Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photography. Show all posts

Saturday, October 3, 2015

Learning


Wow, it's been a while since I've been here! Life has been quite busy, brim-full of learning curves. The main two have been Warren's return to shift work in June; I'm a girl who loves routine which isn't so easy with a young baby and a husband working nearly 13 hour shifts including nights. The other is that babies are quite a handful, literally. And they require quite a lot of stuff. Carrying a baby and at least one bag isn't hugely conducive to whipping out my SLR and capturing a shot of something that just captured me.

This is where my phone has come in handy. Of course we all know it's an easy and brilliant way of snapping the moment; it's about memory making and keeping, not necessarily about photography. Unlike pleasant places. I hadn't taken anything other than the occasional snapshot before I started 365 in March 2013. Its purpose was to serve as the platform for my baby steps into photography. I may only be toddling now, but this blog is about photography first. Photography as a means of capturing and communicating my seemingly small, but hopefully colourful and life-giving world. So, hopefully I'm back. Themed posts aren't practical, 365 isn't possible. But, hopefully, glimpses of my day-to-day will be.

It's good to be back.

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Day 143/2

J is two months old today! Clearly, he wasn't quite energised enough for some photo-taking!

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Day 97/2

This morning I had about 20 minutes just pottering in the kitchen, while J slept and Warren caught up on email. Our narcissi were past it, time for the chop and, as they piled up post-cutting, I thought how dry and beautiful they were. I picked up my camera and actually got the shots I wanted! Lovely time and a much better day.

Monday, January 5, 2015

Day 13/2

Now then I could be positive and say "Yes, I made a beginning to taking a daily walk!! Here going through the gate on my way into Blaise."

But, I'm going to be more balanced and share the ugh factor by explaining that firstly, I was pleased with this photo because the light was difficult this afternoon and I managed to adjust the Exposure Compensation until it looked so much better, And secondly, I messed up the composition by allowing the left arrow to go slightly out of frame. Miffed!

Thursday, December 25, 2014

the day before 365 begins again

It feels like a long time since Day 365 and quite a lot has happened ... Warren and I got engaged, then married, discovered that a little one is on the way, bringing the now commenced maternity leave. A couple of months ago, I was thinking about having lost my way with photography and lost confidence too; also, wondering what to prioritise between now and baby's arrival in March. These two thoughts culminated in a light bulb moment of - do 365 again! I have been so, so looking forward to it, having realised how much I enjoyed it, how much I've missed it.

So, back again! It'll be a bit different this time around. Last time, I didn't use identifiable photos nor did I use certain names. This time, it's invitation-only so that only people I trust can see photos of us and know names. I envisage posting every day until March and continuing thereafter, but as life is about to change beyond recognition we'll see what happens!

(PS - This was taken at the end of Hanukkah ... Happy Hanukkah!)

Friday, March 7, 2014

guest post - helen's faves!

Day 5: Perfect picture of spring.

Day 21: I like the blow-iness.

 Day 66: Bright and sunny.

Day 79: Stood out for me - not sure why exactly...

Day 103: I like it - good colours, friendly pic and it involves me!

Day 160: Made me smile.

 Day 216: For obvious reasons...

Day 232: I really felt like I could take a piece of chocolate from this picture.

Day 254: This photo felt friendly! 

Day 310: Excellent photo.

Day 313: Getting the whole depth of field thing - very well done.

Day 344: Excellent pic - used it for my puzzle app!

From March 1st

Thursday, March 6, 2014

my 365 highlights #3

The last of the chronological tour through my 365 highlights:

Another shot from Wandworth Bridge on Day 260. Glorious colours dancing on the river.

On Day 310 I attended a photography course at Ashton Court; here's my first attempt at a landscape taken using a high f-stop. 

I was sitting at the Lounge practising using a low f-stop on Day 313. This photo is a highlight because I feel it was successful depth-of-field-wise and, truth be told, because I knew that Warren would soon be occupying one of those chairs!

Day 317 is another highlight I can't quite explain. I think it's simply because it's striking, contrasting and something in me says yes!

