Because creativity has ebbs and flows. Ups and downs. Sure things and irrational fears. Sometimes you need to just drop everything and start again. Sometimes that’s necessary to create the great work you’ll do in the future. It’s totally fine. It was all an experiment anyway....
35mm film – Roll #1
Here is one of my first rolls of 35mm film from Moate Co.Westmeath, Ireland and some of London, England. I am not exactly sure what the film was or which of my many 35mm cameras they were taken with, this was long before I carried a notebook keeping the details of the rolls developed. I … Continue reading 35mm film – Roll #1
Film Photography
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. - Ansel Adams
70 Inspirational Quotes for Photographers
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But I wonder, what else do “they” say? In order to find out I’ve culled together the best quotes on the subject of photography. I hope they inspire you. “Photography is the story I fail to put into words.” — Destin Sparks “When words become … Continue reading 70 Inspirational Quotes for Photographers
K1000
The Pentax K1000 (originally marked the Asahi Pentax K1000) is an interchangeable lens, 35 mm film, single-lens reflex (SLR) camera, manufactured by Asahi Optical Co., Ltd. from 1976 to 1997, originally in Japan. The K1000's extraordinary longevity makes it a historically significant camera. The K1000's inexpensive simplicity was a great virtue and earned it an unrivaled … Continue reading K1000
Taxi Please
“We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time.” - T.S. Eliot
Once photography enters your bloodstream, it is like a disease.
It's not about finding a home so much as finding yourself. - Jason Behr
Sunset dreaming
We can't be afraid of change. You may feel very secure in the pond that you are in, but if you never venture out of it, you will never know that there is such a thing as an ocean, a sea. Holding onto something that is good for you now, may be the very reason … Continue reading Sunset dreaming
Benito Juarez
Change is hard because people overestimate the value of what they have and underestimate the value of what they may gain by giving that up. - James Belasco and Ralph Stayer
I will never stop learning
Here are some books on my shelf either midway through or itching to find time to sit down and through myself into. Wedding Storyteller being one the top of the list to get started on...Makes cofee
Dublin Airport
Sitting in Dublin airport awaiting flight to Barcelona for a photo shoot.
The Film Photography Handbook
This is so far very informative and a great read. I look forward to a not so busy season to sit down and enjoy this book some more.