In each of us lie good and bad, light and dark, art and pain, choice and regret, cruelty and sacrifice. We’re each of us our own chiaroscuro, our own bit of illusion fighting to emerge into something solid, something real. We’ve got to forgive ourselves that. I must remember to forgive myself. Because there is… Continue reading CHIAROSCURO
I discovered windows one afternoon and after that, nothing was ever the same. Anne Spollen, The Shape of Water My favorite journey is looking out the window. Edward Gorey Window light is beautiful. All my love moi ♥
What a lovely surprise to come upon these two little dynamos while Terry and I were out garden bench shopping for our little cottage garden this morning. I shot all of these images on Manual mode, using a 50mm f/1.4 Canon Lens, aperture f/2.8, ISO 200, speeds varying from 1/640 of a second to 1/1000. … Continue reading JACK RUSSELL TERRIERS: SEDGEFIELD PET PHOTOGRAPHY
This is Albert, our Malawian gardener who, in 6 short weeks, transformed the wilderness at Custard Cottage into the modest beginnings of a cute cottage garden. I dragged him away from helping Terry mix concrete for building, to pose for this shot. I know! What a treasure to find him, he not only gardens but… Continue reading HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH DARK SKIN IN NATURAL LIGHT
Linda Grayson once said There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. My beautiful Polish friend Magda (of the Spiders Fings blog-post-fame) visited all of us at Custard Cottage last weekend and spoiled us with Belgian chocolate, delicious flavoured olive oil from Italy and a stunning Swarovski Crystal pendant. … Continue reading There is nothing better than a friend…
On my blog, I have displayed mostly images of animals so far. Partly because it's an exciting challenge (a bit like riding a psychotic horse out of a burning stable, you NEVER know what is going to happen in pet photography) and because I just love animals. From a very young age I desperately wanted… Continue reading Sue Bryce, thank you! I know what beautiful looks like …
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