Making Life more Beautiful
Still life experiments When I made my book I wanted lots of photographs of people, to illustrate its central message of dressing for your colouring. That meant I had to learn the basics of portrait photography and I was pleased … Continued
This week, in Photography 2, we are required to learn about a famous photographer. I chose Irving Penn (1917-2009), one of the world’s best fashion photographers. The image below is of Lisa Fonssagrives, a super model of her day. Born … Continued
After two terms Nick and I have finished our beginners’ photography course at Morley college in South London. The course ended with a show of the students work – beginners, intermediate and level three. We wandered through the work and … Continued
We had such a thrilling class last week, where we started to learn how to use lighting. It was so exciting. We used hot shoes on our cameras that allowed us to use the flash attatchment. We used white polystyrene … Continued
As you may know I am at the stage of illustrating my book, Making Life more Beautiful, with photographs I have taken myself. It is turning out to be a great adventure, but not one without its challenges. When asked … Continued
The first term of photography is over. Next term, we move to our “major project”. My major project is to produce 50 images for Making Life more Beautiful (my book). Last week we had to produce our proposal. The tutor … Continued
I know not everyone is interested in my photography learning, let alone my homework assignments, so feel free to skip along… The homework brief, was ten photographs that tell a story. I could have done the story of making a … Continued
I mentioned I was finally getting to grips with the photography course. Please remember I am an absolute beginner, although I hope by June that I will be able to take good enough photographs for my book, and my blog. … Continued
I hesitate to write this post as I expect my son Gus will read it. When I signed up for the photography course I didn’t own a camera. I still don’t. I aimed to learn to use a camera before … Continued
Words I mentioned my book was being professionally editorially reviewed in early January. Late January the book came back, with lots of encouraging and useful advice. Well worth the cost. I know some people dislike their work to be criticised, … Continued