208 Theme 2 Nature - Wayne Brittle Professional Photographer

Assignment 208 Principles of Location Photography Theme 2 Nature 

Research and influences - Wayne Brittle Professional Photographer

Wayne is a local photographer, lives close to Burton and has 35 years experience. His main interest is landscape photography and he is a competent user of Photoshop on which he runs workshops. However he thinks it is important to get it right at the picture taking stage. He has written many articles for photographic magazines and also gives slide shows and talks to photographic clubs. Wayne was commended in the National 'Landscape of the Year Awards 2010'. 

The first image is a good strong beach scene with the eye being drawn into the frame to the dark standing rock on the centre third then on to the brightest part of the image just above the horizon. The colours are good and there is a little gold in the sky which complements the gold colour of the sand. The dark sky may have been helped with a graduated filter at the time of taking or in Photoshop afterwards.

The next two images are very similar in composition but are very different scenes and have different colour temperatures, the first with warm browns and reds the second with cool white and blue. For both there are beautiful colours in the sky and a wide range on tones and textures across the frame. The silhouetted tree and the setting sun (the single perspective point) have been well placed for a strong composition. The eye is drawn from the brightest part of the foreground across the frame to the tree and the sun and up into the clouds.

The next two images are simple but effective portrait format shots. This style can be good for sales to magazines as they are in the same format. However it is not easy with these wide angle lens images to keep all of the image in focus from the close foreground to the distant background and a small lens aperture is required. There is a good range of colours, tones and textures in both images and in both the eye is drawn up from the foreground detail to the lighter part of the frame to a single central point of perspective.

A beautiful image well captured with very good exposure to control the highlights and the silhouetted trees. The misty conditions have been used to reveal the sun's rays which draw the eye to the single bright focal point of the sun.

Another portrait format landscape image probably for promotional literature for a golf course and hence the format. Again a very small lens aperture would have been used to keep all of the image in focus. The image shows well the immaculate course and was taken in very good weather which is also important to show things at their best. The image is pin sharp with an excellent range of colours, tones and textures.

A classic waterscape with a full range of colours, tones and textures. The reflections of the mountains are well placed to fill the lake and the horizon is just off the centre line to help the composition.

A well composed image, the eye is led between the trees down the pathway and up to the brightest part of the frame at the top centre of the frame which is the focal point. There are a very good range of textures and subtle shades of brown, yellow and green with excellent exposure and range of tones.

The building has been placed on the upper right third of the frame for a strong composition. The glass clear water with reflections of the hills and sky help with a tranquil theme with a range of muted colours. The eye is led into the picture across the lake past the building and into the brightest part of the frame.