Worthing Beach: My Creative Retreat

I have lived in Worthing now for almost 20 years. During this time the beach has been a constant for me (obviously - it’s not going anywhere!). For many of those years, the first thing I would do each morning (when I was free), was walk down to the beach and catch the sunrise, or if middle of the summer when the sunrise was too early, at least catch the beach and the sea when there was no-one else around; just me and the sea. Alone. Wonderful.

A Short Walk around the Knepp Estate with the GFX100RF

I have known about the Knepp Estate for a long time but for some reason, never visited. I corrected that today. After editing last night's job I went to expore and get some lunch, taking the GFX and my sketchpad ...

Excess Baggage

Most people think photographers have a ”fetish” or love affair with their cameras, they think that we cannot stop buying them. I’m not(quite) In that camp. Every camera (almost) is purchased with a business case. Purchased for a reason. Bags however. Thats a different story. Find me a photographer that not obsessed with finding the best bag. There are no photographers that have not wasted hundreds of pounds on bags that were “almost” perfect.

Lee Miller

Last Monday I travelled up to London on my day off to visit the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain. I’m writing this post from handwritten notes I took whilst sitting in the exhibition and as I re-write them, referring to the show catalogue, I am starting to realise that maybe her work has more influence on me than I thought.

Can photographers make use of AI in their business?

AI - Long time readers will not be surprised to learn that I have been investigating various tools, over the years this blog has shown, I think, that I am quite pro-active when it comes to using technology to streamline my workflow so that I can concentrate on what matters to me - making images. So what have I been playing with, how what have I learned so far?