Category : England
Getting a Haircut in Korea In my younger years, my hair was regularly ruined by a barber named Cyril. Each time my dad would take me to Cyril’s barber shop, I’d explain in detail the stylish haircut I wished to sport. And each time, he’d turn the buzzer on and shave my head, freeing me […]
New Journal 66 – Dunstanburgh Castle I’d arrived at Dunstanburgh castle just before sunset, 3 hours before my photographer buddies were due to join me in our hopeful hunt for the Aurora. I made a rather stupid decision. As I left the car I decided to keep my waterproof boots on rather than replacing them […]
New Journal 59 – In Preparation for the Isle of Skye On the weekend we’ll be cruising up north to spend 10 days on the Isle of Skye. Having just received news that the 14-24 lens that is due in the mail has been stolen, it looks like I won’t get the lens in time […]
New Journal 58 – Photography as a therapy A reader emailed me to say that not long ago he was seriously ill but on the path to recovery. He found photography a very therapeutic activity that aided in his recovery. While I’m fortunately in good health, I couldn’t have agreed with him more. A few […]
New Journal 58 – More Goals To learn to create cityscapes like this, please visit my Art of Cityscape course. Further to yesterday’s journal on learning to swim and setting swimming goals, I thought it would be an encouraging exercise to note down the other 6 months of goals I’ve set myself. I write down […]
New Journal 56 – The Bell Tower Note: The free 1.7gb digital blending megapack is still available! I’ve been immersed in a room of darkness and silence as I record more of my cityscape tutorials today. Apologies for not including more in the written part of my journal. With the exception of yesterday’s trip to […]
New Journal 56 – Planning I have permission to shoot at Durham Cathedral on Tuesday. That is going to be amazing! And if the weather clears up, Rachel and I will be spending 5 days in Scotland, shooting some rugged landscapes. I’m keen to explore some of Scandinavia and Germany in the next 2 months, […]
New Journal 55 – Stonehenge Initially built more than 4000 years ago, this mysterious monument has always held a mysterious allure for me, as it has for many. The idea of cloaked druids swarming around the stones at summer solstice fascinated me. The stones have been guarded since their inception. For thousands of years a […]
New Journal 54 – A road trip After a couple of weeks of catching up on work that I’d fallen behind on while travelling, I found myself craving adventure again. The road, the sights, the possible photo opportunities, I can’t resist it, even when I have a lot of things I should be getting on […]
New Journal 12 – Holy jeans Rachel looked at me: ‘Jimmy, you have a hole in your crotch!’ I looked down and did indeed find a hole in the crotch area of my favourite jeans. I love these jeans. I don’t want to replace them. I’ve considered creating a patch, kind of like an elbow […]