Just back after returning from a week in London where I attended a Getty Images get-together and was very privileged to meet several genuine Flypaper fans who were also attending! Gleaning a bit of face to face feedback was priceless, and I also shared a few...
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Artichokes
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...
Roman bridge into mist
Welcome to the Autumn seasons textured images! Here's another from my misty morning set, our local ancient Roman bridge into our little old Beziers! Of our several crossings Its my favorite bridge, its both narrow and winding and takes just one lane of light traffic....
Voyage through canal mist
A big thanks to Ellen for her kind texture feature on dpreview and a warm welcome to their visiting fans! Once again its the time of year for my favorite misty, foggy mornings in the Mediterranean! As soon as I open my shutters and spy mist outside, I need to work...
Chasing the wind
Its always nice to wake up and find another one of your babies gracing a published book cover! Here's today's, an American thriller, heavily textured with our flypaper painterly textures. Its just a preview copy as its not yet out, so I expect their colours will...
Thom Cross – Standing on the Edge of the World
Yet another Flypaper product to share, this time an indie pop CD/EP! Several months ago I was contacted by Thom, originally a New Zealander, and now a London based musician who wanted to use one or two of my images, naturally I was delighted to help, and sorted him...
Flypapers on Getty!
click for a bigger view No before after or recipe today but something exciting. Flickr has just launched a "licence with Getty" button where prospective buyers can click through if there's a photo they want to license. They also revamped the Flickr/Getty launch page....
morning mist
I was emailed a few weeks ago, asking how to create a mist effectwith textures. My tardy answer is now shown here (sorry Bob!) This image was captured on the mountains last January.I'd not used these particular images because although I shot them in raw, It still had...
Moon tree ~ Bonne année !
From Jill and I we'd like to wish you all a gilded Bonne année!Its funny how the best shots are never planned!Yesterday, as it was sunny, I went for a drive in search of fresh images.Its continually maddening that all the best views are from our motorways and they are...
Butterfly Bliss
Just like to take this opportunity to thank all our customers and viewers and wish everybody from both of us - Happy Holidays!:-)Here's an oldie but a Goldie, taken with a 75-300m zoom lens in the summer at a small lavender farm at Barjac in the Gard area of the south...