Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
If you're a regular here you may have noticed I'm pretty fond of numbers and stats, like the activity this blog sees. My daily routine of yoga/exercise/gratitude is packed with numbers like a Snickers is with peanuts, clocking how many press ups and squats and sun salutations I complete, amongst other things. And with photography,… Continue reading Photography Happiness – Escaping The Numbers
One of the fundamental choices we make as photographers is whether to shoot in colour or black and white. In the film days of course, this was determined by the film loaded in the camera. We couldn't simply switch between colour and b/w, shot by shot. With digital, we can make this choice every time… Continue reading Why Photograph In Black And White?
After the extensive spring homeschooling and then summer holidays, we're now a couple of weeks back into a school routine, albeit a slightly altered one. It's got me thinking again about how and what to prioritise, and how we tend to see time differently, depending on what we're doing with it. Money can have a… Continue reading Fourteen Precious Minutes
Whilst I've been very fortunate to have not been significantly affected in most ways by the pandemic and lockdown, I've come to realise that some of my regular routines have shifted, and made it more difficult to keep things flowing. Photography to some extent, and writing, to a greater extent, are my main activities, outside… Continue reading Routine Reconstruction
I wouldn't want to change my 15(ish) year photography adventure, or do things differently, but if I was giving three pieces of advice based on what I'd learned, they might look like this - 1. Any 50mm lens will do. The number of 50 or 55 or 58mm lenses I've owned numbers dozens, perhaps over… Continue reading The Greatest Photography Advice
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