I dont think I ate an artichoke until I was a student? After finishing a water-colour still-life of them, as it would have been a crime to throw them out. I'm not saying we lived on just potatoes and boiled cabbage, but up in Yorkshire such things were frowned upon...
After a hectic summer working non-stop, I decided to treat myself by reinvesting my earnings in a Photographic lighting studio set-up. Its still very basic. (more about that next time) And as Canon 5D had no flash I had to buy one. At least i'm ready for those darker...
I reprocessed this image for Mary's article over at the Digital Photography School, to help illustrate how using different textures on the same image can completely change the feel of a photo, it's one of the things textures are so useful for. The earlier version is...
First of all I thought I'd tell you about the Photoshop texture blending scripts created by our friends over at Digital Outback Photo, they're pretty easy to use and great for the photographer in a hurry! I do have a blueberry bush in my garden but this year for...
A few days ago I took delivery of a Lensbaby composer lens, it's something I have had my eyes on for ages but spurred on by Paul's photos taken using his, I decided to take the plunge. I've loved it so far and it's hardly been off the camera though I'm still coming to...
These cone flowers or echinacea are such beautiful photographic subjects with their bold spiky centres and pretty colours. This is a white form that grows at my local Botanic Garden. I do have a plant of my own which I notice is just coming into flower for the first...
Just to show that I don't just do pale soft flowers and also to show how textures (and toning) can change the entire feel of an image. Our fly edges work well on black and white images especially if you want to portray a gritty "early photography" look. I started by...
This was taken when I visited the lovely hot pools resort village of Hanmer Springs NZ, last weekend. Just over the hill from town the countryside becomes much wilder and very picturesque with largely unspoiled tussock land and snowy mountains -that is apart from...
I've got lots of photos like this with distant people walking on the beach, at one stage I'd have wanted an completely deserted beach but now I seek out opportunities like this. Luckily our beaches down here are often all but deserted, especially at this time of the...
This French farm stone mazet or finca was leaning in an alarming way, anybody who's seen the leaning tower of Pisa would instantly get the idea! So, I corrected it by slightly pinching the ground with the CS warp. These structures were lived in by poor Mediterranean...