Q1 – 2021 Tree Project
Surprise flowers
When I am lucky enough to receive a bunch of flowers, my second thought, after “how wonderful” is that I’ll be able to photograph them as they bloom. Using natural daylight, I took these photographs of flowers a friend bought for me.
December 2020 – Photo Project – A slightly different Christmas
This Christmas was a bit different. We all had to stay at home and celebrate in our own households and take the celebrations online. I enjoyed this Christmas as it made us realise the true meaning of Christmas. It somehow felt like we were all closer, even if we were distanced. I wanted to capture […]
November 2020 – Photo Project – inspired by Josef Sudek
I am continuing my study of the trees at the end of my garden. A few weeks ago, I photographed them through the window using 9 multi-exposures. I wanted to evolve this subject during this month’s project so set about finding a photographer who did similar work to see how I can improve. In the […]
ZEISS Planar T ZE 50mm f/1.4 Lens (Canon Fit)
This lens is the one I carry everywhere with me. It is the lens that I have on my camera most of the time when I’m not photographing weddings. It is small and doesn’t weigh much and is my choice of lens for street photography and anything that doesn’t move fast! Manual focus only means […]
Garden photography
I enjoyed a stroll around a lovely garden on Monday lunchtime and couldn’t resist taking my camera. There’s a field at the end of the garden with gorgeous sheep…
Getting off auto – a summer workshop
During the summer, when enough lockdown restrictions were removed. I had the pleasure of running a 1:1 “Getting off auto” workshop. 1:1 socially distanced tutoring and weekly ongoing tasks to use newly learned skills. We took it week by week, learning one thing at a time. This was so much fun for me, seeing confidence […]
October 2020 – Photo Project – inspired by Daidō Moriyama
It’s been a year of change, reflection, community, fear and much more… in March, lots and lots of us put up rainbows and messages of support to key workers. At the time, it felt too cliche to take photos of these signs. As time has passed, I’ve seen lots of these signs taken down, replaced […]
Textures of Autumn
September 2020 – Photo Project – Light Painting inspired by Dean Chamberlain
My September project saw my first proper attempt at light painting photography. Using my #Leefilter big stopper, to produce a long exposure, I used a bulb light to produce this effect. Inspired by the amazing work by Dean Chamberlain.
Cornwall Holiday
Macro flower photography – Sweet Peas & Cosmos
July 2020 – Photo Project – Idris Khan
I’m thoroughly enjoying reading the book titled “Why It Does Not Have To Be In Focus: Modern Photography Explained” by Jackie Higgins. (Available at Waterstones) and enjoyed reading about the artist Idris Khan. In particular, his densely layered imagery which bring together moments in time, history & experience into one image. It inspired me to create some […]
Cosmos Flowers
Canon Macro Extension Tube Flower Photography – Cosmos Flower
Canon Macro Extension Tube Flower Photography – Night-scented stocks
Canon Macro Extension Tube Flower Photography – Summer Flowers
Canon Macro Extension Tube Flower Photography – Cosmos Flower
The mind – Q2 2020
Date: June 2020 – Photo Project – Q2 I have set myself the challenge of producing one project per quarter in 2020. The second project is one that has developed since January. Originally it was planned that I would focus on isolation… then lockdown happened and made it seem “cliche”. However, I decided to continue […]
Flowers in summer – Rain Drop Bokeh
This was an interesting experiment. As you can see, with the aperture wide open, I have quite a lot of Chromatic Aberration on these photos. You can read about this in this useful article from Digital Photography School.
