Slapton Sands Torcross - LUMINOUS DARKNESS

Slapton Sands Torcross, by Dartmouth Fine Art Landscape Photographer

Slapton Sands Torcross 

Image Title: LUMINOUS DARKNESS

Fine Art Landscape Photographer: Craig Howarth

New body of work coming along nicely, for my new exhibitions in 2013... Something very calming about sitting on the beach at 2:00am in the morning creating photos, this image is called - LUMINOUS DARKNESS and was taken on Slapton Sands Torcross.

Hope this inspires you to get out there and enjoy our environment, you will not be disappointed. Thanks

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

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Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Sunrise on the coast of Dartmouth, Devon - Inspired by the Sea

Blackstone point, Dartmouth by Devon Fine Art Landscape Photographer - Craig Howarth

Blackstone Point Dartmouth

Image Title: Sunrise Coast

Fine Art Landscape Photographer: Craig Howarth

Sunrise at the coast, nothing quite like seeing the fishing boats out at work, while sitting watching the tide change waiting for the right light for this image...

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

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Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Inspiration from the master

Les Gets from Super Morzine - Craig Howarth Landscape Photographer - Devon, Wales and France...

Les Gets from Super Morzine after heavy snow storm

Image Title: Moments

Fine Art Landscape Photographer: Craig Howarth

Gaining inspiration from the great master Ansel Adams...

"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence."

Ansel Adams

To see more of my fine art black and white photography please visit:-

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.inspired-by-the-snow.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

Thanks CRAIG...

Mountains of Morzine, Fine art black and white prints

Snow Hut Morzine, Fine Art Landscape Photographer Craig Howarth

This Snow Hut in Morzine was taken just after a very heavy snow storm in December 2012. Snow shoes on and a walk in temperatures of -14 was very bracing but when you get to see the sunrise it is always worth it...

To see more of my fine art black and white photography please visit:-

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com
www.inspired-by-the-snow.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

Thanks CRAIG...

Nightscapes of Dartmouth, Devon

Nightscapes of Dartmouth, Devon

New projects are progressing well, more time editing the last couple of days because of the damp weather, however this coming weekend should be superb for Nightscapes... Go on be inspired by the natural world - get out and see the stars this weekend.

www.inspired-by-the-snow.com

International Mountain Day 2012 - Pointe d'Angolon

Pointe d'Angolon in the French Alpine town of Morzine At Sunrise

Inspired By the Snow:
Craig Howarth Fine Art Landscape Photographer

This is an image taken for my new body of work "Inspired by the Snow" which will go on display shortly...

Plus it is International Mountain Day 2012 today, so I thought I would show you this image of Pointe d'Angolon in the French Alpine town of Morzine.

3ft of powder and -15 but with the correct equipment and snow shoes it was very enjoyable exploring around.

To see more of my fine art landscape and seascape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com
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For more information of International Mountain day please visit:
http://www.fao.org/forestry/internationalmountainday/en/

THANKS

International Garden Photographer of the Year 2012

International Garden Photographer of the Year 2012

My submission to this years International Garden Photographer of the Year, I'm going for the breathing spaces category, as for me I can't think of anywhere I get more breathing space than on the coastline of Britain.

To view more of my Fine Art Black and White Photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

Thanks....

Royal Photographic Society Competition

My submission for the Royal Photographic Society Competition - www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

Exciting moments at Natural Scene HQ, alpine photo-shoot booked, Aviemore photo trip planned and competition submissions happening thick and fast, so glad I have been shooting new work so that I have plenty to choose from, sometimes TOO MANY!!!

To see more of my Fine Art Black and White Photography please visit

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

Thanks

Black & White Spider Awards

Black & White Spider Awards - www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

Sorry for the lack of blogs of late, I have been very busy shooting a new body of work, very exciting times, plus entering the very prestigious competition Black and White Spider Awards. My entry is a selection of my latest project "Inspired by the Sea"....

To see more of my fine art black and white photography please visit:-

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com
www.naturalscene.co.uk

Thanks....

Brecon Beacons Pictures

Raw Black and White files ready for editing, will shoot for another couple of days and get back to editing when the bad weather comes!!!

Taking Brecon Beacons Pictures...

So far on my Brecon Beacons National Park project I have been concentrating on the waterfalls. At this time of year the trees are just starting to shed the leaves making for very mystical scenes. We have come across some amazing sights already this season, very inspiring times.

I love being a Fine Art Landscape photographer when I have adventures like I have had so far over the last couple of days, clambering up the side of a 30 foot waterall for an awesome shot, nearly loosing my camera bag down a gorge as I only had a couple of feet to work with and the smile on my face standing behind Sgwd yr Eira was truly amazing!!! Really looking forward to photographing the national park right the way through this Autumn and Winter - Dartmoor National Park next week though...

See more Brecon Beacon Pictures click here.  More information on the Brecon Beacons National Park please visit their website here.

