Archive for the ‘Practice’ Category

26th Febuary

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008


Fabric #1 – felt flowers.

The first image in the first themed series here – Fabric.

I bought these amazingly bright felt flowers in the Kyle of Lochalsh at Christmas. I had to bring them this far south to photograph them against a blue sky though.

25th Febuary, 2008

Monday, February 25th, 2008


Silver Birch tree and quarried rock, Helsby Hill.

24th Febuary 2008

Sunday, February 24th, 2008


Riverside Taxidermy shop front, Llangollen


Riverside Taxidermy shop front, Llangollen

These photos were taken from the steet through glass using a wide aperture to ensure the dirty glass didn’t register on these shots. The text and block colour was added later in Photoshop.

23rd Febuary 2008

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008


Roman Catholic iconography with added red rags. St Lukes Catholic Church, Frodsham.


Roman Catholic iconography with added red rags. St Lukes Catholic Church, Frodsham.

These are the first photos I have taken that I feel are complete shots. Unless landscape and nature shots are really quite stunning, they convey little emotion, and it’s going to take me a fair old time to get that good at landscape photography. These shots though, are conceptual, and I think that having the idea (i.e. adding the red rags), knowing a location and waiting for the right light, seems to build a stronger image than simply reacting to the environment.

22nd Febuary

Friday, February 22nd, 2008


You didn’t need to worry about looking hungover. Thanks for letting me take your picture.

21st Febuary 2008

Thursday, February 21st, 2008


Mother and week born child, Greenfields Children’s Centre, Winsford. Thank you for letting me take your picture.

I spent a rewarding day assisting a professional industrial and architectural photographer at the Children’s centre. This shot is from a series of semi-candid portrait shots of friendly young mums and their new born children, taken after the main architectural photography work was done.

20th Febuary 2008

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008


Colin Down on ‘McMoab’ rock garden, Kirroughtree, 7stanes. The bike trail actually goes up this ridge of rock away from the camera position, then drops down steeply to the right of Colin. Not for the faint-hearted.

This is actually photo taken at the weekend, but since it took some image editing today, I figured it would be ok to use this as todays entry, just this once…

19th Febuary

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008


Snowdrops, early morning light.

18th Febuary

Monday, February 18th, 2008


View from Glencaple, Solway Firth, Dumfries and Galloway. I had to wade through ankle deep mud (gloop) to get this shot. I wanted to go further onto the mud flats, but the mud threatened to get much deeper really quite quickly.


Disused fishing boat, Glencaple, Solway Firth, Dumfries and Galloway

17th Febuary

Sunday, February 17th, 2008


Sabine riding at Ae forest, 7 Stanes


Highland cows on a frosty morning, Dumfries and Galloway