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 →

11 January

I decided to use the tea caddies for the assignment today, and set them up in various ways; singly, just using the tops and lying down, but it was side-by-side that I thought I had the best representation of their colour. Once I took the pictures in this layout however, I realised that the eye … Continue reading 11 January →

10 January

I wanted to portray an aspect of greed in this image and one of the most common - if not the most common - is that of love of money and the avarice that this brings. I used my own hand and fired the camera on a tripod with my other. The light on the … Continue reading 10 January →

9 January

I set up a cafetiere with a packet of coffee behind it and took several images at different exposures and focus settings. I liked the almost sculptural feel of the curves on the coffee pot and the hazy reflections off the glass. I eventually, after testing a few times, decided on having the packet in … Continue reading 9 January →

8 January

A lens is a piece of transparent substance having two opposite surfaces that are both either curved or one curved and one plane. In this image, I decided to substitute the normal lens for a crude form of the apparatus - a glass brick. I set up the camera in front of the brick and … Continue reading 8 January →

7 January

I took a few different images of repeated motifs throughout the day today,and then when I got home, I noticed the way that the light was falling on the stairs from the landing. I set the camera up on a tripod and took several pictures. I then processed as usual in Lightroom and Photoshop and … Continue reading 7 January →

6 January

This is a shaving mirror in my bathrooom which I angled to show the window blind behind and to try and make it look like there was no glass in the frame. Nikon P300 CM