Out with my Pentax K100D in the woods today, I realised I'd partly forgotten what a joy this camera (and it's equally fantastic successor, the K-m) is to use. For perhaps an hour I was lost in my own world amongst the sun dappled leaves and fading bluebells, capturing dozens of shots I hoped would… Continue reading When The Magic Wanes, Walk Away
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The 3 Steps To Finding Photography’s Secret Spell
These days the world is saturated with advertising. Common to all of it, is some kind of promise to make your life better. Often this is wrapped up in such enticing and seductive language and imagery, that you'd think those offering the product or service were real life magicians, capable of conjuring up benefits for… Continue reading The 3 Steps To Finding Photography’s Secret Spell
Immersion, Flow, And Magic Spells (And How Blogs Get In The Way)
For me, the concept of flow is vitally important in many areas of life. By flow, I mean getting immersed in an experience to a degree where you shut out pretty much everything else, and your focus is only on that one activity. As well as beautiful escape, I would also say it feels like… Continue reading Immersion, Flow, And Magic Spells (And How Blogs Get In The Way)