The Lifecyle of fire? 3rd February.

Fires are lit, fires grow, fires live, fires get noticed, fires are extinguished. 

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Magnetic Memoirs. 18th November.

Some of you may know that my Grandad passed away back in April, one of the many things he left behind was the magnet collection that decorated his fridge. My Nanna and Grandad collected magnets throughout their lives, each magnet represents a memory, trip, or something which was part of their lives. I have decided to produce a fine art photo-documentary where I photograph the magnets and then share how they created part of my Grandparents identities. 

I remember these two budgies, my Grandparents used to own two which looked exactly like these... I can't really remember the yellowey-green one as it flew away when I was quite young, but I can remember visiting and seeing the blue one. I was young when the blue budgie died, but I have always wanted to own a budgie... it's probably because of my early experiences of seeing them when I visited my grandparents. My Nanna and Grandad liked birds and often left food outside for them; one winter season my Grandad befriended a Robin and gained its trust so much that it used to come right up to the door and eat out of his hand.

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Winter at the Lido. 17th November.

On a very chilly winters day when the streets were filled with Christmas shoppers, one city centre establishment was completely empty. 

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Fallen Leaves. 22nd October.

It's autumn, the leaves are falling, it's getting colder, night comes sooner, and christmas doesn't feel like a far off event! 

I am going to attempt an early morning tomorrow to catch the beautiful misty fenland morning, I'll grab my Mamiya and head off.. weather permitting!! If not I'll try again on wednesday. 

Looking through the Mirror. 5th August.

Just a quick little experimental edit today.. it's half a self portrait, sometimes I wish I could escape back to big city life as it seems so much more vibrant than life in my quiet little town. But I have to remember that living in small towns can help me focus on small details which I would not have time to notice in a large buzzing city. 

Also, well done Ussain Bolt, he is such a fast man! Hoping to get to the Paralympics or the Olympics some time this summer as it would be such a great atmosphere to photograph.

Jump. 14th July.

So here's my Mannequin that I purchased from Cass Art! Sadly I have to rush this blog post as my Laptop is about to die and my charger is in London, whilst I am home in Peterborough! I enjoyed having a little shoot with this mannequin as I could experiment with how I lit it.... the posing of the model meant that I had to light it in ways which would be effective to use. Very happy with my latest purchase and I look forward to shooting more with it! 

Restless.

Not going to lie, staying in international student housing is probably worse than trying to sleep in a hospital with constant hustle and bustle! I decided to give up on sleep and capture a couple of self portraits which conveyed my feelings about this experience! The chatter of loud voices fills the hallway and the noises fill my room, every so often a pattern loud knocks on every door in the corridor makes it impossible for anybody in their rooms to sleep, and the running of feet is something which is a common occurance. 

Although, I am glad to have a nice warm and comfortable room to stay in, and I do not want to seem ungrateful.. as my straw is rather long when you compare it to the thousands of homeless on London surrounded by strangers and stranger noises. 

My rant is now over and I look forward to a long night of interruptions!

Broadway Cemetery. 2nd May.

I walk past this cemetery every week and it has some mysterious beauty within it, the gravestones are old and covered in moss and ivy, bushes and trees are scattered throughout it, and squirrels and birds can be found lost in the undergrowth everywhere. 

Hidden Flower. 21st April.

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Receiving. 12th March.

Almost every house in the UK is connected to an invisible network, through aerials, dishes, cables we all receive information which is now a major influence on how we live our lives.

In other news.. I was going to shot at Emmaus today, but the shoot had to be cancelled, so I won't be shooting there until next week now. I am shooting for my new project, which is a study on England and the English, on Sunday at a horse show. I am quite excited about this. I'm going out with the Mamyia and a few rolls of colour 120, I love Medium Format photography, it brings a whole new dimension of quality into photographs!

Through a door. 7th March.

