The panic is starting to set in. There is only one week to go until my first exhibition. So many questions are crashing against the sides of my brain. Have I done everything? What if there isn’t time to do something I haven’t done? Are the images the right ones? Why am I doing this? … Read more…
One of the more difficult tasks in organising my upcoming exhibition has been choosing which images I want to present. I decided on a few different criteria to assist me in my decision making process. The first criteria, in all probability also the most obvious, was that they had to be of the highest quality, … Read more…
The countdown is on. Two weeks until the exhibition. It still seems so far away and as though the day will never arrive. It will though, so I am taking time to relax and enjoy myself before the madness begins. I wonder how it is going for the other exhibitors? Even though I am relaxing, … Read more…
With my exhibition just around the corner I have been reflecting on how I got here. Almost exactly a year ago I decided to start an Instagram account, the only problem was that I had no idea what I was going to do with it. I do many things and so I thought I would … Read more…
I am very quickly finding out that a lot of work goes into having an exhibition. Every time I believe I have ticked an item off my to-do list, I add another three. At least it is a fun exercise. I can only imagine how much work the people running the exhibitions must be doing, … Read more…
On Labour Weekend this year, I will be having my first photography exhibition as part of the annual Arts in the Ville Festival. It has been an interesting journey getting to this point. I have enjoyed taking photos for most of my life and I also take still and moving images as part of my … Read more…
The world is always in need of magic and fun and that is true, now, more than ever. And what could be more magical or fun than a unicorn? Harry the unicorn is 6 years old, 10hh and loves food (please note that he is a vegetarian). He likes nothing more than to eat carrots … Read more…
When I take abstract photos, I try to make them as colourful as possible, with as many colours as I can. The results are usually quite psychedelic. Over the last couple of weeks, I have been challenging myself to take abstract photos using only one colour (and black). The results have been very interesting. I … Read more…
Having a lot of time to think can sometimes be a blessing and other times a curse. Lately, it’s been good to me and has sparked several ideas. The best one so far has been to try new things with my abstract photography. I have begun to take photos using only black and one other … Read more…
Being a creative person, I’m often asked where I get my inspiration from and it’s a really difficult question to answer. The thought of having to keep answering that question, inspired me to write this blog (See what I did there?) with the hope that I’ll now be able to direct them here instead. My … Read more…