Still life: Spring flowers

Took a little walk the other day and collected some Spring flowers and blossom.  Borrowed a friend's DT 1.8/50 SAM lens and had a little play. Not used a fixed lens before - completely different experience - I want one of my own now!

When its rains…stay in and practice STILL LIFE

Boxing Day Walk: Barton Upon Humber

Hello.  I hope you have all had a peaceful Christmas so far?  Today my family and I went for a brisk Boxing Day walk along the south bank of the River Humber at Barton-Upon-Humber.  Mum and I planned to take lots of photographs, but the men in the family insisted this was supposed to be …

Photo Walk: Eastside Through the Lens

Last Sunday I went on my first ever photo walk, Eastside Through The Lens, led by Tracey Thorne, as part of Birmingham Architecture Festival 2014.  The light wasn't great and I kept my camera on manual.  I took over 200 photographs but most of them are not very good. Digbeth or Eastside as its more recently become known, …

Photography: The Rae

Printmaking: Lilly of the Valley Reduction Linocut

For my next print I've taken my inspiration from the stained glass in King Charles I bedroom at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight.  King Charles I was imprisoned here between 1647-48 after his defeat in the English Civil War. Last week I laid out my design and made a test print.  The grey …

Photography: A Weekend on the Isle of Wight

Last weekend some friends and I visited a friend who is living on the Isle of Wight.  It was my first trip to the island and it felt like we were all going on a big adventure. I'd hoped on the ferry crossing we were going to be able to stand on deck and feel the sea …

Photography: Birmingham

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Photography: A sneaky trip to Wales

Today I took a sneaky trip to Wales.  All in all it was 8 hours of bus, rail and car travel for a 2 hour meeting but sometimes its worth it. I forgot how beautiful Wales was with its mountains, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, sea and epic landscapes.  These photographs may be grainy and a bit blurry …

Printmaking at Home: First print of 2014

I've not done anything creative in a while, and I've been feeling a little lost because of it.  I won't start my printmaking class until February so I wanted to continue practicing printing at home. The plan is to make cards for friends and family. I've bought some pre-cut card for the job, but printing …