Foie Gras
It’s not everyday that you get up in the morning to collect 8 large ducks and spend the rest of the day preparing Foie Gras..
It seemed simple enough… pick a Saturday in February, go and collect the ducks..
There was a slight problem with the weather.. it was snowing … a lot…
So we took the jeep and arrived at the farm…. read on….
And yes It does taste as good as it looks..
It seemed simple enough… pick a Saturday in February, go and collect the ducks..
There was a slight problem with the weather.. it was snowing … a lot…
So we took the jeep and arrived at the farm…. read on….
And yes It does taste as good as it looks..
Inspiration III A thing about Dogs
Coming back to my ongoing theme of Influential Photographers
You know what I mean. Occasionally an image stops you in your tracks, makes a strong connection.
By now if you have been following this blog you may have noticed a theme.
For me photography is all about observation. It seems self evident but not everyone sees the World in the same way..
It's about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what's around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy.
Elliott Erwitt
His skill in being there at the decisive moment but being invisible at the same time is what I admire most. Anyone can point a camera at someone but only a few can take a powerful portrait.
Well some of the photographs Elliott is most famous for are his wonderful portraits of dogs..
I don’t think there is a wedding photographer in the world who at some point has not copied Ewritt’s style
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Elliott’s site
You know what I mean. Occasionally an image stops you in your tracks, makes a strong connection.
By now if you have been following this blog you may have noticed a theme.
For me photography is all about observation. It seems self evident but not everyone sees the World in the same way..
It's about reacting to what you see, hopefully without preconception. You can find pictures anywhere. It's simply a matter of noticing things and organizing them. You just have to care about what's around you and have a concern with humanity and the human comedy.
Elliott ErwittHis skill in being there at the decisive moment but being invisible at the same time is what I admire most. Anyone can point a camera at someone but only a few can take a powerful portrait.
So where do the dogs come in?
Well some of the photographs Elliott is most famous for are his wonderful portraits of dogs..
and of course it’s not just dogs..
I don’t think there is a wedding photographer in the world who at some point has not copied Ewritt’s style
Elliott’s site
In the Press
This was a wedding I shot last year in the South of France..
It was for Tracy and Bobby who were a super couple..It was great fun to shoot ,set in the Majestic Domaine D’ Essendieras and Organised by my good friends at Get Married in France.
We had uncharacteristically cloudy weather that day but as if by magic the Sun came out, right on cue.
I was really pleased to find out that their wedding was featured this month in the UK’s best selling Wedding Magazine… Definitely a good start to the year..
Link to the article in this months Perfect Weddings Magazine
PW_65_RL6_Tracy&Bobby_FINAL
It was for Tracy and Bobby who were a super couple..It was great fun to shoot ,set in the Majestic Domaine D’ Essendieras and Organised by my good friends at Get Married in France.
We had uncharacteristically cloudy weather that day but as if by magic the Sun came out, right on cue.
I was really pleased to find out that their wedding was featured this month in the UK’s best selling Wedding Magazine… Definitely a good start to the year..
Link to the article in this months Perfect Weddings Magazine
PW_65_RL6_Tracy&Bobby_FINAL
Pays De Nay Artiste " Mireille Mathieu Grassl"
The area I have moved to in South West France has a quite a vibrant Artists community.
Just south of Pau the “Plaine de Nay” stretches out towards Lourdes the gateway to the Pyrenees proper.
This week I went along to Mimi’s exposition “Palabrart”
It was an amazing mix of Maori, Australian and South American influenced art . Complete with Boomerangs and Didgeridoos..
Link to Mimi’s website here
Just south of Pau the “Plaine de Nay” stretches out towards Lourdes the gateway to the Pyrenees proper.
This week I went along to Mimi’s exposition “Palabrart”
It was an amazing mix of Maori, Australian and South American influenced art . Complete with Boomerangs and Didgeridoos..
Link to Mimi’s website here
Fireworks
22/01/12 18:05 Filed in: Photography | Technique
When I shoot weddings, as often as not there are Fireworks at the end of the evening..
There is nothing more spectacular than good fireworks on a Summer’s evening in the South of France.
