This week: Prompted by recent events, I’m thinking about the role cameras play in our everyday lives – even if we don’t realise it. As I was driving back from the Bournemouth Air Festival a couple of weekends ago, news broke of an incident where a plane crashed shortly after performing. This got me pondering [...]
Don’t tell me what you think about my work, my website, my approach – I like it and that’s what matters. How often have we heard this – or an abridged version – from photographers, creatives or anyone who opens themselves up in some way via a public platform? Actually, not even just via a [...]
This week: I’m thinking about inspiration – where it comes from, what we can do to help ourselves get inspired and why we should always be on the lookout for new kinds of material which will feed our photography. I’m also reminding you about how you can get involved wit the forthcoming Active Photographer Jolly [...]
This week: I’m taking some time out over a weekend, but can’t resist packing one of my favourite film cameras, just for fun. It’s very tempting to take a good deal of camera equipment when going away for a few days – but unless you’re specifically going on a photography excursion, I always think it’s [...]
This week: I’m strolling along a local ancient footpath, taking a little time out from everything. Having had a hectic few weeks, one way or another, I recently decided to turn off all office-based technology and head outdoors for a bit of space. Taking this step is always important when times get manic, and it [...]
Going back a while, somewhen around the beginning of the year, TAP Episode #9 took a look at where it all began for me as a photographer. Given the location and the nature of my recording, that was a pretty emotional revisit – but one I am pleased I made, nonetheless. Certainly, it was very [...]
This week: I’m taking time out to recondition my walking boots, which gets me thinking about why photographers should look after their kit. It never ceases to amaze me how people spend hundreds or thousands of pounds on camera and outdoor equipment, then don’t bother to maintain it properly. My boots took a real battering [...]
Yup, it’s finally here. The Active Photographer has officially landed on Facebook! Ok, so it took a while, but TAP now has it’s own page through which to spread the good world with the world at large – and already there’s been some keen interest in goings-on.
As some of you may know, for the past 3 years (up until yesterday, in fact), I have been putting my thoughts and ideas down on a separate, stand-alone blog. This has served me well, but there comes a time when you just ‘know’ that things have to move on. The GBP Blog was, itself, [...]
This week: I’m taking a few minutes to think back to where it all began… Some time ago, my late Grandparents’ house was sold. A few days before contracts were exchanged, I took the opportunity to take one last look at the house – specifically the room which, for a while, saw some of my [...]
Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great Christmas, and are fighting fit, ready for New Year. Unfortunately, I seem to have had a return visit of Man Flu, which has meant I’m really not feeling up to putting togther this week’s Episode. I’m sure you don’t want to listen to me sniffng through [...]
Okay, so I need to test the system… and what better way than to release a short introductory podcast?! This first outing, then, gives you the low-down about what to expect from The Active Photographer podcast in the future.
