Unit 208- Theme 1 - Johnathan Chritchley ,Landscape Photographer.

Johnathan Critchley was born in Wimbledon in London . At the age of fourteen Johnathan fell in love with the sea after moving to Lymington , which is on the south coast of England . Johnathan started to study photography and helped various photographers that worked in marine and travel . Johnathan moved to France in 1998 living very close to the town of Biarritz ,which is on the west coast and lays on the french / spanish boarder . This is where Johnathan probably able to produce shots of the ocean /landscape ,with the Bay of Biscay and the Pyrenees mountains right on his door step .Johnathan travels the world working in and around the ocean where he creates most of his images ,Johnathan is passionate about the sea and classic sailing boats.

Johnathan's images are seen all around the world in exhibitions , galleries, home decor shops, magazines ,book and also form parts of many fine art collections internationally .Johnathan writes for some magazines including a monthly column for a UK publication -Black and White Photography.

Some of Johnathan's clients include- Athena , Next Interiors , John Lewis and many more national and internationally.

I love Johnathan's use of light in his black and white landscape images as this produces  great detail in his photography ,I also like his attention to detail and the composition of all of these shots.  

In this image the vertical  leaves of the water iris gives lines, along with the trees , there is shape in the hut , trees and bushes that surround the lake. I think if this shot was in color it would look to busy with different shades of green and brown where as it is, with the quality of light it shows the detail in everything .

This shot is one of my favorites I've always been drawn to water . This image shows good composition ,texture in the leaves and foliage that surrounds the falls and the water looks almost frozen in time due to the slow shutter speed. the rule of thirds is vertical in this shot with the water sitting nicely in the middle third .

The misty location gives the back-ground a tonal range of the hills in the distance.I like the texture and lines in the wall and I like the way the wall curves, it leads your eyes towards the distant sheep . There is shape in the curve and in the trees .

Final Ten - Unit 208 -Principle of Location Photography-Nature / Landscape .

                                                          

My final ten , I really enjoy being out and about in my neck of the woods as they say! I go walking regularly and really appreciate my surroundings . If I was to pick a favorite from these I would struggle ,each photograph has element in it that I love .The Rickety fence and the glistening top of Kinder Scout ,the texture and lines ,the light, tonal range. Color and lines in the trees , the fact that you could feel the white bobbles on the Fly Agaric , the depth of field and mist across the lake ,shapes and lines in the black and white tree and worn wood  , shape , pattern , lines , texture in Iron Bridge and last but not least the snow on the Henmore with the texture of the wood, the lines and leading line .

A screen grad whilst in photoshop , showing changes made to the exposure in one of my shots .