Jonathan’s images are seen around the world in exhibitions, galleries, home decor stores, magazines and books, and form part of many fine art collections internationally. He also writes for many different magazines including a regular monthly column for the prestigious UK publication Black & White Photography.
I am particularly drawn to the seascape pictures that Johnathan produces and because they are in black and white they produce a more dramatic and intense picture. He also presents his photographs in a square format which i think provides a cleaner shot. On his website i am particularly drawn to his portfolio taken in Scotland.
This picture again draws your eye to the sea with the curve of the sand, showing texture really well with the pattern the tide has left on the sand.
Below is an image that I have taken whilst taking photographs in Llandudno. I wanted to try and replicate a similar style of photograph that Johnathan Critchley has taken.
I was really pleased with the way this picture has turned out and is similar to the pictures that Johnathan Critchley takes because of the curve of the land drawing your eye around the bay and the texture that is clearly shown on the sand. Also it is split up into uneven thirds with the sky at the top, sea in the middle and the sand at the bottom. I have given the most focus on the sand and the texture to draw your eye into the picture.
I have then taken the same picture and turned it black and white in the Johnathan Critchley style because I think it creates a more dramatic picture, allowing you to focus solely on the texture and shadows in the picture without being distracted by colour.
This picture below is another photograph by Johnathan Critchley and it is clearly split into thirds with the clouds, sky and mountains. The picture looks like it has been taken on a low aperture to give a short depth of field. This is allowing the closest mountain into focus with the others gradually blurring, drawing the eye through the mountains to the back of the picture.
The pictures below are some photographs that I have taken in Tenerife that are a very similar style to the picture above. These were taken just as the sun was starting to set and this gives a wonderful silhouette of the mountains, drawing your eye through the centre to the sea.
