Posted by Andrew on December 16th 2010
As a Craft & Vision author I look forward to new eBooks as much as anybody else. I like discovering the work and words of new (to me) photographers. Light and Land – the latest release – was a real surprise. I’d never heard of author Michael Frye before, but I was so impressed by what I read in Light and Land that I borrowed his book Digital Landscape Photography from my local library. I’m part way through reading it now and it’s one of the best photography books I’ve read.
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Posted by Andrew on December 08th 2010
I took this photo at Bethell’s Beach on the west coast of New Zealand near Auckland. After you leave the city the road winds up through the rainforest of the Waitakere Ranges and down to the wild beaches on the other side. The wind blows in off the Tasman Sea and huge waves pound against cliffs and rocks.
Bethell’s Beach is on the west coast so it’s ideally placed for sunset photos. There’s also a hut for lifeguards. I haven’t seen any lifeguards yet (maybe they are just there for the summer season?) but the ramshackle wooden building has pictorial potential.
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Posted by Andrew on September 09th 2010
What do you do if you find yourself in a place with spectacular scenery, yet the weather is awful? One of the first things we learn as photographers is about light – and that you need good light to take great photos, especially landscapes.
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Posted by Andrew on August 28th 2010
Close to Home – Eight Birds
It’s a common frustration - even a complaint – from photographers that the place they live in is not visually interesting, at least not interesting enough to build up a comprehensive body of work. It’s a frustration I share myself, and for me the solution has always been to travel to more interesting and photogenic places.
Some photographers though are lucky enough to live somewhere with a wealth of potential subject matter close by. Marius Rustad is one of them. He lives in Norway, and his project Close to Home resulted in a series of beautiful black and white prints taken close to where he lives.
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Posted by Andrew on November 19th 2007
I came across a link to Mark’s website in this Photopreneur article. I checked out his website and liked not only his beautiful panoramic landscape photos (I grew up in Australia and I’m familiar with some of the places that he photographs) but his business model. He sells high quality framed photographic prints of his landscapes to an international audience and also sells his photos as stock. I wanted to ask Mark about his business.
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