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

www.facebook.com/thenaturalscene

Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Brecon Beacons Pictures

Black & White Landscape Photography, Brecon Beacons National Park

Brecon Beacons Pictures
By Fine Art Landscape Photographer - Craig Howarth

I will be capturing stunning Black and White images at the park this week, Pen-Y-Fan, Black Mountains and Sgwd yr Eira are all on our shot list, fingers crossed for dramatic weather, can't wait...

Hopefully the rivers will be full for some more great shots like this one...

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

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Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Black and White Photographer of the year 2012

Craig Howarth Fine Art Landscape Photographer's entries to BPOTY 2012

Black and White Photographer of the year
My entries have now gone off for Black and White Photographer of the year 2012, I have entered the main category and living world, exciting times waiting to hear the results now!

One of the images above is titled Gloss, which was captured last Autumn at the Brecon Beacons National Park in heavy rain. I'm hoping that I will be presented with simular conditions this week while working in the park again, we have amber flood warnings at the moment so hoping to have very full rivers and powerful waterfalls this week. Which will make for more stunning images, to see the image Gloss larger please click here.

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.naturalscene.co.uk

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Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Photography Courses Devon

Black and White Landscape photography workshops by Craig Howarth - Dartmouth

We will be running our [ easy on the pocket workshops ] through-out the autumn and winter across Devon, we will be covering all aspects of Landscape Photography. Our next Workshop is to run on 13th October where we will be covering how to:-

* Create stunning long exposures

* Acquire fine inspiration sources 

* Get the most out of the camera 

* Organise post capture workflow

* Develop the image to gain results 

* Understand the print production processes 

* Market as a photographer

We still have some spaces left for our October 13th workshop at Lupton House Brixham.

SPACES LIMITED TO JUST 20 

£30 per person 

BOOK NOW 01803 845800 

www.discoverlupton.com

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

www.facebook.com/thenaturalscene

Alps in Autumn - Morzine - Pointe de Ressachaux

Alps in Autumn, Black and White Landscape Photographer Craig Howarth

Alps in Autumn - The Alps in Autumn are just stunning, the colours the textures the lighting are all truly inspiring for any Black and White Landscape Photographer. This image was taken on a day hike in Morzine where we climbed to the summit of Pointe de Ressachaux that looks back on Morzine, a hard climb but truly worth it.

When you are out this autumn, look not only for the great views but also the different textures this seasons brings, with the leaves falling to the ground and remember the harsh frosts can bring pieces of stunning bark off the trees, providing excellent opportunities for abstract photographs.

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

www.facebook.com/thenaturalscene

Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Black & White Landscape Photography

Black & White Landscape Photography, Pen Y fan, Brecon Beacons National Park

Black & White Landscape Photography - Autumn starts...

With autumn starting tomorrow, I like many other landscape photographers are excited for the prospects of that perfect lighting at dawn and dusk, and pretty spectacular lighting conditions throughout the day. It’s my favorite time of year to be traveling through the mountains of Scotland and Wales.

I will be working on my Natural Scenes project next week in the Brecon Beacons National Park, hoping for some spectacular weather conditions to get stunning images of the black mountain range. Whilst in the Welsh mountains I will also be filming my latest Video Tutorial of the Zone System and importance of understanding exposure.

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.naturalscene.co.uk

www.facebook.com/thenaturalscene

Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Inspired by the sea - Slapton Sands

Slapton Sands Torcross, by Dartmouth Fine Art Landscape Photographer

Slapton Sands Torcross 

Image Title: Ethereal Mist

Fine Art Landscape Photographer: Craig Howarth

This image was taken at dawn, when there was just me and a fishing trawler at Torcross. This makes me feel very special as we were both out there doing what we love, makes me feel like I'm feeding my soul as an artist. Great to experience such freedom and passion.

The lighting was perfect to give the sheen on the pebbles I had been trying to gain on previous visits. The sea was gently lapping at the shoreline just enough for me to get these nice deep grey tones at the top right of the image, and the bright highlights of the moving foam which looks like sea mist. The image was appropriately named "Ethereal Mist".

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

www.facebook.com/thenaturalscene

Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Slapton Sands Torcross Dartmouth

Slapton Sands, by Dartmouth Fine Art Landscape Photographer Craig Howarth

Slapton Sands Torcross 

Image Title: The Wash Two

Fine Art Landscape Photographer: Craig Howarth

I often get asked how well timed my shots look and how close I must have got to the action. Well as this image shows I do actually like to get very involved in making my images.

This storm energised wave engulfed me and my tripod, to such an extent it did look like I was actually out at sea for a couple of seconds. Luckily my camera kit bag was a way up on the pebbles away from me!

The Wash Two is part of a series of images from that powerful and dramatic day, The Surf 2  and The Wash can be viewed by following these links.

