Britain's Greatest Landscape Photographer, Joe Cornish, in the field

Great video. I love the way Joe doesn’t shy away from the complex scene, he soaks it up and embraces it leaving the viewer to decide how deep they want to dive into the image.. over simplification and minimalism has almost become an abused method in todays landscape photography making novices shy away from scenes such as this when they should be embraced.. Joe’s ethos with grads is also a nice break from the conventional, instead using them to push and direct light around the frame rather than to simply balance sky vs land.. a method I wholeheartedly agree with… well done, it’s a great video..:-)

Hi Alex, I don't speak English and I would know what kind of equipment Joe used. Camera and lens. Thank you so much!

Handheld Spot meters test every photographer especially those purporting to be Britains best landscape photographer.
If everyone had the gear this gentleman had we could all call ourselves Britains best landscape photographer couldn’t we. And all that waffling on about nothing, This is the very same reason many people stay away from camera clubs and photography Degree courses.

Stunning image, as a complete novice I've only had a used DSLR for 2 weeks now, please forgive my ignorance but couldn't that picture be taken on a 16x9 using a wide-angle lens. And additionally what kind of camera is Joe using, please?

I wonder if the lens can resolve a 150mp sensor.

With 15 stops of dynamic range why bother with clunky gradiant filters when you could just do whatever you want to the image in way more detail in post?

Alex, which make/model camera is Joe shooting with there?

A brilliant video, and fascinating to see Joe's thought processes that go into the creation of an image. He's definitely been right up there amongst my favourite photographers for quite some time now. Thank you!

What’s his camera set up?

Super interesting insights, thank you very much!

Imagine spending time with a true ledgend "Ansel Adams".

Great shot 👍🏼what's the name of the mountain?

Exceptionally well done video. First, it is always a pleasure and a learning experience to see Joe Cornish in action. I continue to be in awe of his work and also his generosity with the photography community. Lastly Nail, you have added value to this video with your analysis. I do think you got it about right in showing the cropped image as what most photographers would have gone for. Well done!

Nice technique, quite a bit less nice composition but these over complex scenes are just that way. The out of focus midground suggests a smaller sensor would be wiser, you'd still get the same image quality out of half the pixels.

I like Charlie Waite…. He has a great eye

So odd to hear Joe's voice. We last met 40 years ago at Lightfingers, NW3!

I hope I don't offend, but these photographs don't move me nearly as much as an Ansel Adams masterpiece. Maybe landscapes just look better in black and white?

Great vid Alex. Joe was my inspiration in the days of film. Really good to see him again.

What camera is he using?

Very nice 👍

Thanks so much for this, Alex! Joe is a hero for me as well so this was a true treat to watch! Got heavily into 4x5 for many years because of his influence. The number of comments below that misunderstand the benefit of a view camera is staggering. You nailed it in one of your responses. The advantage of tilt/shift movements on DOF really only offsets the down sides of using the longer focal lengths needed for the larger capture area of a camera with a bigger sheet of film or digital sensor. A 16-24mm range on a full frame DSLR/mirrorless would be about a 58-90mm range on 4x5. So adequate dof (even with stopping down a fair ways) really requires throwing the plane of focus off parallel from the capture plane to even approach the native dof of a wide-angle lens on a smaller camera. The real advantage of his setup here is not regarding focus, but perspective control--emphasizing foreground elements, retaining vertical/horizontal parallel lines, etc. Anyway, many thanks again!

Joe Cornish is the Greatest Photographer the way McDonald's is the Greatest Restaurant. Branding is everything.

"Britain's Greatest Landscape Photographer" What a load of pretentious Bullshit.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Sometimes saw some people with uv filters to avoid damage on lens coating. I took my pics with iPhone and i was to improved because the lenses doesn‘t covers much wide angle….

Hello, I have one essential question: you have the Overall camera for landscapes and architecture and so on with amazing digital back from Phase One. I took photos on the beach from Sylt in the Birthday sea! How can i do this with your set? It is impossible because the winds are strong in october november and the sand flow everywhere in the cam!!!

ansel adams he is not !!! histogram ?

Fantastic images, and excellent report. If only the equipment he uses didn't cost as much as a new 3-series BMW.

Really fascinating and educational. Thanks so much. Amazing how gear gets carried and makes me tired thinking about it.

Although the image is beautifully sharp, I didn't like the composition. One's eye goes all over the place and that large white rock in the foreground is so distracting. I thought your crop was an improvement.

Would love to see this series extend with more Photographers

Joes work was always an influence when i started landscape photography. Now i find it a pastiche and boring. I respected him as a film photographer but now its just pick a F stop and fire away. No metering, just oh photoshop or capture one will take care of this or that. Just like all digital photographers. Thats why i think his work is now crap compared to the film days where time and expense went into image making. Your brain engages much better using film than digital. Shame but ive moved on from landscape photography. Sunrises and sunsets is really dull after a while

Thanks for this great video.

I thought for a second you were shooting with Micheal Kenna with an accolade like that.

I think, given the kind of super-valuable discussion, that, if possible, you could have recorded the video out from the digital back, to allow us to see the continuing refinement of the image...I thonk that many of these backs have HDMI or wifi video output...maybe next time? Thanks!

Never used grads? My good man, where have you been living?
Well, ok, photographers "today" seem to depend on post-processing, but grads allow one to get as much out of dynamic range as possible, AND, allow you to see, in-camera, the effects of the 'gradient mask' in real-time, and eliminate a lot of extra post-processing work. The wide range of grads available give a myriad of options for dealing with "impossible" lighting, while eliminating problems caused by multiple exposure temporal shifts...but, hey, I'm just some unknown old guy...

Singh Ray grads??

Why is he casting shade over the lens? I might have missed it, but not watching all 22 mins again.

exelente video saludos cordiales desde Montevideo Uruguay

Thank you very much! This is a clever analysis of Mr Cornish‘s beautiful fotograph and a nice appreciation of his work.

A superb watch Alex and good to see Joe at work but to be fair I enjoyed your shot as well, as an ex climber I couldn't take my eyes off the rock face. I am lucky that the gallery is only 25 minutes away so I get to pop in at least once a month, it's also a great place to have a coffee and maybe a bit of cake.

Hi! 📺

Thank you. Thank you so much for taking photography back to what it should be about - composition and light. Nowadays, and particularly with the advent of digital cameras and mobile 'phones it has been reduced to a quick point-and-shoot, often taken as a 'selfie' with little or no thought as to the balance, composition or exposure. This wonderful video show just what goes into a shoot. In many ways, I also concentrate even more by going to black and white where the tonality plays as much a part as the aforementioned light and composition. Again, thank you.

Amazing!

Brilliant video, interesting and well presented.

Jem Southam

Excellent! A tour-de-force.

Thanks for this very interesting video. To me it feels as though the picture is less about the destination (the subject if you will, which I would regard as the mountains), but the journey to that destination through all of the elements of the picture. For me, that is what makes the picture so interesting, it describes a journey, not solely the destination, so I'm experiencing the excitement, the anticipation, and the all of the questions a journey holds.