An Indian Spring

I was very lucky to be the chosen photographer for Nick and Neelum's wedding, at Painshill Park on the 25th April. My first Indian wedding, and I was bowled over by the colours, the rituals, and a very beautiful venue:

A little strobist practice

Tonight I had a little Strobist practice... photographs of teddy bears I have owned. Some have been with me almost all my 30 years....

Women in Photography; South of the River

An image from Le Bain is being exhibited the Lewisham Arthouse as part of International Women's week. More details can be found here.

And it has been picked up by the press here.

Valentine's Day

Every Valentine's Day, I take photographs of people in the street who are holding a bunch of flowers. It all started off 4 years ago, when I was single, and I especially noticed how many people succumb to the commercial side of the day, and buy flowers for their partner. The following year, I began the project. Every year I learn, and every year my portraits are getting better. This year I shot on digital for the first time, with an off camera flash. As it was Saturday, I also spent the whole day at it; and it paid off. Here are a selection of the results: More can be seen here.

Xmas Pics

Every second Monday of the month, I meet with a group of girls with whom I did my MA. It is a great way to get feedback on a project we are working on, talk about different opportunities and generally chat about photography. Before Christmas, in an attempt to break the inertia the festive season tends to bring, we set ourselves a mini project. We were to take a photograph on the hour of each hour of Christmas Day. Here are just a few of the results of my day, taken on my new(ish) Contax T2:

Printing 60 Year Old Negs

When clearing out the house of their late mother almost 2 years ago, my half brothers' found some old 6x6 black and white negatives, still in their Kodak envelope. They gave them to me to contact, and we discovered they belonged to Dad; a record of his time as a Doctor in Malaya (as it was known then), just after the war. Dad was born in 1927 (he is still fighting fit!), and was excused military service during World War II as he was studying medicine at Guys in London. Instead, he was stationed in Malaya shortly after the war had finished. These negs have been in my possession now for 2 years, and I have only just got round to printing them. They have been well kept, but have the scratches and marks which one would expect after over 60 years. Even so, they printed remarkably well. Here is a selection - Dad is the tall skinny character. There are plenty more where they came from so watch this space!

Flashy Halloween

I am falling in love with flash. Here are a few surprises from Halloween night...