In today's film I look back over the last 12 months and reflect on how lockdown has affected, influenced and shaped my landscape photography and share the 2 most important lessons learned in a year of Lockdown.


Lesson 1 for me - you can shoot in any weather, any conditions, any time of the day, any light and still achieve some great images.

It’s about learning how to distinguish the characteristics of the lighting that you get during different times of the day so that you can optimize your specific conditions and use the right camera, the right settings, lenses and filters…..and choosing the most suitable composition to help you achieve the best images possible.

The second lesson learned is all about the enjoying beauty in the local landscape.

I found myself in woodlands and country parks I’d never visited - taking a real interest in woodland photography, something I hadn’t previously shot. Learning all about creating compositions out of the chaos and calming nature.

I found many a pubic footpath I’d never walked, or even known existed, wandering their paths with no expectations , just taking images as I happened across any interesting compositions.

I Discovered trails with potential images emerging at every twist and turn.

It really honed my skills in composition, forcing me to really focus on creating a photograph and getting the scene right, moving maybe just a matter of feet or inches left and right, up and down.

And the beauty of all these local spots is that you can revisit as often as you like to practice your photography skills, shooting in different seasons, different light and conditions, refining and improving your skills and techniques.

Shooting locally has been a huge eye opener for me, helped me to discover so much beauty on my local doorstep, enabled me to practice and improve my photography, opened me up to new genres and together with my first lesson about shooting in any weather, any conditions, at any time of day, really opened a whole new world of experience.

My channel aims to inspire you to get outside, into nature, into the countryside, enjoy the great outdoors and experience the landscape from where I share my photography thoughts, experiences, insights and observations hoping to encourage and motivate you to take a few images along the way - if you have enjoyed this video please consider subscribing to enjoy future episodes.

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Gear
Stills Camera: Nikon D5300
Vlogging Camera: Sony ZV1
Aerial footage: DJI Mavic Pro
Audio: Rode Wireless Go Mic

Lenses:
Nikkor 10-24mm f3.5
Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8
Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8