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...the aforementioned books. Both attract me with such carefully considered compositions, appreciation of the quieter landscapes and the wonderful tonality of film. On the other hand I could easily have chosen the print of Shepherd’s Crag by Joe Cornish that I saw on display at the Mountain Photography Exhibition at Rheged last year. That particular photograph inspired me on two...
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One of your favourite features of the magazine, and one you've been asking us to feature as often as possible, is the Hindsight series where we talk to Joe Cornish (and other photographers) about a few of their photographs. This issue we're back with Joe and talking about a set of pictures taken in difficult light and that also happen...
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...In his introductory essay, Cornish explains that, with respect to his image making, “My goal has been a feeling for place, for mood, depth, intimacy, grandeur, beauty.” Joe Cornish in his masterful Scotland’s Mountains, A Landscape Photographer’s View, described his engagement with Scotland’s “heart and soul . . . its mountainous landscape.” His approach to achieving this goal included an...
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“[C]reativity is inherently . . . tied up with process, you cannot escape it. ~Joe Cornish “Form: manner or style of performing or accomplishing according to recognised standards of technique ~Miriam-Webster Dictionary The Pioneer Valley consists of the three counties through which the Connecticut River—the longest river in New England—flows down Western Massachusetts from Vermont to Connecticut. The “Pioneer Valley”...
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...provide in our photography is a powerful catalyst. This article will be followed up next issue by a discussion of the implication of aspect ratio on composition. p.s. The image on the index page for this article is the 'Modena Triptych' by El Greco (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modena_Triptych) Read the second part of this article by Joe Cornish - Aspect Ratios Part 2....
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In this Hindsight Joe Cornish talks about three pictures taken in the Cairngorms for Scotland's Mountains. Like before, we talk about one of the featured pictures, a picture that didn't quite work out and finally - a picture that ended up as a personal favourite, despite not seeming so at the time. Carn Liath. cornic Cairngorm Plateau Cairn Toul from...
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...his exhibition launched on Saturday 9th March with talks by Doug Chinnery, Mark Littlejohn, Valda Bailey, David Ward and Joe Cornish interviewing Graham Cook. For those who could not join, we recorded the talks so everyone could watch and immerse themselves in hearing these spellbinding talks. We enjoyed the talks and the exhibition immensely and can highly recommend a visit...
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...Recording nature was just my hobby and I never really thought it will be anything else than that! Luckily for me, my best friend Vanda shared the same passion and we discussed photography endlessly. Until one day, we went on a workshop with Joe Cornish and as they say, the rest is history! It kick started my career, I worked...
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In this installment of our Lightroom videos we're looking at the new(ish) HDR module. We have an example of Joe Cornish and one from Tim Parkin. The results from the HDR module have generally been quite surprisingly good. If there isn't too much movement or flare, the software does a good job of creating a believable result and, more importantly,...
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...lot of self-promotion involved with that type of stuff and sometimes people do over self promote themselves. It’s not in my nature to tell anyone how they should do anything, but it’s a shame some people don’t seem to get past a hurdle. They see photographs taken by Joe Cornish and Charlie Waite and they think ‘brilliant, that’s what I’m...
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