Dartmoor is a landscape of outstanding beauty, visually vibrant at all times. The weather is ever-changing and from day to day one can be bathed in sunshine, rain or mists. An extreme range of weather conditions to experience and (more…)
Dramatic Lighting Creates Intense Street Photography This photograph combines elements of Creative Seeing in the composition - abstraction of forms, textures, exploring rich tonal contrasts and utilizing light and…
The Spirit of London as Crowds Make Their Way Home in the Rain The never ending preoccupation with the weather is a feature of living in the UK. We…
Macro Photography - Flowers in Close Up with Lou Smith Fine Art Photography After the long periods of rain London has seen over the last few months, it is…
Street Photography Workshops London - Right Royal View Street photography is a great way to document the time in which you live. 2012 has been a great year for…
Our recent Creative Seeing Photography Workshop was just great. During this photography course we explore dynamic ways of seeing and exploring visuals. We break away from the traditional eye…
This week’s Creative Seeing Photography Course, included a practical module which explored the simplicity of form through rich and varied architectural design. London architecture creates striking geometric shapes around the city. Strong architectural lines dominate London’s skylines. The beauty of design is all around us and on Saturday, a small group of photographers, led by Lou Smith explored The Beauty of Architectural Design. To find out more about Lou Smith Fine Art Photography Courses in London just click on the highlighted link. (more…)
Out and about today, I made my way along to the Greenwich Olympics venue to see how it is all going. This venue is situated in the wonderful setting of Greenwich Royal Park. No chance of getting in without a ticket as this part of Greenwich Park is closed off to the public. Tickets Only! Plenty of security too – police, army and Olympic security staff all busy handling the crowd. (more…)
The essence of great portrait photography is to capture an insight into the subject’s character, and follow through using light and composition to create an emotional impact. Here we look right at the subject, while he ignores us by looking out of the picture space. (more…)
Summer is here at last! The jet stream is on the move and is bringing warm, sunny weather to London. Bring on those lazy hazy days of summer! Rich colour is everywhere and I am photographing the colours of summer. In my beach hut series I squeeze high key colours together to create bright, vibrant images. Here is my sonnet in red, yellow and green. This photograph sizzles with colour!
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