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According to the Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge, the ancient Chinese encyclopædia, all animals can be described as belonging to one of the following 14 categories:
- Those that belong to the emperor
- Embalmed ones
- Those that are trained
- Suckling pigs
- Mermaids (or Sirens)
- Fabulous ones
- Stray dogs
- Those that are included in this classification
- Those that tremble as if they were mad
- Innumerable ones
- Those drawn with a very fine camel hair brush
- Et cetera
- Those that have just broken the flower vase
- Those that, at a distance, resemble flies
Fortunately, my categorisation of blog posts is equally as logical and elaborate. So to limit this list of posts to a single category, please hover your mouse over the word “blog” at the right-hand side of the menu above and wait for the drop-down menu with different categories to appear.
The Happy Immigrant
Classroom 10 was about symbolism and semiotics. I don't think I have ever really understood semiotics; it has always appeared to me to be a complex theory to cover a rather simple idea that we all instinctively understand, and I'm afraid that my view hasn't really...
Dance and sexy fashion
Pictures from a great photoshoot themed around dance and movement, with a sprinkle of sexy fashion thrown in, with Courtney.
Gingerface sings the blues
Pictures from a great photoshoot with model Gingerface at York Photo Studio.
The Bridge (at night)
A selection of my favourite images of the Humber Bridge.
Book review: Hockney on Art
A collection of conversations between David Hockney and Paul Joyce spanning nearly 20 years from 1982 to 1999. As well as many insightful discussions about art in general, there are large parts of the book dedicated to Hockney’s famous photo montages that he calls “joiners”.
Fashion shoot with Becky
Fashion-style pictures from a photo shoot with Becky in East Park, Hull.
Lewis and Harris Summer Holiday
Holiday pictures from the Isle of Lewis and Harris in the Outer Hebrides. May contain beautiful beaches, impressive mountains, still waters, friendly sheep and bag pipe players.
The Ongoing Moment
Geoff Dyer’s The Ongoing Moment is a fascinating, interesting and fun overview of important photographers and themes in American photography, focusing mainly on their pre-colour photography. A good read that will form the basis for further exploration of many of the individuals discussed.
Golden Girl Bodypaint Group Shoot (NSFW)
Talented make-up artist Dorota covered Marie Jean in gold coloured body paint, A group photo shoot with a difference, not least due to the reflectiveness of the paint.
CRUK 2018 night in Romford
Friday 6th April 2018 arrived after months of anticipation. It was the Friday of Mark and Jenni's charity ball, this time held at the RUSCC club in Romford. I was fortunate enough to be there with the camera, capturing a few shots during the setup and evening. You've...
Plane spotting in Manchester
Rather than sit in an airport hotel and get bored, I spent the evening plane spotting. The hoped-for plane-against-dramatic-sunset picture didn’t materialise, but it was a good evening nonetheless.
Joey L. and Studio Anywhere
While being away with the caravan I thoroughly enjoyed two very different photography books: Photographing Shadow and Light by Joey L. and Studio Anywhere by Nick Fancher
York Symphonic Orchestra, chamber concert 2016
Pictures from York Symphonic Orchestra’s 8th annual Chamber Concert at York Unitarian Chapel.
Assignment 3 Feedback
Feedback from my tutor for my TAOP Assignment 3.
Judging colour temperature 1
In this exercise I’m looking at how the colour temperature of sunlight changes between mid-day and sunset.
Exploring Color Photography
There is nothing wrong with Exploring Color Photography, and there is a lot of things right about it. It just feels like Robert Hirsch has taken a general photography manual and added the word color [sic] to every other heading, just like a house-owner looking to make a quick sale will get the decorator in to give all the walls a quick lick of magnolia. On the plus side, the book is lavishly illustrated with a large selection of beautiful (color) photographs.
TAOP Assignment 3: Colour
This assignment is all about colour. Harmonious, contrasting, complementary, accents, design, filtering, adding and subtracting, etc. I sometimes describe myself as a bit of a colour-holic, and here present 16 colourful pictures with commentaries on composition, balance and movement.
Colours into tones in black & white
In this exercise, I look at black and white conversions of a colour photograph, and how to change the tones in the picture.
Goethe’s colour relationships
From Goethe via Union Jack to autumn colours at the local crematorium. It’s about contrasts and harmonies; a lot about colours but no mentioning of Faust.
Newton’s Primary and secondary colours
I was asked to photograph scenes representing the three primary and the three secondary colours. What better place to look for colours than at the green grocer?
