Monday, 5 April 2010
Friday, 2 April 2010
After - life
Coming to the end now of this blog - After - life - in order to write what I needed for my book and also get all the information out, I collected my thoughts there as I put together the images.
It was interesting to go back over some of the info and re-read the reports.
There was also a documentary on a night or so ago about John Darwin - Canoe Man - which was although not completist by any stretch, still an interesting bit of TV.
It was interesting to go back over some of the info and re-read the reports.
There was also a documentary on a night or so ago about John Darwin - Canoe Man - which was although not completist by any stretch, still an interesting bit of TV.
Friday, 19 March 2010
Off season
Part of a new series which is slowly taking shape.
I live close to the coast of North West England and along the water's edge lie a number of seaside resorts that once fluorished from tourism.
Now with an influx of immigrants - ethnic and social - filling the hotels and the promise of investment these areas are slowly changing shape and purpose.
Even with the so-called staycationers remaining in the locale or travelling here and with pockets of the places creeping back in to vogue with a lick of paint, there remains an almost otherworldly appeal to these places.
Framing the sights in my 6x7 Pentax over these early months before the dogwalkers and street cleaners arrive in their low numbers and with the still-winter sun scraping through, there is something here which, although slightly stained around the edges, compels a person to look closer.
I live close to the coast of North West England and along the water's edge lie a number of seaside resorts that once fluorished from tourism.
Now with an influx of immigrants - ethnic and social - filling the hotels and the promise of investment these areas are slowly changing shape and purpose.
Even with the so-called staycationers remaining in the locale or travelling here and with pockets of the places creeping back in to vogue with a lick of paint, there remains an almost otherworldly appeal to these places.
Framing the sights in my 6x7 Pentax over these early months before the dogwalkers and street cleaners arrive in their low numbers and with the still-winter sun scraping through, there is something here which, although slightly stained around the edges, compels a person to look closer.
Monday, 1 March 2010
Thursday, 18 February 2010
Changes and ranges
Quite busy at the minute - I've built another website showcasing galleries for print reproduction, I'll post a link once finalised; started to write some copy to go with the After - life images, something I need to complete and sort out what to do next asap; building a further site / concept / brand for a photo idea I'm also working on......
and also trying to get out as much as possible to photograph a new theme looking at first Blackpool and then poss moving along the coast.
We have a lot of wonderful spots along the waters edge throughout Lancashire that are looking decidedly grimy now from certain angles.....
and also trying to get out as much as possible to photograph a new theme looking at first Blackpool and then poss moving along the coast.
We have a lot of wonderful spots along the waters edge throughout Lancashire that are looking decidedly grimy now from certain angles.....
Sunday, 6 December 2009
Bigger prints
After moving over to a roll fed printer - Epson 7800 - the size lends itself to images just a little bit different such as a wall canvas at approx 550mm x 2.1m in width...
Friday, 27 November 2009
Panoramics
With this new Epson printer, its opened up some big print possibilities but with this comes the headache of the best or most cost effective way of display.
Do I take the prints to be backmounted to acrylic, facemounted to Dibond or Foamex or do I look in to quality prints behind glass in frames?
Although my personal preference for a gallery print is framed either behind glass or not, the only way at the moment to do everything in house is to stretch either fabric or canvas over wooden frames.
I've just finished an 18" x 40" of the first one below and have printed the Langdale image at just under 20" x 2m which looks incredible. I've got to stretch it this weekend ( I picked up a Stanley electric stapler which makes it a chunk easier ) and should have it ready for the gallery next week.
Once I've finished I'll post photographs of them on the wall for scale.
Do I take the prints to be backmounted to acrylic, facemounted to Dibond or Foamex or do I look in to quality prints behind glass in frames?
Although my personal preference for a gallery print is framed either behind glass or not, the only way at the moment to do everything in house is to stretch either fabric or canvas over wooden frames.
I've just finished an 18" x 40" of the first one below and have printed the Langdale image at just under 20" x 2m which looks incredible. I've got to stretch it this weekend ( I picked up a Stanley electric stapler which makes it a chunk easier ) and should have it ready for the gallery next week.
Once I've finished I'll post photographs of them on the wall for scale.
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