Leading By The Hand – How to shoot landscapes without a tripod
Capturing stunning landscapes with a tripod isn’t always possible. X-Photographer Mark Gilligan explains how to perfect your hand held shooting technique.
A Quest to Capture the Golden Hour: Wild Camping in the Lake District
Chasing after that ethereal golden hour sunrise but not a fan of the early starts? X-Photographer Mark Gilligan tried out wild camping to rise with the sun. Here’s how he got on.
A Story of Composition: We don’t take a photograph, we make it
Creating beautiful landscape images, which invite the viewer to become immersed in the scene, can be tricky. X-Photographer Mark Gilligan gives us his advice on how to get the best from your landscape photography by focusing on your composition.
Wide vs Tele: From one extreme to the other
The most popular question X-Photographer Mark Gilligan is asked is “what lens do I need?”. In this blog Mark compares wide vs tele lenses for landscape photography.
Take A Different View: 14 Variations of the Same Location
X-Photographer Mark Gilligan shows us how you can capture a multitude of different views of the same location during different seasons, times of day, exposure settings and filters.
