Joe Cornish

I first learned about Joe Cornish when he planned to talk at Burton College but unfortunetely I was unable to attend as I was on holiday. 

Joe Cornish was born in Exeter in 1958 and attended Reading University where he studied Art.  A great admirer of Ansel Adams, he admired his work as a conservationalist and his work in Yosemite Valley.  Later Joe became a travel photographer producing images for many travel books and articles. He then did an assignment for Raleigh International which inspired his love of the landscape, wild and wilderness.  Joe then went on to work with the National Trust where he learned all about the importance of photography and the conservation of the environment.

In 1993 Joe Cornish moved to North Yorkshire which enabled him to concentrate more on his passion of landscapes and this is when he decided landscapes was what he wanted to do.

When looking at the work of Joe Cornish and deciding which images to include in this blog I found it hard to choose as I like so much of his work.

Tunnel Beach, Dunedin, Dusk

Unfortunately I could not find a bigger image than this but this image was taken at a cove at the close of a dull day which had a lighter spell at the end.  The slow shutter speed gives a surreal effect to the rocks which have a sharp contrast within the image.  The clouds and the water have become blured with the motion.  The light at the end of the day has brightened this picture which shows lovely contrast and a really nice tonal range.

Cool Dawn, Tunnel Beach, Dunedin

This is a fantastic image taken of headlands at Dunedin.  The cliffs are so focused and together with the moving water below this creates a sharp contrast of the cliffs.  I really like the angle of the cliffs and the contrast of water to cliffs shows good tonal range.  Also the headlands guide your eyes across the image. 

Dark Sun Rising, Sound of Raasay

I really love this image as I really like shooting into the sun.   In this image he has captured the sun through really thick clouds. The suns rays can be seen shining across the whole of the image which lights up the photograph, a dark image lit up by the sun. Shooting into the sun can be quite tricky but can create some really fantastic images.

Drystone Wall, Winter Down

This is a great image which shows how the compositon aspect of lines can draw you into an image and then guide you through.  I love the contrast the frost brings to this image one side against the other and the way the shadow falls showing the aspect of the rule of thirds.  I love the way this image guides your eyes through the frost into a warm image lit up by the sun.  To me this image gives the impression of walking into the warmth and thats what I love about it.