People · 026
Colour around a direct gaze
A yellow scarf and a bright necklace compete for attention with a direct gaze. The portrait asks me to organise colour around a person.
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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People · 025
A stride through the dunes
A walking figure gives the wide folds of sand a human scale. I want the portrait and the landscape to speak to each other.
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Landscapes · 024
A landscape written in water
Seen from above, branching waterways turn a broad landscape into a network of dark shapes and pale lines.
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Landscapes · 023
When the reflection becomes the picture
Golden foliage continues into the water, making the boundary between subject and reflection part of the story.
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Still life · 022
Water drawn into beads
An ordinary hose fitting becomes interesting when flowing water separates into visible shapes.
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Still life · 021
Three pumpkins and their shadows
A simple group of three becomes a lesson in overlap, surface and the shape of light.
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Still life · 020
Rhythm in a perforated surface
A field of circles becomes an abstract photograph through repetition, tone and a gradual change of scale.
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Places · 019
Passing through the arches
A vaulted corridor holds its shape while the people within it become traces of a visit.
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Places · 018
A wheel written in light
Pale arcs turn a night-time attraction into a drawing behind solid buildings.
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Places · 017
A road through a small opening
A rough wall limits the view, making the road beyond feel like a possibility rather than a destination.
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Nature up close · 016
A wheel made of branches
Looking along a cut trunk turns familiar woodland material into a radiating pattern.
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Nature up close · 015
Space around the antlers
A deer resting in grass becomes a study in keeping a distinctive outline clear.
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