Early ideas for my shoot on the identity of the Peak District
Techniques that I want to try to use in my landscape photographs:
-Centre of interest - I want to try to capture a lone tree as a central focal point as is commonly seen in landscape photography, like in Charlie Waite's "Valensole II" or "Willoughby Hedge".
-Above-eye viewpoint - maybe looking down off the top of a hill at a forest or a reservoir - see Charlie Waite's "West Wales". Could get something like this at Long Hill.
-Colour to create a utopian feel (if sunny) - similar to in Duncan Philpott's cyclist photograph (Brendan Fairclough, Hafjell, Norway).
-Leading lines - maybe find a small river or pathway that leads into something larger. Charlie Waite used lavender as leading lines in "Valensole II".
-Framing - I could use a farm fence, an opening in some rock, or tree branches to frame something and add a country feel to the photograph.
-Rule of thirds - position something off-centre to give the photo a different feel. Could perhaps try wildlife for this one.
I want to always be thinking about composition and where to place things in a photograph to get the best-looking photo possible.
Hopefully some different types of light / weather conditions too. Full sun / sunset. Sunny / cloudy / rainy to give the photos more than one atmosphere.
I will experiment with shutter speed and aperture when I am shooting to see which settings look best for which shots.
I am taking inspiration largely from Charlie Waite's landscape photos as they look like what I want to capture. The way Duncan Philpott uses the light available should also help me.
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