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...not too embarrassing! - I’d have to say Joe Cornish. I’ve been lucky enough to attend several of Joe’s workshops and come away suitably inspired with concepts and ideas to mull over and put into practice. For non-landscape photography, I’d have to nominate Elliott Erwitt. If I were only allowed to keep one photography book it would have to be...
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...really try to achieve different compositions which is much more rewarding but can also be incredibly frustrating when it doesn't come off." Which photographers are your peers; who influences you and who do you admire? "The list of photographers I admire right now is pretty large. I called into a Joe Cornish Gallery in Northallerton earlier this year as was...
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In Joe's previous article (Looking for Landscape Photography), he wrote about a definition of landscape photography as a means to probe his own motivation, curiosity and creativity as a photographer. In this article, Joe looks at one of these genres of landscape photography - the geographic landscape. One of the great virtues of photography is its ability to stimulate our...
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...am also aware of the hugely talented readership we have at LandscapeGB. So guys and girls, do please enter WPY – you have until 18th March! www.nhm.ac.uk/wildphoto Joe Note from Tim : I've included some of the winners and commended pictures from the competitions in the last five years for you to see what sort of pictures are getting through...
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...for independent thought, but rather to make the point that some ideas have a currency that may, on reflection, seem as old as the hills…, of Tuscany probably. Pilgrimsway, Holy Island You can read the previous four articles in the series by Joe: Compositional Controversies Part 1: Simplicity vs Complexity Compositional Controversies Part 2: Rule of Thirds Compositional Controversies Part...
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...Try isolating any visual concept and invariably it tends to be hitched to all the other aesthetic considerations of picture-making. You can read the previous articles in the series by Joe: Compositional Controversies Part 1: Simplicity vs Complexity Compositional Controversies Part 2: Rule of Thirds Compositional Controversies Part 3: Aspect Ratio Wars Compositional Controversies Part 4: Leading the Line Compositional...
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...atmospheric effects. It is formed from the complex web of visual relationships which artists inevitably understand on some conscious or subliminal level. With all this preamble, perhaps it’s time to investigate a few pictures and see how depth and flow are depicted, more or less successfully… Estrahorn, Iceland You can read the previous five articles in the series by Joe:...
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...5x4) or actual 5x4/8x10. You can read the other articles in the series by Joe: Compositional Controversies Part 1: Simplicity vs Complexity Compositional Controversies Part 2: Rule of Thirds Compositional Controversies Part 3: Aspect Ratio Wars Compositional Controversies Part 4: Leading the Line Compositional Controversies Part 5: Form and Void Compositional Controversies Part 6: Part 6: Depth and Flow...
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In the autumn Alan Lait launched his exhibition 'Lakes and Mountains' at the Joe Cornish Gallery as one of their Gallery Photographers, having a permanent exhibition at the gallery. Susan Rowe, who proofreads all our content put us in touch with Alan so we could find out more about his film photography, climbing and his love of the Lake District....
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...photographer inspires me most? I can name many photos that inspire me. There are also various photographers that I admire. Colin Prior with his calm and yet strong landscape images. He knows how to capture the power of mountains and water in an excellent way. I am also a great admirer of the work of Joe Cornish. His photos are...
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