Sometimes when visiting locations I’ve been to many times before familiarity or expectation of a scene can make it challanging to see the scene with fresh eyes and come back with new images, so in recent trips to Iceland and Lofoten I’ve been trying a few techniques to try to help me see differently and overcome familiarity.
Read MoreForests are among the most complex places to photograph. As someone who looks for simplicity in my images, the visually chaotic nature of forests makes them challenging for me to find the kind of compositions I'm usually drawn to. Last December I spent a week in the forests of the Pacific North West at the end of my US road trip with @hougaard_malan trying to learn how to do it.
Read MoreI spent three weeks in November and December travelling around the US south west and the forests of the Pacific North west, a bucket list trip that I’ve wanted to do for years. The south west more than met my expectations, it’s an incredible stunning place with some of the most unique landscapes I’ve ever seen.
Read MoreClear blue skies with no drama are some of the hardest conditions to make impactful images in. I was recently in the Dolomites where we had clear skies most days, and in this video I go through my workflow, from composition to image processing, trying to get the best out of the conditions.
Read MoreIn this video I look at some of the most common errors I see in landscape photography which I often have to remind myself about almost every time I shoot.
Read MoreLast summer I spent a week exploring some of the most remote parts of Iceland's Highlands. In this video I look at creating images in less than perfect conditions, the thinking behind compositions, and the joy of discovering new places
Read MoreDuring my trip to Namibia earlier this summer we spent a few nights camping out on the Skeleton Coast where the towering dunes meet the ocean.
Read MoreFor as long as I've been taking landscape photographs I've wanted to visit the dunes at Sossusvlei. This year I finally had the chance to take a workshop group to Namibia and experience these incredible landscapes.
Read MoreIn this video I look at how to capture moving water to create dynamic waterscape images
Read MoreIn this video I look at how I set up my camera for landscape photography
Read MoreIn this video I look at three lessons I've found myself covering during workshops over the course of last year.
Read MoreMountain Photography - Capture to Processing Complete Image Workflow
Read MoreI've been to the waterfall at Haifoss many times, but on my last trip there late in the summer I used some hiking apps to explore the area a lot more and find a different perspective on this incredible waterfall. In this video I look at my thoughts and considerations in the field, and in the second part of the video go over my Lightroom editing process for one of the images I captured there
Read MoreLast month I was in Iceland for a workshop and had the the opportunity to head out to the volcanic eruption of Fagradalsfjall at Geldingadalur. We were lucky that the volcano was active during the time when we were there, and it was just an incredible experience to witness it. In this video I look at my thoughts and considerations in the field, and in the second part of the video go over my editing process for one of the abstract images I captured of the lava flows there.
Read MoreWhat are the different factors that we should think about when choosing which lens to use for a particular scene, and what are the characteristics of the different focal ranges.
Read MoreIn this video I look at three things I've learned in landscape photography that I wish I'd learned earlier.
Read MoreIn this video I look at how we can use a few simple elements in the landscape to create minimal compositions which capture the mood of a scene.
Read MoreWith the lockdown still keeping me at home I thought I’d make a video about the different kinds of filters for landscape photography, giving an overview of what they are useful for as well as some tips on how to use them.
Read MoreFor this video I look at some of the considerations in the field when composing and shooting telephoto landscapes in the mountains, and then go through the editing workflow of one of my most popular images from last year, taken on a misty sunrise in the Dolomites
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