Have a Plan A, B and C

As my plan C location, I didn't think I would end up at Holne Bridge on Dartmoor to capture this image.   But after a failed shoot at my plan B location I was pleased that I'd had the foresight to consider a backup to the backup location.

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Keep Calm and Embrace the Grey

Big sunrises, amazing light, and epic skies.  These are just some of the elements that have helped shape some of my best landscape photographs.  But what do you do when you don't have those things?  What if the conditions are grey, overcast and still? 

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Practising Landscape Photography and Risk vs Reward

Is there value in practising your landscape photography?  Do you consider risk vs reward?  In the blog this week, I head to Belstone on Dartmoor National Park to capture some landscape photographs and to answer those questions.

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On My Bookshelf - 52 Assignments Landscape Photography

Are you looking to kickstart your landscape photography in 2020?    In this episode of On My Bookshelf, I'm taking a look at 52 Assignments for Landscape Photography by Ross Hoddinott and Mark Bauer.  It's packed full of creative assignments but there's really only one way to see how good it is and that is to head out on location and give one of those assignments a try.

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In The Footsteps of Colin Prior

Inspired by the landscape photographs I've seen in Colin Prior's book, Scotland's Finest Landscapes, I head to Loch Clair in Torridon to capture my own photographs of this stunning location. With only a few hours and typically Scottish weather, photography was always going to be a challenge!

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Should YOU Photograph the Honeypot Locations?

Is there any point in capturing your own images from the landscape photography honeypot locations?  With so many images captured from these popular locations you could be forgiven for giving them a miss.  In this blog post I head to Glencoe in Scotland to photograph one of its most popular viewpoints and discuss why I think everyone should shoot a honeypot location.

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