Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
Most artists are sooner or later asked about their influences, especially if they are not obvious in their work. And those asking would usually expect the response to be others in the same artistic field. So a photographer might list their favourite three photographers, or a singer the top vocalists that inspired them. But I… Continue reading Photography – The Unlikely Influences
Coming off July's month of using just one camera again (this time my Samsung GX-1S), I thought for August I would slacken the reigns a little and use whatever camera I fancied. It hasn't quite worked out like that. In fact it has really worked on the photography front at all. I started with my… Continue reading August’s Indifference, And A Final Flourish?
We live in an age of selfies and endless self-promotion, vastly different from the time when the only people who ever made a self-portrait were serious artists, including photographers. But I would argue that anything we photograph is in some way a self-portrait. Each image we make is an attempt to capture what we feel… Continue reading Every Photograph We Make Is A Self-Portrait
In recent months I've been shooting almost entirely with my Pentax DSLRs, which now number four. All of these cameras to some extent - and especially the K-30 - need multiple attempts to get a shot right. Usually, it's about getting the exposure at an acceptable level. By now I'm experienced enough to know how… Continue reading My Keeper Rate Has Plummeted, But I’m Not Concerned
My introduction to photography was somewhat later in life, and even then came in gradually. Always interested in nature, I developed an interest in photographing the beauty around me on my walks in the countryside, just using the camera phone in my pocket. This was around 2005, when I was 30. At that point I… Continue reading Let Your Photographs Show Your Photography Skills, Not Your Processing
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