Guitars, Nature Reserves and a new lens for my Mamiya. 6th October.

I went out with my Mamiya RZ67 today, I have a new lens for it, a lovely 50mm wide angle lens! I used to borrow a Mamiya with the 50mm lens, but I haven't been able to get to one for the past few months which has been very frustrating as I haven't been able to work on some projects including Our British Lives. 

I knew I wanted to take photos with the Mamiya today, but I had no models/sitters who I could call on, so I just grabbed my old guitar and went to a local nature reserve. I've still got half a roll of film to shoot before I can get it developed, but I am quite excited to see the results (as per normal!), I have really missed shooting Medium Format!

Guitar Girl. 17th September.

I currently feel that my need to take portraits is not satisfied, so I took a little self portrait today to satisfy it for a tiny little bit of time! Tomorrow I shall try and find some time to hunt down some interesting people to photograph portraits of...

The Guitar. 7th February.

The Rainbow Guitar. 13th January.

"This ol' guitar has been my best friend through thick and thin It has held all my thoughts spoken them through melody words whispered from my heart And at times this ol' guitar has even held tears at bay Stopped my world from falling apart it even has kept this ol' heart from breaking in two Yes, this ol' guitar has served these aging hands of mine so well This ol' guitar it has created music that screamed out to be heard This ol' guitar has been my best friend through thick and thin.... " Poem by Daniel Wittforth

Bagpipes. 25th November.

So today I have started forming ideas for a couple of new projects. One projects is where I am going to document the local business, I want to show typical British businesses and people who work in them through this documentary, it is quite open to me and I am just going to watch it unfold. The second project is a landscape piece where I am going to show how human constructions, such as pylons and wind turbines, are having to come acceptable as part of the landscape. Here's a piece of test work from this project:

Taken with 6x6 Bronica.

The Ukulele. 5th of November.

I painted this Ukulele last year, I never got round to re-stringing it though. I have always wanted to learn ukulele, it is a really cool instrument with a great sound! 

Today has been busy and the rest of my week is pretty busy-looking too! I have a couple more architecture shoots to complete, a hair shoot, and some 5x4 work. But it's photography, so it it fun! 

The Musical Butterfly. 15th October.

On a previous day I admitted how I have always wanted to play violin, but had never got round to properly learning. Well, here's one instrument which I did get round to learning... I've been playing guitar now for a good few years and I really love playing it! 

I was a little stuck today about what photograph to take, but I saw how beautiful the day was and decided that I had to do something outside! I'm glad I didn't go to London for the architecture shoot today because the conditions make it very hard to produce strong architectural work.

I am going to Lincoln tomorrow though so keep a look out for what is coming!