What is rural landscape photography? –

Natural/rural landscape photography consists of photos which are taken outside in various locations such as beaches, forests, streets, etc. The photos can also include wildlife, plants, close ups of natural scenes and textures with a variety of weather such as mist, rain, sunshine, cloudy, during the evening or night, etc which can add drastic effects to the photos which can be used in a representational, abstract, romanticised or impressionistic way.

These factors can help to make you feel like you are there within the photos landscape, when looking at various photos from different photographers, therefore these can also create a lot of different emotions for the viewer like happiness, sadness, excitement, calmness, etc. Landscape photography can also be used to share important messages such as showing the impact of global warming on the world and how humans are destroying natures natural beauty for creating large scale buildings for industry purposes or how rubbish can impact wildlife and plants.

Mood board –

This is my mood board which includes photos from photographers Ansel Adams and Galen Rowell, who are photographers which work I really like, they are both landscape photographers who use the beauty and power of nature in their work but the difference in their work is heavily noticed as Rowell focuses on using contrasting bright colours in various landscapes whereas Adams creates photos in black and white showing a heavy contrast between the objects within it to create a dramatic effect.

I also included some photos from Fay Godwin because I like how she uses the same technique as Ansel Adams, which is using the black and white filter to show the contrasts created by lighting and objects in landscapes. I feel like Godwin’s work looks more natural then Adams which I like as the black and white filter isn’t as heavy on the eye compared to Adams which creates a more natural feeling and calmness to the photo where Ansel’s is quite harsh.