Not complaining but observing. The time passes too quickly,  so much to photograph  so little time.

Both my exhibitions are up and running and doing well (Le Perroquet Vert in Chalais and Le Collegiale Galerie at Riberac). Wedding season is now in full swing and still some more enquiries coming in for this year, although there aren’t that many free dates left now. The fine art work continues to generate more interest from around the world (what did we actually do before the internet??) Stock work for the agencies continues with some nice appreciation coming in from one of the more arty exclusive agencies I submit to, plus a nice image used for a book cover (Deceptions by Rebecca Frayn).  I am considering a book project for this Winter but we will wait and see how that one turns out…….. Time is something not to be abused.

My little blue book of ideas is now getting pretty busy but it is now harvest time in the garden so that will have to wait a little while as well.

I am enjoying my photography enormously at the moment. The pleasure I get from recording weddings through my eyes is something I am becoming more and more interested in. Technically it is an interesting challenge as my style is very much reportage to “capture the moment”. Walking around with cameras slung around my neck trying to blend into the background and watching, watching all the time for little cameos of the day as they happen or develop. When the moment arrives light, positioning, composition, exposure all have to be taken into account in an instant otherwise the moment is lost. It is tiring spending the day with that level of concentration but when I review the proofs in the evening it is, for me, the most exciting time of the wedding. To replay the day and to have hopefully captured some exquisite expressions and images of that day. The greatest reward though is the reaction of the bride and groom on seeing their day in images. Lovin it.

My more creative photography for wall furniture or for the agencies is taking a slight turn away from my beloved black and white. I am more and more using colour, admittedly in a very subtle way but none the less still using it. Using textures and overlays in post processing is starting to appeal to me more and more and invariably these images are stronger with the retention of colour. It’s healthy to change and move on, learn new techniques and develop (excuse the pun). Healthy from a business perspective and also from a personal perspective.

Anyway had better go now as the sun is shining and I need to learn some new techniques of weeding that vegetable plot……………………………………

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Summer.