40 to 40 - Day Nineteen - A55 Light Trails at Abergele

40 to 40 - Day Nineteen A55 Light Trails

Waited until dusk, then headed to a bridge that overlooked the A55 at Abergele, North Wales. The town in the background is Colwyn Bay, with the Hook of Rhos-on-Sea.

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40 to 40 - Day Eighteen - The Faces Of The Marble Church

40 to 40 - Day Eighteen - The Faces Of The Marble Church

For day 18 of my 40 to 40 project, I stopped off at The Marble Church (St Margarets) at Bodelwyddan in North Wales. I already have the 'Iconic' images of the church, so wanted something different.

I was drawn the them many faces that surround the church and look down on you wherever you go. This is just a selection of the faces, of which there was probably over 100 or so in and around the building.

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40 to 40 - Day Seventeen - Makka Pakka's Stones

40 to 40 - Day Seventeen - Makka Pakka's Stones

Stopped by at the beach near Llandulas, North Wales for today's 40 to 40 project shoot. Turned out that I came back with dozen or so shots from walking around on the beach for half an hour.

The beach is very stony and it looks like they have travelled from all over the world to get here. Every stone different in size and colour. This was the 2nd attempt of making a stone pile, the first was amongst the pebbles on the beach and was far to busy. They looked much better on a nearby boulder.

I've called the final shot "Makka Pakka's Stones" after the Night Garden Character who likes to collect them.

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40 to 40 - Day Sixteen - Piggy Portrait

40 to 40 - Day Sixteen - Piggy Portrait

When shooting (taking pictures that is) animals, you have to get in to their world, so I spent some time on Wednesday, laying down on the job, so I could look my subject in the eye.

The hard bit was getting her to look me in the eye.

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40 to 40 - Day Ten - Making a Splash

40 to 40 - Day Ten - Making a Splash

Another cloudy day with very flat lighting, so decided to make more of a splash back in the studio.

This is a very simple setup which can be done in just a few minutes, although it takes more practise to fire the shutter at the exact right moment.

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40 to 40 - Day Nine - Bangor Pier

40 to 40 - Day Nine - Bangor Pier

Tuesday was a bit wet and cloudy, but I didn't let that dampen my spirits. As i was over near Bangor first thing, I decided to talk a walk on the pier. I think I was the only one.

Given the weather conditions, I knew even before taking any pictures that this was going to be a Black and White shot.

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40 to 40 - Day Two - 39 to go - Fashion

40 to 40 Day 2 - Fashion

I have a few images from today (Tuesday). I was in Manchester all day with some other togs, trying to learn a few things and play with some lighting setups. Most shots are taken with just one light, including ring flash, with the exception of the image where she is wearing sunglasses, we had a background light with this one.

Even the window is fake, using one light behind some lace to light everything and give the illusion of a window.

Thanks to the models:
Becky Dee
Rachel Bond

40 to 40 - Day One - 40 to go

40 to 40 Day 1 - It's not a Crime.

Well, it's just 40 days until I turn 40, so have decided to celibrate by counting down and shooting a new picture every day. And just to make it more challenging, I'm giving myself a max time of just 40 min out of my normal day to do this.

So it's 40 to 40 in 40.

So what is "It's not a Crime"?
Increasing concerns about terrorism, paedophilia, health and safety, personal privacy and plain old paranoia about pretty much anything Her Majesty’s subjects get up to has resulted in a deep mistrust of photographers.

Police routinely invoke anti-terror legislation to prevent photographers from carrying out their work, and photojournalists are constantly filmed at public gatherings and their details kept on an ever-growing database.

Tourists, particularly foreign tourists, are also targeted by police, as was the case with an Austrian father and son recently who made the mistake of photographing a building of an extremely sensitive nature—Walthamstow bus station.

Put simply, Britain has become a no-photo zone, and so if you fail to comply, you may find yourself liable to attack, arrest or harassment.

Recognising that Britain is not the only country where such a draconian anti-photographer culture is developing, the British Journal of Photography is beginning an international visual campaign to raise awareness.

Over the next year they hope to gather thousands of self-portraits of
photographers-professional and amateur—from around the world,
each holding up a white card with the words, ‘Not a crime’ or ‘I am not a terrorist’.

This is my Portrait

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