sure what she’s up to these days but her work is superb. I’d also like to suggest my friend and aforementioned Tripod Travels colleague, Alex Hare – he combines landscape and wedding photography and I have huge admiration for someone that can combine...
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THE EXHIBITION This touring exhibition calls at London, Los Angeles and Tokyo. I went to the London exhibition, which runs September 25 - October 20 2024, on 03 October. Details of the venue are at the end of this report. The exhibition covers Kenna's photos from Japan from 1987, when he first visited the country, to 2023. https://www.peterfetterman.com/japanalovestory/visit/ The medium-sized...
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...more than enough coverage). [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs6NjHlFeWg[/youtube] On that first trip we stayed in Snaefellsnes for a day and then spent two days in Myvatn where we had stunning blanket snow conditions with beautiful arctic clouds. I must admit I was instantly hooked and so the following year when I was offered the opportunity to accompany Joe Cornish, David Ward and Daniel...
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