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A London photo walk
A cold day in the new year saw me back in London for a long photo walk. There was no plan. I wanted to walk and let life happen in front of me.As a general rule, I try to shoot to a theme where...
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Covent Garden and beyond
London is an amazing place to be with a camera. I went back again to capture whatever caught my eye. The walk and shoot visit I made earlier this month went well. So, I figured I'd do it again — in the...
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Out and about in Coventry
In the same way that long photo walks in London help me practice the art of noticing, I decided to take a wander in my home city.The plan was... to have no plan. Not as such. I wanted to practice...
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Busy in Birmingham
Having wandered around London and Coventry during January, I decided to hop on the train and visit Birmingham — camera in hand.My approach was going to be more noticing practice. I know that shooting...
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Shooting the gatherings
Interactions and gestures are always good human factors to catch in a street photo. So, on this photo walk, I decided finding groups of people interacting together would be my subjects. The city centre...
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Around Chinatown
As part of my tours around the capital city, Chinatown was next on my list. I did have other areas of the city I planned to visit. So, I ended up covering Chinatown in the morning and then early...
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Among the Coventarians
I went out into my city centre to mingle with the locals. I wanted to gather a set of photos of Coventry people out and about doing their thing. I decided to include places and spaces for this shoot,...
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London in colour
I prefer to develop in black & white. I see in black and white — tones, structure, lines and shape. I've trained myself to do that because I'm a strong protan. Meaning My eyes struggle with...
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In Portobello market
We decided to check out Portobello Road and the market. I like markets because there are always great street photos available. And the London markets are great.We got there early, while many stalls...
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People at work
I have a feeling I should have called this 'people at work — part 1'. Because this is a project that I will no doubt add to in time.These are photos from a photo walk in London. I spotted people out...
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Taking a step back
There are times when the scene works well. So, it’s a case of framing the shot, letting people enter the frame and making the photo.It is the way a lot of street photos are shot these days. The reason...
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A wander in Windsor
I went down to Windsor for a photo walk around the town. Why Windsor? Well, I haven't been there before and I reckoned there might be some street photos to shoot.I wanted to focus more on what was...
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Just hanging around
While I was thinking about the topic for this post, the popular song by The Stranglers popped into my head. I often move and shoot when I'm on the streets. It's part of the way I observe and notice...
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Easy riders
I noticed that a had a theme going on in the series of photos. People on the streets and using bicycle-type modes of transport.I didn't start out by looking for these. But once I caught one photo, I...
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Spa town folk
I went to Leamington Spa to do a photo walk around the town.I didn't have a specific plan — aside from shooting candid public photos that revealed the townsfolk on this day. I did consider shooting to...
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