Hi! I'm Paul and I'm a photographer and artist.
I live in beautiful Cornwall with my wife, two children and two cats.
I wake up each morning to uninterrupted views across to Dartmoor (weather permitting!) and Bodmin Moor is only 'a hop and a skip' away.
I love the beauty and power of Nature in all it's forms and moods - yes, even rain! - and this is what inspires my work either directly or indirectly.
A member of the Royal Photographic Society and active within its 'Colour' and 'Creative' groups I was formerly editor of the Society's magazine 'Foto Art' - now I'm just ME!

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About this blog - why I have one and why You should read it



Why do I have a blog when I'm not particularly techno-minded? Well, everyone seems to have one these days and they are a great means of communication.

Photography and Art are about communication and blogging is about communication so they 'fit' quite well - they complement each other.

I intend to use this blog to tell you a bit about myself and the things (good and bad) that affect me. But also, I will post articles that might be useful to YOU as an amateur or aspiring professional photographer/artist.

I hope to make this site a useful resource for anyone interested in looking at, collecting or creating images.
Things that you might expect to find here include:
How To... articles
Ideas and sources for inspiration
Sites that I find interesting

The weather's awful but the outlook's fine!

I do like Weather, really I do... usually! The weather, in all it's moods, is generally very photogenic and can really 'make' a photograph but we've had about 10 months of almost unrelenting horrid weather - the light has been just too flat and grey to bother taking a camera out.

To console myself I blew the dust off my coloured pencils and I've been busy designing greetings cards and t-shirts which I am selling through redbubble. A few of these designs can be seen below.

They are available to buy - it couldn't be easier - just click on the image and follow the instructions!

Shirts are 100% cotton and extremely high-quality, manufactured by American Apparel. I chose this particular site to market my designs because of their quality and ethical policy (absolutely no sweatshop work here!)
Most of my shirt designs are available in a variety of colours (you get to preview and choose!),
in 4 styles (girl/boy short/long sleeve) and in sizes from S to XXXL

What more could you want? Designer shirts tailored to your wants and at very reasonable prices!!! Go get some!

Cards are also extremely good! And you can buy as many as you want (only 1 or 100's) of each design. (You will also notice that you can buy some of the designs as posters or framed/unframed prints).

And the realy, really good thing is... by clicking on any of the images you can then browse all my art, cards or shirts for sale!!! (Just click Browse and appropriate category)


Woodland scene

Woodland scene
Late Spring/early Summer near Ratby, Leics. Hmmm... being shrunk to fit really doesn't do justice to the card . Click the image and see a larger view.

Wasteland

Wasteland
Nature reclaiming wasteland. Great Central Way, Leicester. The plants are Evening Primroses - they smell lovely in the evening and I miss them!

Cockroach Manifesto

Cockroach Manifesto
They're everywhere... and they've got an agenda!

Out there...?

Out there...?
It's strange how my mind works sometimes...

WTF?!

WTF?!
Like I said... It's strange how my mind works sometimes.

the BIG question

the BIG question

Saturday, 26 January 2008

Photography and the weather

It seems like forever since I was able to go out and take the sort of photographs that I like taking and the reason is... the weather! This winter has, so far, just been wet, wet, unrelentingly WET! Of all the weather conditions possible persistant rain is, to my mind, the only one that makes photography totally unrewarding due to the:
* low light levels
* flat contrast
* poor visibility
* risk of damage to equipment
* sheer 'miserable-ness'

And I couldn't even go fishing. For the same reasons.

However, today looks quite Spring-like and the forecast for tomorrow doesn't look bad either so hopefully I will be able to get out soon.

I'm exploring some new directions in my photography and I will post some examples on this blog soon. So... 'Watch this space'!... and prepare to be suitably impressed!
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Tuesday, 22 January 2008

It had to happen!

Well, it had to happen sometime... I've got a 'blog'!


Why? There's always been a dichotomy in my way of thinking; I have strong views on some subjects but I don't like (or can't be bothered) to preach or argue. This seems like an ideal way to put my thoughts 'OUT THERE' so others (you) can pick-up on them if they (you) wish. Or not.

Who am I? My name is Paul and I am married with 2 children and 2 cats. I am a photographer and artist - mainly landscapes (cue music and sing.... "Out here in the fields, I work for my meals...").

What's this blog about? Well... ME, obviously! It's part diary and part a means of expression. It's ALL about communication so I hope that YOU will join in and come along with me as I continue on this journey that we call 'LIFE'.

What might we talk about? Here's a few ideas: Photography, Films, Fishing, Facts, Fiction, Fantasy and Philosophy. (Did you notice that all these begin with an 'f'' sound? I must be having an 'f-day'! Sorry!)

What shall we NOT talk about? Sex, Politics, Religion and Foxhunting as these subjects are too emotive and people rarely think rationally about them. Also, there's just no FUN in talking about 3 of them!

Anyway, for what it's worth, this is my 'blog' - I hope you like it.

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