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.

Self Portrait – Day 6 of 7

Self Portrait - Day 6 of 7 Back to the straight on image, shot down "length" of the office, but getting a little tighter (unflattering). Instead of going back to the flash and modifier, the plan here was to stick with the natural light (as it was actually during the morning), using a (smaller than yesterday) reflector to bounce the light back from the window to fill in the shadow.