Following on from a post I did earlier about framing, after being inspired by Pat Kay’s series on Visual Patterns, the next one to look at is ‘negative space’. Here’s his video: He describes negative space as ’empty as opposed to filled’ space. Quite coincidentally I found myself creating some images with negative space by […]
Some stuffed birds came into my possession (if only briefly) via my brother-in-law who is helping to sort his Dad’s house. When I heard they were on their way to the local auctioneers I grabbed them thinking they might make a an interesting photo challenge. They’re pretty dusty and tatty but I’ve had a fun
I was invited by the Farndale Countrywomen’s Association last night to do a talk about photography. I arrived a bit early just to have a little walk. It was really chilly with a keen wind, so I took a fast trot along the road and just captured some interesting farm buildings before getting back to
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As usual a chance encounter on YouTube and suddenly a couple of hours have gone as I consume one after another video from an inspirational teacher. This time it’s Pat Kay, I’m surprised I haven’t come across him previously. He has a large subscriber base and I haven’t begun to near completion of his output
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Just a few taken recently on a couple of local walks. Not sure what this growth is called on a beech tree but it caught my eye. Lowna farm gate. Cal and Tom’s old house at sunset.
The weather was a little better yesterday so I looked in one of our local walking books for something close by. I was a little surprised quite how muddy the walk was, thought on a couple of occasions I might turn back, but once I got a little higher things improved. No major photographic opportunities
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Ages ago local yoga instructor Liz Vowles asked me to do some headshots of her for a website and social – eventually we got around to it. You can find out more about Liz by visiting her beautiful website.
My good friend and collaborator Libby Pearson popped by yesterday for a few headshots as she’s in the early stages of developing her own website. A variety of shots were needed to reflect her many skills so we made a start. The professional businesswoman look. With glasses – we did some more serious ones but
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