First Light A Landscape Photographer’s Art
First Light: A Landscape Photographer’s Art by Joe Cornish, published by Argentum in 2002, is a thoughtful exploration of landscape photography, presented in English across 160 pages. Drawing on two decades of experience, Cornish shares key elements of his craft through a collection of essays paired with his striking photographs. The book features a diverse range of locations, from North Yorkshire to the Colorado Plateau and the rugged Cornish coast to New Zealand’s Fjordland, showcasing the breadth of his work and philosophy.
Readers will find insightful commentary accompanying each photograph, detailing the circumstances surrounding its capture, including considerations of light, weather, timing, and composition. This edition also includes smaller images that illustrate alternative perspectives or less successful attempts at the same subject, enriching the understanding of the artistic process. With a focus on techniques and themes in landscape photography, this book serves as both a visual feast and a resource for those interested in the art of capturing the natural world.
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Drawing on 20 years’ experience, Joe Cornish, one of Britain’s most distinguished landscape photographers, has distilled the key elements of his craft into a collection of thought-provoking essays accompanied by a selection of his photographs. The subjects range from his beloved North Yorkshire, where he now makes his home, to the rocky canyons of the Colorado Plateau and from the rugged Cornish coast to the rainforests of New Zealand’s Fjordland. They have been chosen to reflect the enormous range of his work and to illustrate how he puts his working philosophy into practice. The text accompanying each photograph describes how the picture came to be taken and the considerations – light, weather, timing, composition – which dictated the choice of viewpoint, the selection of film and filters, and so on. Smaller images illustrate alternative shots, or other, less successful treatments, of the same subject or theme.
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