The Châteaux of the Loire are famous worldwide and rightly so. From old medieval fortresses such as those at Chinon to more stately castles dotted around the area they make great subjects for both landscape and travel photography. In this episode I show you three castles in the Indre-et-Loire department of central France. All of them easily photographed from the roadside or can be visited. With this series I aim to introduce to some of the well known as well […]
The Châteaux of the Loire are famous worldwide and rightly so. From old medieval fortresses such as those at Chinon to more stately castles dotted around the area they make great subjects for both landscape and travel photography. With this series I aim to introduce to some of the well known as well as lesser known castles that are here in central France. Do be aware though that not all of them accessible to the public and remain behind high […]
For today’s vlog Exploring France with Landscape Photography we take a journey along a trail dedicated to the famous French writer Honoré de Balzac. Born in 1799 in Tours he lived in Paris but would come back around here to write. The area providing inspiration for the novel Lys dans la Vallée or Lilly in the Valley. The trail that I came across pointed out a number of places such as towns; castles and old mills. So I thought let’s […]
In this episode of Landscape Photography Exploring France I take a quick look around my Local Area in the Loire Valley of central France. Normally with great weather I’d be inspired to spend the whole day out there. To exploring and finding things new but I just wasn’t feeling it today. You know, it does happen at times. Sometimes that spark just isn’t there. At the time of writing I should have been finishing up a photography tour of Japan […]
The fourth instalment of Landscape Photography Loire Valley End to End Part 4 shows you some of the area from Tours to Chinon. This central area of France has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site and it’s not hard to see why. Starting with the sunrise view over the Loire towards Saint Gatien cathedral in Tours you’re going to have a very good idea as to why UNESCO made this area of central France a World Heritage Site. The […]
Landscape Photography and bad weather. It happens to us all. You weather watch. You think all is going to be good but Mother Nature decides otherwise. This isn’t the great vlog I have ever done but I’d filmed it so thought that I may as well just put it out there. I intended this to be another video showing you all the Loire Valley but the weather just did not play the entire day. What can you do? Not a […]
How to do Fine Art Landscape Photography. It’s a question that a lot of landscape photographer’s are asking. It’s also a subject of great debate as to what exactly is “fine art” landscape photography. This video is my attempt to, let’s say, parody those videos that are teaching you “fine art” landscape photography. I say this because the overriding thing you’ll notice with those videos is the amount of times flat grey skies appear along with a 10 stop neutral […]
7 Tips to Plan a Landscape and Travel Photography Trip gives you the fundamentals of what it is that you should be doing to plan a successful trip out. There are many other things that can be shown to help but certainly if you’re just starting out as a photographer then you need to be following the advice in order to get the best out of your day.
Exploring France through landscape photography sees me in the department of Cher. The autumn colour is in full blaze in the vineyards but the weather at first light held me back for a while. Normally I’m traveling to other countries but due to the lockdown I’ve decided to get out and discover more of the country that I live in. With each vlog in the series you’re going to see how I photographed the department that I visited and how […]