Tag: Leeds

Thwaite Mills and Post Industrial Regeneration

Thwaite Mills and Post Industrial Regeneration

Reading Time: 3 minutesI’ve been deveoping quite an interest in photographing some of Leeds Industrial Heritage, and of course we have a fair set of museums which are quite good for entertaining small children. One of these, though a fair way out and only open occasionally is Thwaite 

ISS Flyby

ISS Flyby

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs a photographer, like anything, there is always a possibility that nature will not play ball. I think this rates highly as one of those. The International Space Station actually passes quite frequently and visibly, but this was supposedly a good show, where it would 

Unity Day Program

Unity Day Program

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA couple of my images featuring on the Programme for this year’s Hyde Park Unity Day… Be There.

Image Tutorial – ‘Heading North, Heading Home’

Image Tutorial – ‘Heading North, Heading Home’

Reading Time: 8 minutesToday I would like to share a tutorial about how I made one of my recent images – ‘Heading North, Heading Home’. My idea for this image was something a little crunchy – not fully crisp and bright, but blending the dirt of a northern 

Hallowe’en, Mush

Hallowe’en, Mush

Reading Time: 2 minutesI got a tip off about this event, that a couple of contacts were playing at, that it may be worth a photography blag, which was successful. I’d not really been aware of Mush before, but it was a good blend of harder music and 

Light Night 2011

Light Night 2011

Reading Time: 2 minutesI went out to Light Night this year with the intent of doing quite a lot of photography, and indeed I did get quite a few interesting images on film cameras, which will be posted as and when. I spent quite a lot of time, 

Always carry a camera…

Always carry a camera…

Reading Time: 3 minutesAlways carry a camera. This is about the most basic piece of advice for any photographer, and one that I did nor follow today, due to being half asleep this morning. I thought about it as I left, but decided I couldn’t be bothered going back to 

Cool Monochrome

Cool Monochrome

Reading Time: 3 minutesI decided to load the little Franka AF-300 Plastic Camera I found in Scarborough with some black and white film – Fuji Neopan 100. This is (as the name suggests) an ISO 100 Monochrome film, with fine grain and as you can see from these 

Leeds to London

Leeds to London

Reading Time: 3 minutesI have been sent down to London for a meeting with DCLG about Deposit Protection Services recently. This is possibly about the most boring subject in the world, but any excuse to go to That London I guess. I met a friend there this time, 

Sewer Suckin’

Sewer Suckin’

Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter seeing and shooting them at Unity day I’ve been looking forward to this gig with the Sewer Suckers in Joseph’s Well – one of my teenage haunts. I’ve not been there for some time. I took these moody black and white shots of the 

Charity Shop Goodness

Charity Shop Goodness

Reading Time: 3 minutesSo, it’s happened. As you will know, avid reader, after getting very interested in photography alongside my undergraduate dissertation, I bought myself a DSLR about 18 months ago. I remember as a teenager also being quite into photography and admiring my neighbour and scout leader 

Ride The Lasers

Ride The Lasers

Reading Time: 2 minutesWent a a random night out at Beaverworks the other day – Killertrax. It was quite quiet and not 100% my favourite music, but I took a few shots to have a go with the Canon at some club stuff, having not been out so