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Day 195: Chelmer in Spring
Day 195: Chelmer in Spring Originally uploaded by phillsacre It was a beautiful spring day today, I think this is my favourite photograph I took today.
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Day 194: Smile
Day 194: Smile Originally uploaded by phillsacre Daily Shoot assignment: “Make a photograph of a smile today.” Slightly cheating again today, but I didn’t want to do another self-portrait. I bank with Smile, as you can see, and the logo has a picture of a smile on it. Apologies for the dust etc…
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Day 193: My Desk
Day 193: My Desk Originally uploaded by phillsacre Daily Shoot assignment: “Make a low contrast photo today. Concentrate on other cues—such as line and texture—to create your photograph.” Unfortunately I didn’t really manage with the line, but I think the texture of the desk hasn’t come out too badly.
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Sony NEX-5: Review
I’ve had my nice new Sony NEX-5 camera for about three months now. I’ve been wanting to write a review of it for ages, but I just haven’t had the time! Anyway I thought this would be as good a time as ever to jot down a few thoughts about it. Before I start I
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Day 192: Amusing – Mark Watson
Day 192: Amusing – Mark Watson Originally uploaded by phillsacre The Daily Shoot assignment: “Make a photograph of something that you find amusing today.” Well, there wasn’t much amusing outside today, but one thing I do find amusing is the comedian Mark Watson: he’s very funny. This is a CD of his radio series, “Mark
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Apple – Polarising Opinion?
On Twitter recently, Simon wrote: I find it fascinating how whenever someone writes something about Apple products 100s of people comment, many saying how rubbish they are. … It’s amazing how 33% of the internet think Apple products are amazing, 33% rubbish and the other 33% couldn’t care less. … I don’t know of any
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Day 191: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Day 191: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Originally uploaded by phillsacre The Daily Shoot assignment: “Make a photograph that features a shadow as your subject today.” Well, I’ve bent the rules slightly and gone with a variety of shadows. I love the effect the lamplight creates here – very atmospheric, it’s bright and yet somehow the whole
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Day 190: Guitar
Day 190: Guitar Originally uploaded by phillsacre Daily Shoot assignment: “What kind of other art do you appreciate? Make a photograph that celebrates it today.” After thinking about this for a while I eventually settled on a picture of a guitar. There are two reasons for this: 1. I love music as an artform. I’m
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Chappel Winter Beer Festival
This weekend was the Chappel Winter Beer Festival (as you may have guessed from my cunning usage of those exact same words in the title of this post). On Friday night, as it was half term we didn’t have 21 for once! It’s not that I don’t enjoy doing 21 but it’s nice to have
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Day 188: Speaker
Day 188: Speaker Originally uploaded by phillsacre Daily Shoot: ‘Make a photograph illustrating a sound that catches your ear today.’ I didn’t really get much of a chance to get out and about much today due to the weather, but I did listen to some musiuc. This is a photo of a hi-fi speaker, which