Landscapes

  • What does Landscape mean? ​

The term “landscape” actually derives from the Dutch word landschap, which originally meant “region, tract of land” but acquired the artistic connotation, “a picture depicting scenery on land” in the early 1500s.

  • When did landscape emerge as a genre in western culture? ​
  • When did classical landscapes emerge as a genre?​

  • In the 17th century the classical landscape was born. These landscapes were influenced by classical antiquity and sought to illustrate an ideal landscape recalling Arcadia, a legendary place in ancient Greece known for its quiet pastoral beauty. 

  • What prompted the rise of Landscape Art during the late 18th / 19th century?​
  • When did landscape photography originate?

Mini Photoshoots + Experiments for Rural Landscapes

  • At the start of a project there can be a period of time where you are stuck on the computer instead of responding to your theme with immediate photoshoots.
  • As you know, taking a variety of photoshoots is key to increasing the quality of your projects. These ideas are aimed to get you taking photographs straight away. Try a new photoshoot every week.
  • These can act as mini photoshoots before you decide on your main direction in response to Romanticism and Landscape photography.

Countryside – rural living:

Slow shutter speed water experiments:

You can achieve this using IPhone’s ‘Live’ setting:

  • Turn on live photo
  • Hold the camera still to take the photo or rest it on something
  • Take the photo
  • Then go back into the photo and edit the live setting to ‘Long exposure’

Abstract landscapes – Combine slow shutter speed with intentional camera movement to create landscapes in motion

Low perspectives

Agricultural lines

High Contrast, tonal photos.

Landscapes in Reflections

Double layered / Double Exposure landscapes

Simple geometric layers

A tutorial on how to edit like like the images below can be found here

Montaging like Jelle Martens

A tutorial on how to edit like Jelle Martens can be found here

Edits like Guy Catling