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Shoot local
I don’t have a suitable car to get me up on the moors
when it snows, which can be frustrating. Last year I decided
to go for a walk locally when I couldn’t get to work in my car,
and I was happy to fi nd a few scenes that were completely
transformed by the blanket of snow, which certainly
transforms well as a monochrome image. Yes I’m lucky to live
close to this scene, but it’s somewhere I wouldn’t have tried if
I was able to go further afi eld. It’s always worth getting out.PhotographerNeilBurnellshareshistoptipsfortaking
monochromeimagesinthefreezingdepthsofwinterNeilBurnell
NeilBurnellis a multiaward-winningphotographer(including
AmateurPhotographeroftheYear2018)fromDevonin theSouth
WestofEngland.Shootingthedramaticcoastandmoorlandon
hisdoorstep,Neilis anexpertwhenit comestocoldanddramatic
weatherconditions.Findoutmoreatwww.neilburnell.com1
Flat light
People seem to avoid going out in dull overcast winter conditions, but this is
when I head out to shoot minimal long-exposure seascapes. I’ll often wander to
my local river looking for small scenes of driftwood or fallen trees. I tend to shoot
towards the soft light which makes the water brighter and helps isolate the subject.2
Muted
Sometimes I’ll envisage a scene as monochrome but actually prefer
the muted colours. This is a shot I thought would be better in mono because
I didnt like the greens in the raw fi le. Once I started to process it I decided to
mute the colours considerably and lose the harsh greens.Technique
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