Psychogeography 2
I’m now at the end of my psychogeography course with the Open College of the Arts, so I thought it would be useful to talk about my experience of the course. I think the strength of something like this it is that it gives you a framework for studying and producing work, along with a peer group to discuss and interact with. The idea of … Continue reading Psychogeography 2
Psychogeography
Back to Study I’m studying a course with the Open College of the Arts called, ‘Investigating Place with Psychogeography’. Attempting to explain what psychogeography actually means will make this post far too long, and essentially how you define it seems to depend on who you are and what you want to get out of it. Psychogeography started out as wandering or drifting through an urban … Continue reading Psychogeography
Vortographs
What is a Vorticism? Vorticism started in 1914 in London and encompassed sculpture, photography, painting, woodcuts and graphic design. The movement, which was a ‘response to French Cubism and Italian Futurism’ (1) was led by Wyndham Lewis and named by Ezra Pound. The photographer Alvin Langdon Coburn first exhibited his vortographs in 1917. I’m a huge fan of Coburn, and that’s how I originally learnt about vortographs. … Continue reading Vortographs
Simple Lumen Prints
How to Create a Lumen Print For this you will need: Darkroom black and white photographic paper; I’m using Ilford multigrade resin coated* Photographic fixer; I’m using Ilford Rapid Fixer Sunshine or UV light Running water to rinse Glass and board to put it all on, or a contact frame Plant material or something to block light that you want a photogram image of. I’ve … Continue reading Simple Lumen Prints
Cyanotype: Taking it Further
My guide to creating a cyanotype. I decided to try a few experiments to work out how various additions to a wet cyanotype can effect the outcome, and then to tone these experiments. If you’re particularly interested in this I’d recommend you follow the blog as I intend to do a lot more of these as I found it a useful exercise. I’ve also now … Continue reading Cyanotype: Taking it Further
Epic Top 10 Free Image Sites
My list includes sites that specialise in photography, as well as some more unusual image resources for something a bit different. It’s not in order of preference as these are all great sites. 1 Unsplash Unsplash calls itself ‘the internet’s source of freely-usable images’. It provides free images (photography) for both commercial and non-commercial use. Although attribution is encouraged, it’s not required. That makes it … Continue reading Epic Top 10 Free Image Sites
Transfer Images to Plaster
How to Transfer an Image onto Plaster This post will show you how to transfer a laser printed image onto plaster. Keep in mind that this technique probably won’t give you a perfect result. For me, part of the reason for this process is the introduction of slight imperfections that add character to the final piece. Steps: Create a plaster base (method below) using Plaster … Continue reading Transfer Images to Plaster
Public Transport in London
A Photographic Subject to Explore Using public transport in London is a matter of course for me. If I won the lottery tomorrow (I haven’t got a ticket so I won’t hold my breath) I would still much rather travel by train than by cab both for the opportunity to people-watch, and to visit some of the stations which are a work of art in … Continue reading Public Transport in London
A Lonely Poppy on the North Dorset Trailway
A Photographic Diary, July 2019 In case you were hoping for images of fields full of poppies, this post isn’t it. The majority of the field looked like this… But what made me pause mid-cycle, get off my bike and get my iPhone out was this single plant, its petals saturated a deep red because of the slightly overcast weather. I’ve not altered the blown-out … Continue reading A Lonely Poppy on the North Dorset Trailway
The Power of Accordion Books in Photography and Storytelling
Skip to making an accordion book When I started using bookbinding to create my own photography books and reflected on the different structures available beyond the basic codex that we are all familiar with, I was surprised that I don’t see many more accordion books. The variations available in the presentation of information make it quite a powerful device. You can use the format to … Continue reading The Power of Accordion Books in Photography and Storytelling
A Photographic Diary: March 2020
iPhone 8+: Kingston Lacy, Dorset March 2020 March 2021 Update: This set of images represent a last trip out before lockdown was introduced in the UK in March 2020. I was looking for signs of spring as a way to feel some hope in the face of pandemic, in the knowledge that there would be a lockdown, but not really understanding what that meant. There … Continue reading A Photographic Diary: March 2020
A Few Family Photos from the 1960s & 1970s
Where do you get your love of photography from? I think I get it from my parents. My dad took hundreds of photos of my mum. She was clearly his favourite subject. They met when she was 15, he was 17. I’d love to say they stayed together forever more, but they didn’t; by the time I was two years old they’d split up, so … Continue reading A Few Family Photos from the 1960s & 1970s
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