blog or be blogged

Was just browsing google and found that my bansky fallen angel tattoo has been blogged to shit haha. I put it up on DA when i got it a couple of years back
http://listicles.thelmagazine.com/2010/04/the-21-best-banksy-tattoos/
http://criacaocriativos.blogspot.com/2010/04/banksy-tattoo.html
http://banksyforum.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=general&thread=52420&page=1#690234

Green Filtered

Green filtered shots from earlier this summer.

Jellyfish

Viewpoints.

Tree Mural Comission stages

The End Result

I was offered the opportunity to produce this mural through facebook believe it or not,

 my best friend's dad asked me to paint a "Tim Burton esk" tree in his newly referbed kitchen.

 I was very apprihensive at first and after drawing up some designs and doing a bit of online reasearch I felt comfortable to start work.

 I began by simply sketching a rough outline using pencil pen and a trusty graphite stick, I knew this was only a rough outline so concentrated more on filling the space.

 

I then started to fill as much negative space as i could using a thick brush ( which I ended up killing) The paint I was using was oily and very very potent but gave the right finish in contrst with the enamle white.

 

I continused to fill as much of the area as possible untill i decided to call it a day, at this stage I was happy with the progress id made yet knew I had a lot left to do.

By the end of the second day I had strengthened the line work on the branches and given my first coat of patch up white.

I was now within reach of finishing by the end of the third day and just needed to finish the job by recoating and twaeking the edges.

I am overjoyed with my edn result and found this a very beneifical experience, Id like to give great thanks to Roger for giving me this opportunity, endless cups of tea and the support I needed. Thankyou very much

Redscale

A series of photos of my hometowns and the people around me.
The film is a lomography redscale ISO100 which brings a real warmth to a shot in the right light conditions. For some of the shots i combined this with coloured filters.

I think i may invest in some more..

Southwold

A few shots from a daytrip to Southwold with some of my old school friends.

Some tips for analog photography

Having recently sent another digital camera to the graveyard due to a classic lens malfunction Ive happily been snapping with my SLR again ( new photos up when i can afford to get them developed) having recntly moved out of my first student house and currently stockpiling all my possesions in the shed back home ive taken the time to condense my stuff.
I sorted all my films over the last few years and put them in a trunk, I have no idea how much jessops have made out of me ( btw id say snappy snaps is the place to go for film now..and for didgital ASDA)
Anyway getting to the point, id very much like to share some tips about simply taking photos.

1. Only use your flash if nessesary
2. Always carry a spare film ( you never know what you might encounter)
3. With stationary subjects really take your time to find a creative angle
4. Don't be afraid to take photos of strangers
5. Try shooting in black and white ( buy a C41 film, inless you have acess to darkroom facilties) Black and white aids you to understand how important contrast is
6. Take your time
7. Aim to be conservative with your photos, scan around and see if you cant better the shot.
8. Learn from your mistakes, sometimes mistakes are lucky
9. When taking portraits, focus up, hold tight and wait for that moment when they crack and natural smile ( or whatever expression your going for) dont click and hope ( unless your drunk)
10. Get people invloed, pick a theme, something that links the photos as a series
11. Look up.
12. Vary your focal lengths, change what you focus on, zoom in and out, hold your camera steady as you possibly can
13. Share your work, get some feedback

Have fun.