I know, today’s Tuesday, but I wanted to share this extract I’ve read of a new Karen Carpenter biography by Randy Schmidt. We all know the story and hearing it again…
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What is a vignette? Vignetting is the darkening effect on the corners of an image – once the bane of a photographers life, they are now positively encouraged, enhanced or even…
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Clearing the garden ready for the impending winter I rescued this very exotic looking lilly which I have no recollection of ever planting. Goodness knows how it’s managed to survive the…
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You have to grab photo opportunities wherever and whenever you can, even if it’s in B&Q car park on a Saturday afternoon. Luckily I’d thrown my trusty SX-70 into may bag…
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Look what I found in an old coat pocket… Polaroid Spectra + 1200 film I was as excited as if I’d found a £5 note (but not as excited as if…
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I’ve never been one for reading instructions. I may glance casually at any colourfully-rendered diagrams but I tend to dive right in and give it a go and panic later. I’m…
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Words aren’t coming particularly easily to me at the moment. No particular reason; I don’t feel up or down – just somewhere in the middle. Floating around in my bubble. See…
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Sometimes I wonder if I shouldn’t specialise in cow photography! I think that might be a niche too far though, it’s just that they’re so sweet and docile looking and they…
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I’m quite excited, are you?…