This is just wonderful, yet with a hint of bleakness... Day 331 was a good day.

I wasn't going to include Day 344 but every time I go through the 365 photos it catches my eye ... and I couldn't resist!

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

my 365 highlights #2

Continuing the chronological meander through my 365 highlights...

I loved and love the way the light was captured on Day 67. It almost looks like a painting.

I decided from the very beginning that I wouldn't post identifiable photos on pleasant places, therefore things like my feet came in very useful! Also, it seems that I quite like photos of my feet, perhaps mostly this one from Day 78.

Clutching at photo-idea-straws in my hotel room on Day 92, I was pleased to capture this shot of me peeking around my camera.

I don't know that I can explain why this photo from Day 93 pleases me so much.... It's just does! 

Day 179 was during a few days of self-portrait attempts. I liked that one of my first self-portraits was me and a book - it felt like a capturing of my character not just my appearance. 

 Whereas Day 184 captured my hair which was looking quite lovely that day!

This is the drawstring channel from the laundry bag I made on Day 198. I really like the folds detail.

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

my 365 highlights #1

In purely chronological order, here's the first instalment of my 365 highlights...

My new heart cake cases from Day 15... Because they're gorgeous and because this was such a great angle to capture at such an early stage of my photography endeavour.

Standing on Wandsworth Bridge on Day 44... Because it marked a day of great rejoicing in my faithful, wonderful God.
Why Day 50? Simply because it's gorgeous ... the tone of the knitting needles, the sense of direction...

Sitting on a park bench waiting for my friend, confident that I could both be inspired and follow through on that inspiration... And I actually did! Day 57 was a day of feeling great about photography potential.

I just love this boy. Z springs into action on Day 58

You may have noticed (!) that I like reading and I came to really enjoy taking photos inspired or prompted by what I was reading. On Day 63 I captured this lovely moment when the wind came in and swept the paper away, putting the focus on those very upright daisies!

Saturday, March 1, 2014

the space between 365 and what's next

Well, 365 is done and I'm preparing for what I hope is coming next. But before that I wanted to take a moment to pause and look back, which means that I have something to ask of you, dear blog readers ... Would you take a moment to look through my photos and let me know what you think? You can respond in the comments or email me (denimtweed@gmail.com) and share the photos that strike you and why. Over the next few days I'm going to post some of my highlights and I'd really like to compile your highlights for a blog post next weekend. Thank you so much for sharing this journey with me - I'm thankful, delighted and very pleased to have been here xx
(I think it's become inbuilt - this need to take a photo and really try to post it before midnight!)

Friday, February 21, 2014

Day 358

I'm very aware that it's just one week to go until the end of 365 - yikes! Spending some time looking through this photo ideas book, thinking through what to do next ...

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Day 313

Okay, I'm really pleased with this photo. Let me explain ... Since Saturday's photography course, I've resisted switching my camera back to auto so this photo's depth of field (the chairs are in focus, set apart from the blurred background) is something I constructed. They might not be your favourite chairs, but to me they symbolise progress!

Saturday, January 4, 2014

Day 310

I spent today at Ashton Court for a photography course. Not too bad a shot, methinks....

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Day 307

 What a blustery day - I look like I've been dragged through a hedge backwards! Been out walking and eating and walking again. Sorry to post another river picture, but I liked it and I was having lens problems which only stopped about an hour and half ago...

Happy New Year!

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Day 264

Today may be a day of photography lament ... I have tried variations of 5 different ideas and nothing is working! In the background, Sherlock Holmes has been investigating away... So, it's a bit of a cheat but here he is with Watson!

Saturday, October 19, 2013

Day 233

The National Photographic Portrait Prize is in town. (Has been for months, but with one week to go, I thought I should get my skates on!) I was captivated, struck dumb, disgusted, enraged, moved to tears.

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Day 195

A print leaning next to the laptop version, while I compare and lament the differences.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Day 167

I like my laptop. It's also the only thing co-operating and being even slightly photogenic today!