
Shape, form, inclusion and exclusion
Stop seeing literally, start seeing laterally. When you're out and about, rather than seeing and trying to capture as much of the view as you can, do some form and shape spotting. Isolate the shapes/forms with your composition and make the image about the shapes or forms, rather than the entire view in front of you. It's fun, challenging and can yield top snaps. The Chichester Channel Nikon D810, 50mm f1.4 Nikkor f8 at 30 seconds 16.28, 28th December 2016

"Liminal Light" Dawn & Dusk Photography Short Course at West Dean College
It was a challenging, tiring and, ultimately, meteorologically immensely rewarding week-end for the participants of my dawn and dusk photography short course at West Dean College. The talented, enthusiastic and up-for-it crew was alarmed up at 05.00 for the 06.00 lickety-split departures and had to endure some pretty drippy, damp and drab weather on the Saturday morning and afternoon shoots. Of course we acquired interesting, low-key monochromatic material during the poor wea