Queenie and I were really honoured to been asked by photographer and scene hero Chris Jepson to be part of his incredible new work The Identity Project His charming soul and warm words enabling this camera shy lass to shine under the lights and Queenie to be her usual shy retiring self. Part of a glorious and ever growing collection of portraits that examine the identity of those within … Continue reading Chris Jepson : The Identity Project
Eve Arnold. A focused, truly wonderful, always inspiring legend who put the class into creativity and the balls into the male dominated world of photography. We’ll not see her like again. Continue reading Eve Arnold: A focused legend
It would appear my project is coming to a natural conclusion. After a tutorial and a touch of re-jigging presentation wise (mountboard discarded) I’m hitting the finish line. Matilda is entering weeks of mock-exams and time is running out as the deadline approaches, but as I reflect on the results of my photographic adventures I’m happy with the results. I didn’t get every shot in … Continue reading Matilda: A Journey with Objects – reaching a final destination
Keith Arnatt has had me thinking about documenting over the past few days. Queenie’s been writing me love notes for 19 years. I decided to combine the two. Random but lovely. Just like my funny little thing. Continue reading (Love) Notes from Jo
Saturday the 5th of November was Matilda Day. An entire day dedicated to getting the shot right and getting past the technical blindness that seems to blight my photography. And yet today, as we worked with ideas and talked through the objects we were photographing and what they meant to Matilda the technical was pushed to one side in favour of the creative. We started … Continue reading A journey with Matilda: Sewing machines, scissors and a Monkey called Blackberry
Late October and I was praying for clear skies and for Matilda’s dad to unleash the Citroen DS. I got both. Just. After discussions regarding the rain and returning the car to its rightful place, Matilda and I set to work in the most comfortable car seats known to man. It wasn’t easy. The seats may have yelled comfortable but Matilda wasn’t. A quick yell … Continue reading A journey with Matilda: A golden Citroen DS
Today my fully working, excellent condition £2.79p Kodak Coloursnap 35MM Model 2 camera arrived. I’m addicted. Even it doesn’t turn out to be fully working. I’m working out the settings and loving the clouds and sunshine. I’m remembering the frustration of loading film as Queenie and I try to fathom what the hell the manual is talking about. Sod it if it turns out not … Continue reading Killing time with my Kodak Coloursnap Model 2
Over the weekend I continued to play with aperture. Buddleia became birds and Action Man reflected on his de-frocking courtesy of my favourite lads and lasses. Like you do. Continue reading Buddliea becomes birds
Today we took pictures. Today we talked Jarvis. Today we ambled through memories of four soggy kittens on the washing line, horses arses and Christy John. Today we spoke of family. Of Grandads we never knew and stories we’ve heard told too many times. And I struggled with buttons, settings and light. This is gonna be an interesting journey. I need to study the manual. … Continue reading A journey with Matilda: Day one
Wildblood and Queenie 