On seeing the title of this article you might be asking yourself "what is an 'urban abstract'?". As a creative photographer who likes to keep my options open, I don't naturally incline towards fencing myself in with pedantic barriers so my definition is deliberately loose – any abstract, graphic image found in a town or city. For the type of image, I like … [Read more...]
Steve Gosling
Steve Gosling is an award winning professional photographer who specialises in producing creative & contemporary landscape images (his signature style is moody & atmospheric black & white photographs). His photographs have been published internationally in books, magazines & newspapers and on greetings cards, posters & advertisements. He particularly enjoys writing & teaching about photography. He frequently gives talks to photographic groups in the UK & abroad and is a regular contributor to photography magazines in many different countries. He has also run a successful workshop programme for several years encouraging and inspiring photographers of all levels from across the world. As well as working closely with Phase One Steve is an Ambassador for Olympus, Manfrotto and Permajet. Further details about his workshop programme and a selection of his images can be found on his website – www.stevegoslingphotography.co.uk
Phase One A-Series – ALPA & IQ 250 – Camera Review
BACKGROUND I have been a Phase One user since 2007 when I bought my first digital back (a P20+) for a Hasselblad V series camera. I had initially been lent a P20 back for a trip to the Isles of Harris and Lewis off the West coast of Scotland and loved the experience of converting this old manual camera into a 21st century tool. But to be totally honest I had no … [Read more...]
Developing A Personal Style
Nearly every photographer I know has the aspiration to possess or develop their personal style - it's a desire I hear frequently expressed on the workshops that I lead. But there are no easy answers to meeting that need. Based on my own experience and talking to other keen photographers I have identified three distinct stages in most photographers developmental journey - I'll … [Read more...]
The Nature Of Creativity
Defining Creativity What is creativity? It's a term widely used in the photographic world but one that is open to a variety of interpretations & definitions. So before I can write an article on the topic I ought to clarify what I mean when I use the word. A simple dictionary definition gives us "characterised by originality of thought; having or showing imagination" … [Read more...]
Photographing From The Heart
"Photographs - at least good ones - are always about ideas; without ideas photographs are merely images. For an image to be idealess is as emasculating as a paragraph without a thought". (Brooks Jensen in 'Letting Go of the Camera') Two Seats – Saltburn, England (Zero Image Pinhole Camera) Whenever I’m running photographic workshops I’m constantly encouraging the … [Read more...]