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.facebook.com/thenaturalscene

Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Royal Photographic Society

Royal Photographic Society
Its official I have decided to join the RPS and subsequently go for my Licentiateship & Associateship distinctions. Looks like January 2013 will be the big month!!!

www.rps.org

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

www.facebook.com/thenaturalscene

Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Kingswear from Dartmouth - Inspired by the Sea

Still Waters, by Dartmouth Fine Art Landscape Photographer

Kingswear from Dartmouth

Image Title: Still Waters

Fine Art Landscape Photographer: Craig Howarth

Different from some of my recent work, as I have included many man made objects in this photograph of Kingswear, something I usually hike miles to get away from. However the lighting was so dramatic and the water was so still I couldn't resist getting this shot on a late spring afternoon, on my way back from Castle Cove, Dartmouth.

There is something very hypnotic about waiting for clouds to move into place sat at the waters edge, boats fenders rumbling as they softly impact each other moved by the changing tide.

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Current work on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Photography Courses Devon

Photography Courses Devon
Craig Howarth fine art photographer who is now based in the idyllic coastline of Devon. He is to host one of his [ Easy on the Pocket workshops ] at Lupton House, Brixham Road, Churston Ferrers  throughout Autumn this year.

The workshops are entitled Inspired by the Sea. Craig will show photographers with varying degrees of experience how to:

* Create stunning long exposures
* Acquire fine inspiration sources
* Get the most out of the camera
* Organise post capture workflow
* Develop the image to gain results
* Understand the print production processes
* Market as a photographer

SPACES LIMITED TO JUST 20
£30 per person
BOOK NOW 01803 845800
www.discoverlupton.com

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

Craig@naturalscene.co.uk 

+44 (0)7540 884601

On display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Morzine in Winter

Fine Art Landscape Photographer Craig Howarth's control centre!!!

Morzine in Winter

Fine Art Landscape Photographer: Craig Howarth

It is very strange editing & finalising snow images from my last trip to the French Alps ( Morzine ) when here in Devon we are having our summer!!! Apparently 21 degrees at present, which is mind boggling after the July and August we had. Here I am, remembering avalanches and sub zeros temperatures that even tested my powerful reserve to the cold on this trip.

In between editing I have read a great article by Monty Halls ( http://www.montyhalls.co.uk/ ) about the Great Barrier Reef in one of the most inspiring magazines on sale Wanderlust...

What more could you ask for on a sunny Friday afternoon...

Thanks for reading, my winter images will be available sometime next month, in the meantime to view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

Craig@naturalscene.co.uk 

+44 (0) 7540 884601

On display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Blackpool Sands Dartmouth

Blackpool Sands Dartmouth by Dartmouth Fine Art Landscape Photographer

Blackpool Sands

Image Title: Scatters

Fine Art Landscape Photographer: Craig Howarth

This image taken on Blackpool Sands in Dartmouth, on a day where the sea was showing us just how powerful it can be.

The beach was littered with sea debris, the order of which I found fascinating. The debris was strewn out over the beach but as I looked closer there was a strong sense of order with the way it had been placed. Clearly displaying to me that even in apparent disorder of the storm nature had still placed the items beautifully and orderly.

The stark contrast of a blue sky with such rough seas attracted me to this particular shot.

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

Craig@naturalscene.co.uk 

+44 (0)7540 884601

On display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

White Sails Gallery Dartmouth

New Sizes Available of My Fine Art Landscape Photography at White Sails Gallery Dartmouth

Big news from tomorrow White Sails Gallery Dartmouth will be offering my latest collection of limited edition images "The Blue" in three different sizes:-

Small - £195
Medium - £295
Large - £395

Print only option also available. Please call in and see them, gallery open 7 days a week...

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

Also on display at Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Slapton Sands Torcross Storms

Slapton Sands Torcross Storms - 

by Dartmouth Artist & Photographer Craig Howarth

Slapton Sands Torcross Storms

Image Title: The Surf 2

Fine Art Landscape Photographer: Craig Howarth

This is the type of weather I'm so excited to see again hopefully this autumn. Stormy, dramatic and fast moving skies coupled with stunning rough seas. These are the conditions that really gets your heart pumping as you hear the waves crashing against the the tiny pebbles along the Slapton Sands beach.

I have spent most of this weekend finding new locations around Dartmouth, Castle Cove and then up to Little Dartmouth for my new collection of images. With the correct weather conditions,  and the official start to Autumn on 21st September I really can't wait to start shooting my new planned images!!! With a full moon on the 29th I think this will be the perfect time...

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

Also on display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.

Slapton Sands Torcross Dartmouth

Slapton Sands, The One by Dartmouth Artist & Photographer Craig Howarth

Slapton Sands Torcross Dartmouth

Image Title: The One

Fine Art Landscape Photographer: Craig Howarth

This image was taken in early summer very early in the morning, the sun had hardly risen. We had experienced a very high tide that morning hence everything was still glistening from when the wash had been covering the rocks earlier. With the sun literally just appearing over the horizon, it highlighted the details and edges of the rocks just the way I had envisioned, truly beautiful.

The air was so clear and the beach and surf so still, really was one of those meditative experiences just perfect hence the title "The One".

To view more of my Fine Art landscape photography please visit:

www.inspired-by-the-sea.com

www.naturalscene.co.uk

On display at White Sails Gallery & Stokeley Farm - Dartmouth.