Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
I never thought I’d see a day in photography where I’d go a week without shooting any film. Let alone a month, six months, a year... But the last time I had a roll of film developed was early in 2017. I never thought I’d see a day in photography where I wouldn’t be regularly… Continue reading I Never Thought I’d See A Day In Photography Where…
I'm not a pro photographer, I'm not a performance cyclist. I'm guessing the likelihood is you're not either. Which is important for us to remember, for two main reasons - 1. It means we stop trying to compete with others. We shouldn't expect to make a stunningly magnificent photograph every time we release the shutter.… Continue reading I’m Not A Pro Photographer, I’m Not A Performance Cyclist
Typically, when we're asked about our greatest influences, we tend to think about artists whose work we most admire, and who we try to emulate most. But I like to think about influences in a wider sense of the word. Recently, I talked about some of the interests in my life that have had a… Continue reading Our Greatest Influences And How They Shape Us
I'm a huge fan of the photowalk - wandering around and exploring with a camera to find and capture compositions I find beautiful and interesting. But when I read about photographers who deliberately meet up with other photographers to collectively go on a photowalk, my feelings veer between horror and bewilderment. Why would you do… Continue reading Group Photowalks And Why I’ve Never Taken Part
A photograph is never finished because even once you release the shutter and capture the scene before you on film or as pixels, there are an infinite number of post processing possibilities that could be applied, from simple cropping or exposure adjustments to radical treatments that render the original image almost indistinguishable. But even then,… Continue reading Why A Photograph Is Never Finished
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