equals=ephemera’s penultimate day resulted in some interesting visitors and results. A day that started with having our dog Sam put down after living with us for 13 years had to have some positive results and a few are shown here. Let’s hope tomorrow will bring lots of people into our studios at Ipswich Town Hall.
equals = BBC Radio Suffolk
Today, I had a delightful wireless interview with Lesley Dolphin fromBBC Radio Suffolk. All in all it has been a good start to week 2 of our residency at Ipswich Town Hall. We have had repeat footfall and interest in our work. Couple that with with a gaggle of last year’s new intake about to […]
Owens After Constable
Recently, I have been very privileged to record the Constable exhibition at Wolsey Art Gallery in Ipswich. I was able to witness the removal of the Millstream from the frame for a picture conservator to assess the condition and recommend restorative/conservation needs. this is a once in a lifetime event and to cap it all […]
Out of the closet
I had the delightful task today of shooting ‘Out of the closet’ rooms settings and frocks at Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich. It literally took the whole day lugging heavy camera gear around the various rooms in the mansion but the results speak for themselves. I never fail to be amazed at the detailed work(wo)manship in garments […]
July 15th – strange day
Yesterday I travelled up to London to deliver my Taylor Wessing 2013 National Portrait Prize entries alongside Keith Locke (http://www.keithlocke.co.uk) , a consummate professional when it comes to photography. We had eagerly awaited the delivery of our entries for weeks now. However, the day dawned with the release of results from the university and all was […]
Pictures at an Exhibition (3)
The frozen and grubby white Ipswich streets coupled with a lack of technical staff at UCS this morning have conspired to force me to generate new work from my previous assignment. Based on viewing rates generated by the computer program I used, I selected the top 18 images from both the Random Enigma and The […]
Busy start to December
What a hectic start to the month! Bettina von Zwehl attended UCS and presented a guest lecture and I was asked to photograph her. Then we had a Lee Miller lecture provided by her son and granddaughter that was extremely good and I got to take their pictures too. Add to that photographing the launch […]
November – Where has it gone?
I’ve been a tad quiet lately. Quiet but busy. This semester is rapidly approaching its crescendo and what happened this month? Impaled by a pyracantha thorn in the back of my hand during a fire drill resulting in my right hand swelling to double the normal size resulting in a trip to A&E and a […]
Formats – what to use?
I shoot in a variety of formats from 35mm film through APS sized, Dx and Fx digital to 6x6cm and 5×4″ film. I found over the years that that my taking rate rate increased drammatically even by not using the burst rate. I realised that I could afford to chance it and not really ‘waste […]