21 January

Another closeup today and another set piece. My take on 'spy': a black hat, a gun and a passport. Olympus E-30 ©live

20 January

If i had a little more time, I may have tried to be a little more sophisticated with the 'Invisible Man' theme that this image is supposed to represent. However, I think that it is fairly effective for a quick turnaround image. Olympus E-30 ©live

19 January

I grabbed my ever-enthusiastic model Emma, to demonstrate an error that, as photographers, we've all had - blurring of the picture due to low shutter speed and movement of the camera. I would like to say that personally I have never seen this error of photography in any of my images, but of course, I … Continue reading 19 January →

18 January

My idea for this title was always about depicting the 'present' that is 'now', rather than the 'gift' meaning of the word. I was going to do a companion picture for the PAST one, but then I realised that I don't actually have any recent photographs of the family that I can use. I mean, … Continue reading 18 January →

17 January

This is the house opposite to ours. An old family friend, lives on the right. On the left is a student house. The whole area, because of the proximity of the university is full of students houses. In the summer, they are empty and the population of our area reduces by a good number, and … Continue reading 17 January →

16 January

I sorted out some old photos of Janette and I from the 1980's and arranged them. It's funny how years later when you look at the pictures a kind of sad half-smile seems to drift on to your lips. There's a picture of me with my mum and dad, Janette's mini Mayfair, our first cat, … Continue reading 16 January →

15 January

Despite it being winter in the UK there is a lack of snow or even frost in the midlands at the moment, so it was 'head-in-the-freezer' time. There was some accumulation of ice particles in the freezer and I quite liked the fact that the shelf rails looked like snow covered ploughed fields. A quick … Continue reading 15 January →

14 January

This image originally started as a planned picture of a potato with eyes - new stalks - protruding from it. I then thought that I could actually make look this a lot more bizarre and strange by actually giving the potato real eyes. I took several pictures of Janette's eyes and then incorporated into the … Continue reading 14 January →

13 January

The idea for this image is obvious. I did try other ideas for the title, but couldn't get them to work. I processed the image to ensure maximum visibility for the grain on the wood. D7100 ©live

12 January

This was a tough one. I had a couple of ideas which revolved around movement which didn't work out in practice and also some things that I was eager to get done. Carol kind of pre-empted with the latter but I went ahead and took some images of the brochures we have been looking at … Continue reading 12 January →