Landscapes · 050
A boat through the branches
A small boat is discovered through a busy natural frame, making the act of looking part of the picture.
Explore the photographMy photographs. My learning journey.
Behind
the Frame.
There is room to keep learning.
These are not necessarily the best photographs I have taken. I’m sharing them because they give me something to learn from: what works, what doesn’t, and what I would try differently.
It’s easy to show only the beautiful, striking images and leave the hundreds that felt “not good enough” out of sight. But those photographs belong to the journey too. Seeing only the highlights can make your own attempts feel like you’re falling short, especially when you’re starting out.
If you come home with one photograph you like out of a hundred attempts, that’s absolutely fine. The others can help you see what to try next. Here I share what I’m learning about technique and the message I want to convey.
I’m still on this journey too.
50 photographs · 5 categories · always something to learn
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Places · 049
The Colors family visits Liverpool
Four pencils become a family on a day out: the children discover the wheel while their parents give them room to explore.
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Nature up close · 048
A kitten and a Christmas story
The kitten is the main character, while the decorated Christmas tree gives the portrait a season and leaves a little story open.
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Places · 047
The stone around the light
The window glows, but the surrounding arches explain what it feels like to stand before it.
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Nature up close · 046
Two ducks, two distances
Two ducks and the shape of a pond suggest a circular journey: the movement I wanted to capture continues in the viewer’s imagination.
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Still life · 045
A small travelling companion
An ordinary train journey becomes a chance to practise with a special passenger who needs a little help to pose.
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Landscapes · 044
Letting the mist keep something
A familiar landscape becomes unfamiliar when mist opens a narrow gap through the trees. Returning to a place can mean discovering it again.
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Nature up close · 043
Autumn leaves and open blue
Warm leaves surround a patch of blue; the empty space is part of the subject.
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Places · 042
Lines that meet a stop
Converging roofs and rails promise a journey; the red buffers give that promise an unexpected full stop.
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People · 041
A portrait in three textures
Skin, denim and a textured wall share a monochrome frame; the face still needs to lead.
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Places · 040
A gesture against the sky
A silhouetted statue shows how much a pose can communicate before surface detail enters the picture.
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Places · 039
A view held by ironwork
An ornate grille gives an open landscape a repeated, tightly drawn boundary.
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