While I enjoy photographing a wide variety of subjects, still life is the one I think I have most fun with. There are several reasons for this: I’m having fun I can take as long as I want I am in total control That last one, however, meansContinue Reading
It’s 25th November, and in my part of the world, that should be getting well into winter. This morning’s outside temperature of 3C seemed fairly consistent with that. The sun was shining warmly through my living room window and I was curious if there had been any overnight frost. MyContinue Reading
I’ve just returned from another trip to the wilds of Northern Scotland. It was a holiday spent with my family so it wasn’t primarily a photographic trip, however, every opportunity was used to take advantage of the beautiful scenery and amazing wildlife that the area provided. My kit for thisContinue Reading
One of the things I most notice, since the advent of digital imaging, is the number of photographs people take. Once you have your camera, lenses, and memory cards there is no additional cost to taking pictures so I can see how it seems to make sense to keep onContinue Reading
I find it easy to take pictures when I’m somewhere new; some place that I haven’t visited frequently; some place that allows me to explore with fresh eyes. It’s not so easy to come up with fresh images of places that are familiar and I have photographed often. I liveContinue Reading
I joined a photo club many years ago and, in all honesty, I can’t say it was a hugely enjoyable experience that I looked forward to. I joined largely to make friends with other photographers, but while there was no hostility, no one went out of their way to makeContinue Reading
Many, many years ago I came across a book with the intriguing title An Eye For a Bird. It was in the photography section of my local library so I took it home. It was written by the No 1 bird photographer of the day – Eric Hosking. By theContinue Reading
Grumpy’s was the sign over the door, but the door was padlocked. Then a friendly face appeared and guided me round to the other door signed Canal View and I went in. Two different names, two doors, same business – same building. No wonder I was a little confused. ButContinue Reading
What makes an object desirable? Sexiness? Shape? Colour? Texture? Features? Suitability for Purpose? Have a think about the last thing you bought that you didn’t need and what drew you to it. Ignore all the reasonable stuff that your mind throws up, that’s just you trying to convince you thatContinue Reading
I spent quite a few years photographing flowers wherever they happened to be. I mostly used Velvia slide film because I liked the way it handled greens and there is a lot of green in flower photography. At the time I was writing for a gardening magazine so there wasn’tContinue Reading