Thirty days go quickly. Today was the final day of my "At Home" project where I have been making photographs around my home every day throughout the month of June. This was all part of a self-imposed personal project designed to stimulate my own creativity...
Continue reading...Saturday, June 26, 2010
In the last few days I have really come to appreciate that being creative is very much a matter of opening yourself up and be ready for new experiences, new subjects and new situations...
Continue reading...Sunday, June 20, 2010
When I came home from work today the last thing on my mind was making photographs. The thought of trying to find a creative photograph was exhausting. All I wanted to do was lie down and sleep. I was blank and just walked around aimlessly trying to 'see' something. Things changed for the better though. Find out more...
Continue reading...Friday, June 18, 2010
Today's image represents a small breakthrough for me with this project. It's an image of a very old, much overused metal oven tray which should have been thrown out a long time ago, but we still use it and in a sense it does the job. But every time I was it up this is the thought that pops in my head; "we really should throw this out"...
Continue reading...Thursday, June 10, 2010
I'm not quite sure what David duChemin eats for breakfast, but he sure is a productive guy! duChemin's latest eBook release is titled VENICE (The Print & The Process) and is a monograph of over 30 photographs that duChemin created along themes of loneliness and solitude over a 5-day period in Venice in May 2010...
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Following on from the interview with abstract photographer Lester Hayes yesterday I thought it would be relevant with an instalment of 15 Fine Flickrs focused on abstract photography. Curated from just under 1500 photos the following 15 images by 15 different talented photographers display some absolutely beautiful abstract qualities which I hope you will enjoy. [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, May 16, 2010
Part of living a photographic life and developing your photography often comes from finding seeds of inspiration amongst your peers. In essence this is how creativity works; one idea leads to another and a little seed blossoms into its own unique flower. The mini profiles at Photography 24/7 is a new content series which aims to uncover creative and talented photographers that you may not have come across before, and with the hope that you come away with a little seed of inspiration...
Continue reading...Saturday, May 8, 2010
When I first saw the announcement of the Lensbaby Soft Focus Optic I fell in love head over heels immediately. The images that accompanied the announcement earlier this year sold me straight away. They were dreamy and velvety soft and had a very beautiful quality to them. While I have had the Soft Focus Optic for a while now, it wasn't until today that I finally got around to make some images with this new optic. And I can tell you that I wasn't one bit disappointed. I'm still very much in love...
Continue reading...Sunday, May 2, 2010
Everyone gets stuck in a rut once in a while. Sometimes it can be difficult to find your way back on the creative path again. Here are 10 ways to kickstart (and maintain) your creativity...
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
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