Seascape Photography
Storm Approaching Crackington Haven By Bridget Codrington
“Photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can make them come back again”
Seascape photography is a sub-genre of landscape photography and captures the sea in a substantial part of the image. There are other elements that may for the image such as the beach, cliff and rock pools all forming part of Coastal photography. This type of photography often needs a split second decision as timing is critical if an image is to succeed or not.
Some of the most interesting seascape photographers are
Nick Page great American seascape photographer
Anton Gorlin has a very in-depth article that I think you would be interest in and will break down the various elements of taking seascape images. He also has a great gallery.
Warren Keelan - Australian photography who loves chasing the waves.
Help with kit apps etc
Landscape Photography using ND Filters this shows the different effects a .9 soft grad, 6 stop, 10 stop and 15 stop filter has on clouds and sea.
Photographing seascapes - The gear, the techniques and the apps showing advice for seascape adventures
1st Welcome Beach By Robert Harvey
In Focus
Rachael Talibart is the Queen of seascape photography and I am sure you will find this and any other talk of hers very interesting.
Youtube Channels that you can go to for more information to help you become a better seascape Photographer
Alister Benn is closer to home than some of the other seascape photographers featuring the west of Scotland.
Andrew Marr - has a good video with 7 simple ways to improve your seascape photography. He also had a number of other seascape videos.
Michael Shainblum has many different videos on Seascape photography and this link is to different techniques.
Nick Page likes taking dramatic seascapes and at the end of this video you will certainly see some. he has lots more videos on his channel.
Brett Wood is an Australian seascape photographer who is interesting to listen to and has a number of seascape videos.
Nigel Danson - in Madeira in this episode but he also spend time on Harris and this is the first of 3 episodes.
“To the complaint, ‘There are no people in these photographs,’ I respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer ”
— Ansel Adams
Image By Dave Gray