Leaves in summer – Rain Drop Bokeh
Leaves in summer
Birdseye lunch break
Long exposure / Multiple exposure trees
Canon Macro Extension Tube Hydrangea Flower Photography
Canon Macro Extension Tube Flower Photography
June 2020 – Photo Project – Gary Schneider
I’m thoroughly enjoying reading the book titled “Why It Does Not Have To Be In Focus: Modern Photography Explained” by Jackie Higgins. (Available at Waterstones) and enjoyed reading about the photographer Gary Schneider. In particular, his long-exposure portrait photographs in the project titled “faces“, made by sculpting the face with a torchlight over a long exposure of 10 […]
Sunny day in the garden
36 Exposures Project – Zoom Blur
I have recently been drawn towards Film rather than Digital… however, I have no experience of Film (apart from the point and shoot days of my pre DSLR photography). So, I had an idea to do a series of experiments where I take 36 exposures, with live view turned off/covered up and publish all the […]
Bubble Photography
I had been set the challenge of giving bubble photography a go a few months ago… it takes quite a bit of setting up so I found this a challenge… because I like playing rather than following instructions. However, this is turning out to be a great learning experience. After several failed attempts, I managed […]
30 Day Photography Challenge | June 2020
During June 2020, as part of my photography club, we are participating in a 30 day photography challenge for fun and to expand our subject matter. I have decided to add to the challenge with the following two additions: I will take all the photographs using my Fuji X-T20 mirrorless camera rather than my Canon […]
May 2020 – Photo Project – Bill Armstrong
This month’s photographer inspiration: Bill Armstrong In May, I am gaining inspiration from Bill Armstrong. I discovered Bill Armstrong’s work in the book titled “Why It Does Not Have To Be In Focus” by Jackie Higgins.
Shadows in nature
Viola -Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
I purchased a new Macro Extension Tube for my Canon 5Diii. I have been practicing using it during lockdown by photographing flowers. At first, I really struggled with the new extension tube… but with some investigation into macro depth-of-field and the need for a tripod (seems obvious really), I seem to be getting better results. […]
April 2020 – Photo Project – Jessica Backhaus
This month’s photographer inspiration: Jessica Backhaus In April, I am gaining inspiration from Jessica Backhaus. I discovered Jessica Backhaus’s work in the book titled “Women Photographers” by Boris Friedewald. Jessica Backhaus is regarded as one of the most distinguished voices in contemporary photography in Germany today. What struck me most about Jessica’s work is that she captures images of […]
March 2020 – Photo Project – Imogen Cunningham
This month’s photographer inspiration: Imogen Cunningham In March, I am gaining inspiration from Imogen Cunningham, renowned as one of the greatest American women photographers. In particular, I am inspired by her photographs of plants: https://www.imogencunningham.com/image-library/plants/ The photos below were taken using the CANON EF25 II Extension Tube on my Canon 5diii The photos below were taken on my phone for […]
Mevagissey – Cornwall
February 2020 – Photo Project – Anna Atkins
This month’s photographer inspiration: Anna Atkins In February, I am gaining inspiration from an English botanist and photographer, Anna Atkins. Born in 1799, Anna Atkins lead an unusual life for a woman of her time. Bought up by her father, who provided her with a scientific education that ultimately led to the area of her life that […]
6 years, one tree – Q1 2020
Date: January 2020 – Photo Project – Q1 I have set myself the challenge of producing one project per quarter in 2020. The first project is one that I have been working on since 2014. During these years, I have studied a tree that is at the end of my garden. I have admired its […]
January 2020 – Photo Project – Ansel Adams
This month’s photographer inspiration: Ansel Adams Inspired by Ansel Adams photograph “Boards & Thistles”, I wanted to photograph an image with similar composition, lighting and style. Here is my photograph of a shed, it’s called Titipu. I love the rustic boards and conifer branches. It is inspired by my research into Ansel Adam’s work. I was […]
Testing my new Canon 24-70 lens
Testing my new Canon 24-70 lens today…
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 28
For this week’s #photoaweek, I wanted to use my Fujifilm X-T20 as I want to practice using it more regularily. I prefer using my Canon 5D iii but my Fujifilm X-T20 is my travel camera and I must get more familiar with the controls. Here’s my photos of my very patient Jack Russell.
