Blog

The current break on the otherwise gloomy UK weather allowed me the opportunity to get out and about spend some time endulging in one of my many passions, photography. The chosen location for the day was Blackpool Promenade which is currently under going a major facelift. The work to the southern end of the prom has been completed and now features several towering abstract sculptures which offer themselves as interesting subjects for the photographer.

By zooming in this particular sculpture I managed to make use of the evening sun as it cast long shadows and a warm glow over the rusty metal structure which contrasts nicely with clear blue sky in the background.

A while ago I wrote a post entitled ‘how to produce digital black and white photographs‘ and in it I mentioned that I was a big fan of the work by Henri cartier-bresson. He was a master of black and white photography and of capturing that decisive moment. The split second moment when a cyclist flies past a door way or when a distant figure hops across a puddle in the street. (more…)

This photograph was taken at Tan Y Bwlch train station on the Porthmadog to Ffestinog railway line in North Wales. (more…)

A recent holiday to Porthmadog, North Wales offered me the chance to forget about the stresses of everyday work, relax with my family and endulge in my passion for photography. (more…)

Henri cartier-bresson, the master of catching that decisive moment and Bill Brandt have always been two photographers whose work has fascinated me. Both photographers use composition and strong contrasts in their photographs to protray mood and atmosphere in a breathtaking way.

This use of contrast is something I’ve always aimed to produce in my own photographic work especially during my university years when I studied Photography as part of my course. I remember the opportunities that were opened up to me when I first started to realise the strength of the results that could be achieved in the darkroom by using traditional developing techniques such as choosing the type of paper grade, burning and dodging areas of the print during its exposure to produce rich darks and light focal points. (more…)