We kicked off this weekly project on landscape photography with a blog from IOP® Tutor Michael Barrow to cover the basics for our students before they handed in their submission.
The IOP® weekly projects are designed to challenge students to move out of their comfort zone and submit photos for honest and constructive feedback, as well as allowing students to compare their skills with other course participants.
We had a really high submission rate for this assignment, especially in the last day and the tutor has been inundated with choice.
Although there are no prizes for the winner and commendable mentions, kudos goes to those who appear on this page for implementing the course knowledge to create beautiful and striking images.
Winner: Marc Stuelken
This shot exemplifies lots of the hints and tips I mentioned in my article on landscape photography. We’ve got a well exposed image, beautiful vibrancy, and detail, which comes as a result of that high sun (casting very little shadow) and an aperture at f/13 and a fast shutter speed. Our winner has introduced some great foreground interest, drawing the eye in and has shot a little lower than general eye-level (perhaps crouching or sat), which accentuates the shapes and distance from foreground into the sea. In addition to this, the diagonals created by the rock faces on either side also play their part in leading the eye in and creating an all around pleasing composition.
It’s a spotless and crisp image, shot wide at 10mm and not overworked in editing. A perfect example of using the correct settings and appropriate lenses.
Commendable: Spencer Tiney
A really smart shot here. Using those lovely straight lines and symmetry to dissect the frame and leave us with a fantastic contrast between structural and landscape.
Here is a gallery of all the entries – well done to all those who submitted. Please keep interacting with our weekly projects in such an enthusiastic way.
