Tag: christmas

One Colour a Day

One Colour a Day

Reading Time: 2 minutes I have to be honest and say that in the run up to Christmas, as is often the case, I was not feeling particularly festive, and in my suggestions or interests for the work secret santa this year I think I put some thing like 

Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas

Reading Time: 2 minutes Just a traditional Christmas post, after the tide of children and relatives have subsided. It’s been a nice Christmas, and here are the proofs of the cards that we made this year. Needless to say, Father Christmas brought various nice art materials. So there will 

York Christmas Markets

York Christmas Markets

Reading Time: 3 minutes We went over to York at the weekend, on a very cold and misty morning. I am kicking myself now for not getting my camera out on the journey, just to get reference shots, as the fields alongside the A64 were really inspiring (more on 

Neutron Storm

Neutron Storm

Reading Time: 3 minutes So, for a change I decided not to buy a guitar, much to the amazement of my partner and my son. For many many years, any spare cash I had was religiously spent on synthesisers, and this Christmas I decided to revive that great tradition. 

Howarth Winter

Howarth Winter

Reading Time: 3 minutes As those who have viewed my photography at length may well know, I’ve spent quite a lot of time in Howarth, mostly because of it’s location on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway. Sometimes this has been with the smaller and younger generation, others we 

21st Century Carol

21st Century Carol

Reading Time: < 1 minutes So. It’s here. It’s been a pretty chaotic few weeks, what with Christmas preparations, work exhaustion, my heating breaking down and various other general life issues, but I have actually done it. 21st Century Carol by Requiem Ensanglanté I came up with a weird idea 

Coca Cola Truck

Coca Cola Truck

Reading Time: 2 minutes One thing about having a young child is that you can shamelessly indulge in things you may otherwise not. Such as when the Coca Cola truck came to Leeds for Christmas, on his 4th Birthday.

Wintery York

Wintery York

Reading Time: 4 minutes I was asked by work to attend a meeting in York the other day – so with my best bargaining head on I agreed to this if I could have the rest of the day off, as York in the run up to Christmas is 

The Full Works

The Full Works

Reading Time: 3 minutes Every year, Beaver Works which is one of the venues I shoot at regularly, hosts a ‘Mad Friday’ party, bringing together many of the events which take place there throughout the year. This year the event fell on my birthday, so I had to go, 

London Grime and Lights

London Grime and Lights

Reading Time: 4 minutes I’ve been down to London for work again, and as usual managed to blag my travel so I get a fair amount of time later in the day to take a look around. I’ve taken the opportunity again to have more of a wander round 

Snow Galore

Snow Galore

Reading Time: 3 minutes We’ve had quite a bit of snow over the last couple of weeks, to a point that takes me back to my childhood when I remember (whether accurately or not) far more beautiful snowy days. The first batch was round my birthday, just before Christmas. 

Lensbaby Composer

Lensbaby Composer

Reading Time: 3 minutes Having read about this slightly obscure and bizzare lens in Practical Photography, I decided I had to try one. Birthday present time… The Lensbaby Composer is a concept both simple and fraught with complexity. It is simple lens casing with a ball and socket joint,