NZPhotographer Issue 59, September 2022

WHAT DO YOU MOST ENJOY ABOUT
LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY?
When it comes to landscapes, sometimes what you see
in a photo is not always the same as what you witness in
person. I love the challenge of capturing the real beauty
of something and the feeling of what you see in real life.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN LEARNING?
I have taught myself a lot of what I know through a bit
of trial and error mixed with a lot of research. But I have
recently been learning a lot about photography and digital
manipulation from my art teacher in my classes at school.
WHAT HAVE YOU STRUGGLED WITH THE MOST?
I have greatly struggled with finding time to go places
where I want to take photos. I’m always looking for new
things to photograph. I love landscapes and I try to
capture some easily accessible landscapes more than
once, but I love capturing new things. Initially, this slowed
me down, and I found myself doing less photography.
Because of this, I decided to do some research and
look on social media and found some other styles of
photography that I enjoy that I don’t have to go far to
find, such as taking photos of my dogs.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAVOURITE PHOTOS…
A few of my favourite photos are pieces of digital
manipulation. I created these as part of a school
assignment that required me to show a level of
compositional and technique exploration.
I looked at other artists who manipulate their photos digitally
and started trying it myself which opened up a world of
possibilities, particularly how I can continue to manipulate
and develop my photography beyond the lens. I see this
work as a combination of photography and design.
I have two favourite photos from this body of work. I like
the landscape image (top left) with two inverted shapes
with people in the foreground. Although it is simple, it
has a nice composition with striking colours contrasting
nicely to make the composition balanced. I also like the
duplicated circle photo (bottom left) because it has a
sense of movement and a visually appealing focal point.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU?
I think I will always continue with photography as it
is one of my favourite things and brings me so much
enjoyment. I’m still unsure whether photography
will affect my career choices in the future, but I do
know that I still have plenty more places to go and
adventures to have to find those perfect pictures.
WHERE CAN WE FIND YOU ONLINE?
@through_the_eyepiece_nz
throughtheeyepiece.co.nz
4 Day Masterclass
Mount Cook
Capture to Print
17th-20th September &
10-13th November 2022
Click here for
Landscape Masterclass - Mount Cook
Based at Mt Cook, our Landscape Masterclass Workshop is designed as
an ideal programme to expand your skills as a landscape photographer.
With Rob Brown and Glen Howey as your tutors, you will learn to shoot a
diverse range of subject matters including, mountains, glaciers, macro
and nature photography. The workshop also includes a ski-plane flight
over Mt Cook to do some aerial photography. We will base for 3 nights
in the comfortable Hermitage Hotel in Mt Cook Village, with the use of a
conference room for tuition and post-processing sessions.
More Information
027 2614417
www.photographyworkshops.co.nz
info@photographyworkshops.co.nz
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