Happy Haunting everyone!
Categories
Happy Hallowe’en
Ahh, Hallowe’en, my favourite time of year. Last night at the back of a bookshelf I found an old anthology of scary stories that I picked up at a second hand bookshop many years ago. Before I went to sleep I reread a story that has stayed with me since I first read it all that time ago…The Entertainment by Ramsey Campbell. I’d say it would be hard to find a copy of it now but if you like that kind of thing and you happen across it, it’s as creepy as they get and I think of it every time I drive past all those old hotels along the seafront in Bray.
So, here’s my spooky photo of the day to suit the mood.
Categories
Polet
Today we’re saying goodbye to Polet our lovely Mexican aupair. We’ll miss you Polet!
Categories
John Free Workshop
A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to attend a Street Photography workshop with John Free. I needed to shake things up and get back to something that was just for me and my own enjoyment. I love that I can earn my living with photography these days but sometimes it’s good to just take photographs for the sheer fun of it. Street Photography or Documentary Photography is my favourite kind of photography and I wanted to take some time observing and learning from a Master. For three days we walked the streets and parks of Dublin and tried to take as few photographs as possible, that was one of the gems that John gave us…that you have to hold back until you just can’t help but take the photograph. As we walked John showed us how he disarms his subjects and avoids conflict while getting very close and most often not even being noticed. It was amazing to watch and I hope I picked up some of his methods, I think I’ll be practicing for awhile yet. Here are a few of my favourite images from the weekend:
Categories
BFF’s
One for the birthday girl today, Eve is now 8…eight years old…I have an 8-year-old…