My seven wardrobe essentials: No.1

NO.1 Denim jacket:

This week I'm going to share with you seven of my most used, essential items I can't live without, so remember to check every day to find out what my seven must haves are! 

Emily x

Continuing my quest for my final major project, I've decided to have a go at giving into my temptation; photographing the sunlight. After realising I'm so often naturally drawn to capturing the light within the everyday, I figured it was about time to start making light the subject of my photographs. So here are some photographs I took on one of those sunny days, remember them?! 

And it doesn't help that one of my favourite photographers is Uta Barth either!  

My intention is that they've given you a moment of stillness within your hectic lives! Comments are welcome...

Until next time. Emily x

Initial ideas

I am Currently being really inspired by Paul Winstanley's beautiful paintings, and as I find myself at the very beginning of my final major project, I am attempting to translate my initial thoughts into a photo shoot...

Developing my last project of looking at the interior and drawing attention to the insignificant, I am looking especially at the quality of light within a space and how it creates a sense of time, quietness and stillness in an image.

To experiment I've tried out an interior so ordinary, mundane and almost the complete opposite to what I'd naturally lean towards photographing. 

So I took along my medium format to a doctors waiting room. Here are some of the results. (scanned in negatives.)

These next images demonstrate my concept better; detaching the subject matter from the image.

However although I'm glad I experimented, I know these aren't what I'm after. So please let me know your ideas and thoughts on where I could next photograph. I do like this final image though, so all in all a positive first shoot!

Emily x

A waiting game

Third year seems to be taking it's toll. I'm in desperate need of making some new images, but everything seems to be stopping me...I'm waiting for my film to arrive and in the mean time trying to seek out the best interiors for my final major project. And to throw a spanner in the works, there's the added bombshell of a darkroom refurb a month before our deadline. But on the bright side I am feeling inspired and raring to go for my final major project, WHEN my film arrives!

I took this in Berlin during my inter-railing trip in summer 2010. 

E x

Portrait in Skopje

As you all know I'm partial to a bit of street photography, initially being inspired by the likes of Walker Evans, I've learned that it's sometimes the 'decisive moment' to take the image that is just as important than the actual photograph itself. In this case, I am definitely thankful I grasped that moment because it's turned out to be a really strong portrait. So, dear readers and fellow photographers, remember to always keep your eyes peeled and your finger on the trigger, because you never know when you'll have your 'decisive moment'.

Emily x

Valentines Day: Lands End

Faithful readers, I wish you all a very happy Valentines day.

I guess a part of me is sorry I haven't presented you with a 'pretty' cliched image, but then the other part isn't. After all maybe this is a more realistic representation. So which ever path you take, I bid you a happy one, may it be with the right one. 

With all my love.

E x

Bucharest

Even if your circumstances don't change, your perspective can.

E x