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Your Leading Light
As this year is coming to a close I always start thinking about the new year ahead, about my plans, about a new leading light. I had to giggle over my 2017 goals, I find them amusing and slightly...
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My personal top 10 of 2017
It is unbelievable how fast the past 2 weeks have passed. I of course had planned to show my personal top 10 before the year ended as well as a review of my year, but here I am writing this on the...
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My Past Year
I have been thinking a lot about what 2017 was like for me....It was....transformative... If my life were a house, than that house has been demolished in 2017 and the foundation has now been rebuilt. A...
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Stillness
Stillness is a theme in my life, if not THE theme. It is what drove me to photography, it is what drove me to creating. Stillness is that space in between thoughts where there is peace and observation....
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This Moment
If there is one thing about photography that really speaks to me, is its inherent quality of catching a moment, a fleeting moment. It captures slices of time and makes them more permanent. The funny...
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Passion is Contagious
I am often asked who my favourite photographers or artists are and my reply often surprises people, because the names that pop up in my head are not well-known photographers at all, they are somewhat...
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The Motivation Behind Creation
What I have learned in my 20 + years as a professional artist is that creation is made up of two parts. There is the process and the product. I must confess wholeheartedly that for the most part of my...
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The Experience of Taking Pictures
I have lost count of the number of times I am asked how I created the fog, the mood and the sun rays in my pictures. People want to have a Photoshop recipe that I am using to create all this. I always...
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Let Your Photography Tell Your Story
Let your photography tell your story part 1Start telling your own story with your photography, capture the essence of exactly what makes you want to take a picture Today the first blog post in a...
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Let Your Photography Tell Your Story Part 2
Let your photography tell your story part 2Start telling your own story in your photography. Start with a vision, a mood before you take the picture This week, I would like to approach the telling of...
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Let Your Photography Tell Your Story Part 3
Let your photography tell your story part 3Tell your story in your photography. This time the importance of shapes and lines in your pictures This week, I am going to make you think a bit differently...
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Let Your Photography Tell Your Story Part 4
Let your photography tell your story part 4The storytelling qualities of colour in your photography. How colour can change the entire story of an image This time I am going to talk about the effect of...
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Protect Your Inspiration
Protect your inspirationSometimes the best to protect your creativity is to prevent being over-influenced by other photographers In this past winter I have not been taking pictures, from the second...
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Things I Know For Sure About Inspiration
Inspiration is an essential when you are an artist/a creative....We need food, drink and yes, inspiration. Without that, we can't create and if we do try to create on willpower alone it will not have...
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Is your comfort zone getting uncomfortably small?
Is your comfort zone getting uncomfortable smallDoes your comfort zone prevent you from moving forward, because it is getting a bit too small? Creativity will flourish when you leave your comfort zone...
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Embrace Change
Embrace changeMany times we photographers and creatives get stuck in doing the same routine over and over again, especially if we are doing something that is liked by others. Chances are that you get...
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The Rules Of Your Craft...Are They True For You?
The rules of your craft, are they true for youThe many rules of photography might be helpful at times, but can be extremely limiting to authentic creative expression Every craft, every art form has...
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Lost The Joy In Creating?
Lost the joy in creatingWhen you loose the joy in creating it can lead to feelings of despair. Reconnecting to your why will help I was recently talking to a few of my friends and something kept...
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Passion is Contagious
Passion is contagiousWhat connects people to your work is the passion from which you create What is it about a piece of art, a photograph that makes it connect to the viewer? What is it about the...
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The Basics Of Forest Photography
The basics of forest photographyForest photography can be challenging, but if you keep these basic principles in mind, you will be more successful in capturing beautiful forest scenes I get messages...
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