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 26
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have continued to focus on flowers. For this week’s #photoaweek, I wanted to explore an idea that came to me while sitting on the sun lounger at the end of the day on the hottest day of the year so far. I enjoy the peace that […]
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 25
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have focused on flowers and how they change throughout the season. I am looking at flowers as they fade as well as when in full bloom. There is a beauty in the flower and petals throughout it’s entire process. For this week’s #photoaweek, I decided to […]
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 24
For this week’s #photoaweek, I decided to continue looking at flowers. In particular, poppies. I liked this poppy which we found on a dog walk by a local football field… the poppy was fading and was growing in front of a container with graffiti. I liked the echo of the peeling paint and the poppy […]
Photography for Bidalah Yoga – commission for Intrada Digital
For this week’s #photoaweek, I had the opportunity to undertake a commercial project for digital specialists, Intrada. These photographs will be used on the customer’s new website, literature & social media.
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 21
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have been continuing the theme of “Flowers”. For this week’s #photoaweek, I have continued to look at creating more abstract photos of flowers with different backgrounds. I took these photos using my Canon 5d iii and Zeiss 50mm lens. Today, focussing on creating a vivid yellow […]
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 20
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have been continuing the theme of “Flowers”. For this week’s #photoaweek, I have continued to look at creating more abstract photos of flowers with different backgrounds. I took these photos using my Canon 5d iii and Zeiss 50mm lens.
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 19
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have been continuing the theme of “Flowers”. For this week’s #photoaweek, I wanted to create abstract images of the same flowers featured throughout the week. I took these photos using my Canon 5d iii and Zeiss 50mm lens.
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 18
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have moved onto a new theme of “Flowers”. This year, in particular, I’m really enjoying seeing all the flowers in bloom. For this week’s #photoaweek, I wanted to experiment with flowers photographed on a dark background. I took these photos using my Canon 5d iii and […]
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 17
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have continued looking at my current theme of “Light”. This theme has made me look for light throughout the day and forced me to keep my eyes open. That’s why I love my daily photo challenge. For this week’s #photoaweek, I took the opportunity of a […]
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 16
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I decided to set a theme so that my photos of the day have a focus. The first theme is “Light”. For this week’s #photoaweek, I wanted to continue this theme and have spent the unusually sunny bank holiday in the garden photographing flowers/trees/leaves.
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 15
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have photographed a mixture of subjects including Nature, Animals & Food. These have all be taken on my mobile phone. For this week’s #photoaweek, I am posting a photo I took of my friends lovely black cat. I have been experimenting with my newest camera, the […]
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 14
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have looked at landscapes, reflections, flowers, the weather & urban environment. For this week’s #photoaweek, I decided to spend some time in the garden playing around with shallow depth of field and multiple exposure (Additive).
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 13
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have looked at a variety of subjects including “finding beauty”, “light” & nature. For this week’s #photoaweek, I decided to experiment further with flower photography and wide aperture. Last time I noticed chromatic aberration on a couple of the photos and wanted to see why this […]
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 12
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have looked at a variety of subjects. Mostly the images have been more of a photo journal. For this week’s #photoaweek challenge, I have revisited pet photography and my ever patient dog has been modelling for me again.
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 11
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have focused on nature and looking at the same thing in different ways. I noticed the early spring flowers blooming on our tree at the beginning of the week. With the windy and rainy weather, some of the early flowers dropped off of the tree. It […]
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 10
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have been looking at patterns & shapes. Looking at the everyday objects around us for inspiration. For this week’s #photoaweek, I decided to continue looking at patterns and shapes. I used one of the subjects photographed this week; my garden table. These images are taken using […]
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 9
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have photographed a wide range of subjects. While I was sat relaxing at home this Sunday, I noticed a new visitor to the garden… A new squirrel! If you remember Clarkson The Squirrel, here’s his cousin, “James May I have a Peanut”.
2019 – #photoaweek challenge week 8
This week in my #photoaday challenge over on Instagram, I have been drawn to photographing trees. During the week I have been wanting to also focus on “Pet Photography” and included one photo of our dog in the sunshine. Therefore, for this week’s #photoaweek challenge, I wanted to focus on Pet Photography.