Just back from Nicaragua shooting children living in poverty for child sponsorship charity Compassion International. I noticed a few pics, not of children, that work well without the usually welcome, rich central american colours. Children in colour to follow soon.
Art Of The Retouch
It comes as a relief that even the most acclaimed historical images have undergone a significant degree of post production. I always thought those old school film shooters had just nailed the shot and that was that. Not only, as I do, they shoot a good few frames, but those greatest shots are also retouched to make them as good as they can be. These images by brilliant american photographer, Dennis Stock give an idea of the retouching process when printing from film.
Audrey Hepburn © Dennis Stock
James Dean © Dennis Stock
Mohammed Ali © Dennis Stock
Time to re-do those head shoots with my friends at Red & Green. This time we try and create a bit of movement with 3 or 4 frames animated together like this one of Creative Director Jonathan Jewell.
Poppies At The Tower
I was completely blown away by this scene at The Tower Of London yesterday. I'd heard about the poppy memorial but wasn't prepared for the sheer scale and thought-provoking beauty of the thing, as well as all the hard work being put in by those setting it all up.
The Small Churches From The Mid-West Of East Sussex
Inspired by the classic american imagery of the old west, I realised that a number of the small local churches near me in the East Sussex countryside, could, with a bit of imagination, look like they are in the US.
The History Lady
Seaside historian Kathryn Ferry in Hastings for this month's BBC History magazine. A lovely lady who explained Hastings glamorous 1930s heyday and showed us the surprising amount of it that still remains.
Photographer @jamesroyclarke has taken some incredible pictures of people with diabetes and the lives they lead http://t.co/2HMjWUP30N
— Diabetes UK (@DiabetesUK) July 1, 2014Hold The Health Page!
The result of a short phone interview with The Sunday Post about my diabetes portrait project. I like the layout and the headline and they seem to have got my gist!
Mayfield Sports Day
A few moments captured during a day of sport at St Leonards-Mayfield School. Lots of fun as well as some serious athletic achievements, no messing around with eggs and spoons here!
Men In Devon
A few shots from last weeks trip to Devon with the boys. It's our 10th annual cycling and male bonding excursion so we celebrated with a tad more luxury, some less strenuous cycling and more of an emphasis on fine food, a few dips in the sea and a bit of fishing. Memorable moments include Jon's barbecued mackerel and large pollock, Jem's flatbread, Chris losing his shorts in Aldi, Johnny's bike servicing and me being sick down the side of the fishing boat.
On the photography front, I decided, mainly out of laziness, to shoot everything on my iPhone and after playing around with filters and saturated colours, I decided to remove all colours and go black and white.
Esther
My pic of the formidable Esther Rantzen in this week's Mail On Sunday.
A Midsummer Night Of Outdoor Drama
A few shots from a fantastic evening of al fresco Shakespeare at St. Leoards-Mayfield School.
