every image ever captured by way of a camera did the first part of photography really well: it captured light and produced an image of that moment in time. And, without understanding, you may think that that’s it, nothing more…..your work here is done!
But it is in the second half of the word photograph that the key is held, certainly if you are looking create more than just a ‘photo!’…..
Dovestone Reservoir in the Peak District, Greater Manchester during Golden Hour - the warmth in the image down to the time of day
It’s summer in the UK - hooray!! We can finally leave the house without our rain jacket, well on some days at least. The temperature is up, the natural world is buzzing with activity, the nights are short and the days are long. What a great time to be a landscape photographer. And it is…..well kinda!
You see, it’s that ‘the days are long’ bit, that can cause some issues for landscape photographers…..
…….So do photographers just going around plagiarising each others shots? Or is it just that the shot is so obvious, every photographer who walks that walk stops to take that shot?
In truth, in the age of the internet, it is likely that it is a bit of both………..