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Cornish Fisherman, St Ives Cornwall
Retired Cornish fisherman Ronnie Prisk photographed in St Ives in mid-1990s
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Scooters,Skinheads & Dodgy Snaps : Content Over Quality
As an advertising photographer when creating images I’m always looking for the highest quality, both in capture and when I’m photo retouching However, just recently I have realised that sometimes image content rules over how sharp,well-exposed or even well lit an image is..who would have imagined that! Nearly a year ago I lost my mother…
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A Place To Remember
This week I met up with some of my family to scatter my mothers ashes and visit a place both she and I visited almost weekly to watch the wildlife and loved to spend a little time together. The location on the Somerset Levels sits in view of the iconic Glastonbury Tor and the River…
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Willow Weaver
I often find that my background in retouching as well as photography is a huge benefit especially with the unpredictability of location shooting. This week I returned yet again to Willow growers PH Coates here in Somerset to capture Willow Weaver (well that’s what I call it) Matthew Godfrey. I was drawn to this dark…
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September Sunshine In Devon
A couple of weeks ago I found myself showing my work at Bray Leino (see post Beautiful Bray Leino ) down in deepest Devon. This week I was lucky enough to be shooting for them in a couple of locations over two days in Devon and making most of the glorious September sun for a…
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Somerset Strippers
Back in April I wrote a post titled “A Late Harvest” where I visited local withy growers PH Coates & Sons here in Somerset and captured the late withy harvesting after the devastating winter floods.Whilst looking around on my last visit I was attracted to an area where the withy is boiled then stripped ready…
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Favourite Places For Photography “The Office” Fowey Cornwall
Favourite Places For Photography “The Office” Fowey Cornwall One of several Places For Photography I love is in Fowey Cornwall. This image captured at dawn is titled The Office and features a ticket office on the edge of the harbour.
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God..The Best Lighting Cameraman ?
Back in my early years of photography I remember reading a magazine interview with Advertising Photographer Duncan Sim. When quizzed about how he created one of his images of an American Diner shot against an incredible sunset he simply said “I think God is the best lighting cameraman” Now I’m sure this was a tongue…