Grey, Wet, Dismal, Boring, Grumpy

Grey, Wet, Dismal, Boring, Grumpy

This week we discover a new photography style.

Your photography 

What would you compare your photography to?   

Has your growth and experience behind the camera accelerated like a rocket or has it been more like a snail?  Are you completely committed to following your creative journey with unbridled passion - or is it a bit spasmodic? 

I guarantee you will have had both good days and bad days.

This Week's Episode

In this week's Tog-Talk, I am joined by hobbyist-photographer Sandy Borrowdale who describes her photography as sometimes being a bit like her going to the gym.  You'll have to listen to the interview to understand what she means by that.

Sandy is probably a very typical hobbyist photographer, going through periods of intense activity interspersed with periods of shooting absolutely nothing.  

We've all been there, we've all done that, and we all know how frustrating it can be to see our camera sat on the shelf, gathering dust.  We want to pick it up, our creative juices are screaming to be unleashed, but somehow we don't find what we need to overcome the blockage.  The willpower, sometimes, is completely absent.  This is all part of the Photographer's Journey that just about every photographer on the planet experiences.  

It's the painful truth.

In this week's Tog-Talk Sandy candidly explores her own issues and her own weaknesses.  The conversation dips in and out of matters-existential and there are a few laughs along the way.  

The interview was originally recorded two months ago, back in May (in my back garden studio).  The photos were taken at Sandy's beautiful home in the New Forest.  (Taken with a Fuji X-H2 with 90mm f/2 lens). 



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Improving your photography

I really appreciate you taking the time to listen to this broadcast and I hope that you have found it interesting as well as entertaining.   If you're looking to improve your photography and you live close enough to our training centre in Fleet, Hampshire, you could attend one of our workshops (or our longer courses) in both photography and photo editing.

If you're at the beginning of your photography journey you might find this one-day introduction, just what you're looking for:

• Introduction To Photography (1-day Workshop)

Run four times a year, this one-day photography workshop will equip you with the knowledge you need to move from simply being a camera-owner… to becoming a real photographer!  Whether you're photographing your kids, snapping your holidays or you're hoping to progress your photography to a more creative level, you'll still need a solid grasp of the basics.

Want something more?

Alternatively, If you want a course that raises the bar, something to immerse yourself in for a whole year, you'll want to join our Photography Masterclass.  Run twice a year, with intakes during Spring and Autumn, it is our core workshop.

• The Photography Masterclass (one-year course)

Students on the Photography Masterclass will build a solid foundation of technical and creative skills.  They will learn not only how their cameras work and how to shoot with a creative eye, but there are modules on photographing people, working with flash, shooting landscapes, macro photography, as well as two modules on editing.

This is a ten-module photography course with photo-assignments between sessions.  Each session lasts three hours and will include time to examine assignment images and take part in practicals (where appropriate).

Kevin Ahronson is the founder of Hampshire School of Photography: www.hampshirephotoschool.com
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