Landscape

Landscape Photography

Below is an example mood board of Landscape photography.

Mark Gray

During Mark Gray’s mid-late teenage years, his artistic side began to show, spending many hours painting graffiti art along railway lines and any blank walls he could find. Mark’s experience with graffiti art gave him an excellent introduction to working with colours effectively and composition techniques which came in handy later in life when he first picked up a camera.

Below is a mood board of Mark Gray's Landscapes.

Objectively, the image below entails a tall, tower-like, building on a cliff overlooking the rocky water below. Subjectively, this could portray the dominance of land against the shallow rocky water and the variation of sizes that are on the planet. This could set the mood of stun because some of the views and variations in the world are amazing. In my opinion, the contrast between the colours is high. And, due to the composition and use of leading lines in the image, the focus is centred on the tower in the middle.

Charlie Waite

Charlie Waite was born in 1949 in England, he worked in theatre and television for the first ten years of his professional life before moving to photography.

He is firmly established as one of the world’s leading Landscape photographers. Charlie's photographic style is often considered to be unique, in that his photographs convey an almost spiritual quality of serenity and calm.
Below is a mood board of Charlie Waite's Landscapes.

Objectively, in the image below, there is a straight road with trees either side arching to create a tunnel-like cover over the road. Subjectively, Charlie Waite could be trying to portray the idea that there is some sort of higher power that that covers us and shields us from some situations in life. This could set the mood of humility because if a higher power shields us perfectly like the trees shield the road then there is no arguing and no way round to our own way. In my opinion, in the image below, there is a medium-low contrast between colours.And, due to the composition and use of leading lines in the image, the focus is centred around the end of the road in the middle of the image.

Adam Burton

Adam first began teaching himself photography in 2001, mainly from reading magazines and then putting into practice techniques while on location, either in the New Forest or along the Dorset coastline. This informal training enabled him to develop a unique style that continues to make his photographs instantly recognisable and highly in demand. His knowledge is entirely self-taught and has never received any formal photographic training or tutoring.

Below is a mood board of Adam Burton's Landscapes.

Objectively, in the image below, the shot is set in Iceland and is of a mountain in the background, a river/lake in the foreground and the northern lights (daytime aurora) above. Subjectively, Adam Burton could be trying to portray the idea that humans can control very little in the world. The laws of physics & astrophysics (cause of the northern lights) govern everything around us and many things that we cannot adapt or control. This could set the mood of awesomeness because many of the scenes the universe can produce are immense. In my opinion, there is a high contrast between colours. And, due to the composition and scene ratio of the image, the focus is centred around the mountains in the background and the aurora above.

My Landscape attempts

My Landscapes attempts were taken in the peak district. In these images, I was trying to follow the rule of two-thirds and use leading lines. I took these because I thought that there was a nice ratio of subjects and colours in the images. I think my shots are most like Charlie Waite's because we have both capture the mist amongst the mountains.


Landscape Photoshop
In photoshopping the Landscapes we took, made the image black and white, then erased that adjustment to paint the colour back into the boats.