Teaching
Does the outer space into which we dissolve taste of us at all? – Rilke There are shadows because there are hills ― E.M. Forster I’ve been reading the Chinese Book of Changes and it refers to aesthetics, which is a good subject for photographers. The I Ching was the basis for a question which […]
Creative work needs solitude. It needs concentration, without interruptions. It needs the whole sky to fly in – Mary Oliver In all things, the Way does not want to be obstructed – Chuang Tsu Before undergraduate university I read preparatory books. Bertrand Russell, Sartre, Thomas Hardy, Steinbeck, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I […]
The word for this effect is landskein. Over the years I’ve made numerous similar shots but not quite like this. The view is towards Eskdale while climbing Pillar. It was my final big discovery in the Lake District. I walked there several times in one year, enjoying it very much. It was a sombre day […]
Which camera is best is a good question to ask. Although there is no such thing, but rather a series of technical parameters you have to apply for yourself. In college situations my students had many different cameras from small compacts to DSLRs and so called bridge cameras. It’s what is best for you, on […]
As a teenager I read The Amateur Photographer at the library. It was a weekly magazine, and I liked going there on Saturday. Meanwhile I was studying photography at school and built a darkroom at home. I didn’t have the money for expensive equipment so used my father’s Zenit camera, bought a cheap Praktica, then […]
As a walking photographer, you find shots where a tripod isn’t needed and which are not achievable if you’re using one. The view above is from a mountain called Le Petit Vignemale in the French Pyrenees. It’s a hard climb getting up there, and as part of a two or three week trek a tripod […]
When you teach photography in college there’s a background plan. Students don’t see it but it’s the shape of what they learn, when they learn it, and why. On a PGCE training it’s called the scheme of work and lesson plans. You are examined for this, because it’s an essential part of teaching. If Ofsted […]