edward weston’s daybooks
Purchased this the other evening, on a whim, after a few glasses of wine…and after reading a certain tutor’s comments [you know the one who never wants to be quoted] on someone’s blog…
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Looked at this book a couple of years back, when Borders still existed at Oxford Circus; and opted not to buy it…
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light vs lighting
Still trying to get to grips with the concept of lighting—know that in the past when I have used lights…
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if i could turn back time…
I know the blog has been pretty quiet this week—and it’s because I have finally returned to old student methods…
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your camera loves you…!
It’s been a while since I posted anything to my reading list, even though I have done a fair amount…
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thinking inside the frame…
Been a really productive day—much blogging, reading and thinking—too grey outside to do anything else…
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food photography: from snapshots to great shots
I’m so tempted to call this a ‘book of the week’ post; but that might mean…
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hungry eye 2
There was a plop through the postbox this morning—not the light plop of a letter or the heavy thud of a book…
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hungry eye magazine
There’s a new fusion magazine which might be worth a look. Called ‘Hungry Eye’, it seems to be where many—who left Professional Photographer a few months back—have moved.
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serial photography
Had been dipping casually into Harald Mante’s book entitled ‘Serial Photography: Using Themed Images to Improve Your Photographic Skills‘, an interesting read.
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alternative thinking…
On the train into London, reading article entitled ‘Alternative Thinking’, on Jonathan Stead in Black + White Photography, August 2011. (pp. 10-16)
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train your gaze
Reading “Train your Gaze”: A Practical and Theoretical Introduction to Portrait Photography”, by R. Angier on iPad as I commute into London. Lots of it makes sense; and will demand a proper re-read/study.
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