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I wished I could say....
......that there was more stuff going on, but there isn't!Lockdown and winter definitely hasn't helped my mental health and creativity....
Alan
Mar 19, 20211 min read


Let it Snow!
We have had two lots of snow recently and I managed to get out in the first one to capture some images. One that I took in the lane below...
Alan
Jan 27, 20211 min read


Two versions one image
Hi everybody. I hope you are all safe and well. I have been working on artwork over the last few weeks and a few have all finished...
Alan
Jan 27, 20211 min read


Pre-Christmas Update!
Its been a while (again). Damn lockdowns and an almost total lack of inspiration have made it a quiet few months on the updates front....
Alan
Dec 19, 20201 min read


Pictorialism. Print #3
This will be my last pictorial print for a while, there are other processes and styles I need to explore. The last one was of the...
Alan
Oct 20, 20201 min read


Pictorialism is in my head still
Following on from one of my previous posts, while I have been prevaricating and delaying getting back to working with tri-colour gum...
Alan
Oct 20, 20201 min read
Happy to announce....
I am delighted to be able to announce that my work is also now being represented by Gallery5x7. This is a website based in America which...
Alan
Oct 1, 20201 min read


Pictorialism in Photography
Evening. I have been interested for a few months now in the work of the early pictorialist photographers, particularly a Belgian by the...
Alan
Oct 1, 20201 min read
Woohoo...
And finally I heard today that my new order of Frames and mounts is ready to collect. I am hopeful that these will be of a higher quality...
Alan
Jul 14, 20201 min read


Sunrise over Venezia Take 2
OK. After the previous scare with my first attempt, I decided to go back and print another Gum using the same negatives, but try to get...
Alan
Jul 14, 20201 min read


Sunrise over Venezia, and how I nearly ruined it!
This is a Gum Print of an image I took at Sunrise in Venice a few years ago. Don't feel sorry for me, we went in December so the sun...
Alan
Jul 14, 20201 min read


Got The Blues
The second process was Cyanotypes. I have done these before of course, but i had a day printing and trying different toning techniques,...
Alan
Jul 14, 20201 min read


Breaking the Lockdown Routine
Humdrum days indeed, and very strange times. Lockdown has caused problems and issues for all of us, and whilst I have been able to carry...
Alan
Jul 14, 20201 min read


Last one for now!
This one is much nearer to home, the second from a series of photos I took locally, a few weeks before lockdown. I like the 'Old Master'...
Alan
May 31, 20201 min read


Third of Four
This one I have wanted to print for a while, as it was taken in Korcula, Croatia a couple of years ago. I had a pigment called Opera...
Alan
May 31, 20201 min read


Second One, another variation.
This gum print I set out with the intention of making it like a hand toned old tintype print, and I think I got there. I used four...
Alan
May 31, 20201 min read


I have been batch printing!
A couple of weeks ago I amended my process with a couple of things, in the hope of 'improving' the prints I produce. How I measure...
Alan
May 31, 20201 min read


Sample Photobook Page
Hi again. Following on from the photobook review, here is a photo of one of the pages of the book. The image is of inside St Peters...
Alan
May 7, 20201 min read


Phonebook Review...Saal Digital
OK. Disclaimer first, Saal Digital are makers and printers of quality photobooks, posters, cards, calendars etc. I first came across them...
Alan
May 7, 20203 min read


Image #3 Leigh Court Barn
This is a view of part of the exterior of the barn. It reminds me so much of American plains, straight roads and miles of nothingness....
Alan
May 7, 20201 min read
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