For as long as I can remember, a tripod has been an essential part of my landscape photography equipment. Whether I’m heading into the mountains, exploring woodland or photographing the coast at sunrise, it’s usually one of the first things I pack. But with modern cameras offering increasingly impressive image stabilisation, I’ve started questioning whether…

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I’ve always enjoyed experimenting with creative techniques in my landscape photography, from intentional camera movement to multiple exposures. The Orton effect was something I had heard of but never tried, so an autumn morning in Northumberland seemed a good opportunity to give it a go. The idea is simple: combine a sharp photograph with a…

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Some landscape photography trips flow naturally. You arrive, find a composition and settle into the process. Others begin with a long walk and the increasingly uncomfortable feeling that you might go home without taking a photograph. My autumn visit to Kielder Forest in Northumberland started firmly in the second category. After struggling to find a…

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