Technique B&W WINTER LANDSCAPES
Three oftheUK’stoplandscapephotographers deliver their top tips
for capturingstunningblack&whitewinterlandscapes
Winter
wonderland
Paul Sanders
Paul Sanders has over 30 years’ experience as a professional
photographer and picture editor. He began photographing
landscapes to escape the pressure of his previous job,
and uses mindfulness techniques to draw inspiration. He
works mainly in black & white as he finds colour distracting.
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Footprints
Nothingdestroys
a potentiallybeautiful
photographlikea
setof footprints,
usuallythoseof the
photographertrying
todecideonthe
bestcomposition.I
alwaysworktowards
somethingand
treadlightly,perhaps
walkingthelongway
aroundtheedgeof
a field.I spendtime
thinkingmyshots
throughbeforeI
evenventureintoan
areaof pristinesnow.
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Light
There is no such thing as bad light – light is what it is
and we should be grateful we can see it. Flat light works
better for me than the wonderful golden light I see in
others’ work. Flat light is just as valuable as golden light
because it lowers contrast and loses shadows, which can
be useful when shooting in snow that’s been walked on.
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