I saw this door today, it was quite interesting as the building it belonged to was an old mobile office/classroom. The door of it was open and it felt like through the door there were many interesting things to explore and discover. 

I am also starting to love Instagram, it's a great app, although it has made me want to experiment with my Holga and film more so that I can actually produce these styles and techniques by hand!

Bookshelf. 29th February.

I am currently studying a part-time English course,  I was in the classroom today and I had my camera on me.. so while everyone was out on their break I had a little snap around the classroom. It's quite interesting, one wall is covered in Shakespeare posters, one wall is filled with large windows, another with an interactive whiteboard... and the final wall contains numerous cupboards and this book shelf. I find classrooms like this one quite interesting as they contain years of education, just this bookshelf contained an array of books from new publications to books around ten years old.

Teddies. 23rd February.

Balloon Tree. 15th February.

I was due to have a fashion/portrait shoot today, but it was cancelled. I had a load of helium-filled balloons to use as props for the shoot, so I decided to have a shoot with them anyway. The photograph was taken at a local nature reserve, I thought that the colourful balloons would make an interesting subject as it stands out from the green/brown surroundings. It was a fun little shoot, the rest of the photographs will be found on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/RuthJonesPhotography

I am also currently uploading the photos from the shoot I had at Emmaus Cambridge yesterday onto my facebook page, so if you're interested check them out.

Hotel Kettle. 4th January.

I was staying in a hotel last night as I was at a conference in Bradford. I find hotel rooms really interesting places, if the walls could speak they would no doubt have many stories to tell. It is strange to think that thousands of people will have slept in the room that you are sleeping in. 

More than a fridge magnet. 3rd February.

I was looking at the work of Eunice Adorno yesterday, she produced a photo-documentary called: The Flower Girls. It follows a number of Mennonite women and shows their lives through these photographs, it's a great piece of work. One of the photographs in the series was quite thought provoking, it was  a fridge with a magnet on, I found this very interesting as it shows that a simple magnet on a fridge can tell someone a lot about the people who inhabit the house. Fridge magnets are little bits of people's personality and connect with the identity of people. 

The Geese. 9th December.

I was in a local country park today doing a recce for a fine art piece inspired by a piece of work called "The Heath" by Andy Sewell, it shows how open green spaces within the city are used, I recommend you check it out, it's great!

I took this photograph on my mobile phone, it's amazing how mobile phones can contain such great cameras... I believe that mobile phones are going to slowly limit the need for people to use simple point and shoot cameras, because phones are point and shoot cameras!

Kitchen Flowers. 8th December.

Every kitchen, at some time in its history, has had a bunch of flowers in it. I don't really know why flowers seem to be found in the kitchen, maybe it's because they are seen as refreshing and relaxing items which may relieve a little bit of the chore that cooking could be to some people, maybe it's just practical and the fact is that the flowers are near to the water tap so they can be easily refreshed, maybe it's just because they might be a nice table decoration when there is no food on the table... it's not a life changing question, but it's a little quirky way which we choose to live our life in the British culture.

In other news, I developed the film from my Electric Landscape project today, I was doing a test shoot with my Holga camera, I was not impressed with the results so I am currently working out what will be the best way to move this project forward. I might stay with 6x6 square landscapes and shoot with a Bronica, or I might go totally opposite and shoot Digitally as this would give a fine art twist to the project show how I as a photographer rely on the electricity which the pylons bring to fuel what I do. I have much deliberating and more research to do until I decide how to move the project forward.

Inside on the Outside. 4th December.

I am starting a new fine-art based project, I'm not really a fine-art photographer, but it's a challenge which I am excited to accept. This photograph is a slight test shot for what I want to do, I want to produce a series of images which show how people showcase their personalities through their appearance and what they wear. I am not going to include people in this, but I am going to base the project on people who I come across and how they like to portray themselves!

I am also shooting a studio piece tomorrow, I won't say much about it...but I will say that it is rather chilly!