Monday 18 March 2024

macro and more

here's a vid about macro photography which, given the whole botany thing, has always been something i've been interested in. but it's not just about macro, or photography. the stuff he's on about can be applied to any endeavour. i'm doing it with drawing, different methods of pigment aplication and collage right now. just for a break, just for a laugh, but at the same time pushing my boundaries 

Sunday 17 March 2024

octave mandolin

 am getting to the end of my music buying and i think this could be my last instrument 


*okay maybe a tr8s and some electronics but my last acoustic instrument. maybe! lol

Saturday 16 March 2024

commute

the first step is to get out.... 

Friday 15 March 2024

chris watson

 it's true that i'm doing a fair bit of photography these days, which is great, and i especially love the analogue work, and being out and about outside, but it's not a patch on sound recording. sadly, these days, i just don't have the time. here's chris watson and why slowing down and listening is great



Thursday 14 March 2024

contact printing

 it's true i'm a bit too lazy to get round to contact printing, plus i like the magic of a direct positive, in contrast to many of my pinhole colleagues who, currently, are really getting into it. this ilford guide, as usual, is super useful. me, i'm going even more old school and have a fiddle with cliche verre! lol 

Wednesday 13 March 2024

lee madgwick

 i love this image from lee madgwick. browse his portfolio here



Tuesday 12 March 2024

raül refree

 some dialled technique from raül refree but, for me, i was mesmerized by núria andorrà's percussion 

Monday 11 March 2024

shooting in flat light

i feel very fortunate these days, as i'm playing with my digital camera (every frame a saving! lol) that my initial education re shutter speed and aperture came with my fully analogue zenit that i inherited back in my teens (initially with a light meter but then, sadly, not). there's nothing new or surprising in this video other than what's in this video needs explained. i guess if you can take a thousand shots, rather than 12/24/36, and then sort it in photoshop, it doesn't really matter. me, i've never given up the notion, that the shot is what you take at that moment in time and no jiggerypokery after! but, each to their own! this  is handy if you're not familiar whether it and, if you are, maybe a motivator to get put when the light's less good and challenge your technique 


*i'm looking at getting an old zenit again, not for film but so i can make mini tintypes. watch this space!

Sunday 10 March 2024

millie mckee

 more of this sort of thing...

Saturday 9 March 2024

donwella

 my analog journal on fire of late 

Wednesday 6 March 2024

getting the most out of that mixer

 nothing startling but useful 

Tuesday 5 March 2024

draw a face

 i'm doing a thing just now where i need a drawing of a face that's broadly anatomically accurate and repeatable. while i've got all the stuff in the house, drawing isn't something i do much more than once a year so i needed a simple method that i could do quickly. this fits the bill. so much so i'm tempted to do more drawing! lol 


*i respect the lad's commitment to a heavier paper but, for practice, i'm going much lighter and cheaper!

Monday 4 March 2024

long exposure

 as i do a fair bit of pinhole photography (anthotypes on hold due to a chronic lack of sunlight!) long exposures are nothing new. but, seeing as photographic paper is such an effective way of emptying my bank account, weirdly enough i've been gravitating back to digital. point and shoot, beyonf my phone, doesn't interest me much, but getting my cameras on full manual and having a play certainly does, and i've finally found a way of enjoying digital that feels something like play. this vid's a decent intro

Sunday 3 March 2024

plan b

 as the new doc about jumbo-visma's dominance last year is about to drop, here's the old one 

Saturday 2 March 2024

piero piccioni

 maybe you have to be in just the right mood for this but, right now, i'm in just the right mood for this. (and a big lebowski connection i didn't know about!)