Our middle son is just over three years old, and has a healthy interest in cameras. Which usually manifests as him creeping into his parents' bedroom, grabbing a camera from a shelf and running off with it laughing. Beyond this, he does actually want to use them to make photos, and knows how to aim… Continue reading Cameras For Kids
Master Of None
Back in 2012 and 2013 when I was shooting up to 15 rolls of 35mm film a month, I used a range of cameras. Although many, I was shooting them just about often enough to get used to their unique functions. Plus, with the manual focus 35mm SLRs from the 70s and early 80s I… Continue reading Master Of None
Routines May Sound Boring But They Just Work
There's a part of me that longs to live a life of spontaneity and freedom, deciding on a whim moment by moment where to go and what to do. But even if I put aside minor issues like finances and family responsibilities, I know I wouldn't actually enjoy this approach anyway. For me, boring as… Continue reading Routines May Sound Boring But They Just Work
The Speed Of Trees
How fast is the speed of life? My day job has always had a degree of flexibility in working hours, and whilst we have "core hours" of 10am to 4pm, as long as we work enough hours each period and our public service commitments are covered each day, you can pretty much start at 7am… Continue reading The Speed Of Trees
Avoiding The Obvious, And Other Philosophies
A photowalk the other day took me along the river Medway in Kent, and when the tree line broke I was greeted with this kind of view. The city in the distance, the marshland littered with grounded, rusted boats in the foreground, and the river meandering in between, was pretty spectacular. But I'm not one… Continue reading Avoiding The Obvious, And Other Philosophies