A free field framework
The Field Method —
how I compose under pressure.
Four checks I run before pressing the shutter in any landscape, anywhere in the world. From a decade of leading expeditions across Patagonia, Iceland, the Rockies and beyond.
What's inside
"Read in two minutes. Apply in twenty seconds. Use for the rest of your life."
— one
The Anchor
Find your one dominant subject. Without it, the image has nowhere to land.
— two
Edge Control
Scan all four edges. Distractions at the borders quietly destroy compositions.
— three
The Layers
Foreground, midground, background — a clear path for the eye to travel.
— four
The Light Rule
If the light is still shifting, keep shooting. Don't stop until the atmosphere is truly gone.
"Composition is the one tool that works in every condition — the framework I teach on every expedition I lead."
Send me The Field Method
You'll get the framework as a PDF, plus Postcards from the Wild — field stories from my expeditions, twice a month.
PhotoPills Master · Patagonia · Iceland · Faroes · Canadian Rockies