Overview Goodbye to Joe Cornish Gallery
On the 22nd June I’ll be saying goodbye to the gallery in Northallerton. For 6-months, I have really enjoyed being surrounded by outstanding landscape photography, working on calendar and greetings cards production; two major trade shows and having the opportunity to work alongside Joe in his digital studio. One thing I won’t miss, the weekly 3-4 hour drive to and from my base in the Chilterns to Northallerton. If you love landscape photography, put the Joe Cornish Gallery on your list of ‘100 Things to Do Before You Die’; and do it now…......you never know!
My April workshop was a great success. We started at dawn and finished at sunset with time off for good behaviour at mid-day! Workshop participants made some great photographs - almost all digital - and had a thoroughly enjoyable day. Watch out for these pictures going into the Gallery.
Large Format Workshops will feature the MPP MkVI Micro-Technical camera mentioned last month; despite it being a 1950’s vintage, the only maintenance needed was a shutter service. They don’t make them like that anymore - unless they are an Ebony SU or SW. Enjoy your photography…....
March 2008
1st March 2008
Do you have those times when your best laid plans - or are they intentions - get splattered by life? Nothing too serious but you find yourself asking ‘where did all the time go?’ Well, it happened to me in December and January; the splattering effect was enhanced by the fact that I had just acquired a Ricoh 100GX camera and a 210mm lens for the large format and I had plans to use them. I’ll be using the Ricoh as a viewfinder / compositional device for the 5” x 4”. The Ricoh has been used and promises to be a great addition to the 20kg backpack! The 210 is still in it’s box.
Plans for February are mixed; The South Coast is a must before the position of the rising & setting sun move too far to the North and locally, the gravestones of the dogs owned by the Disreali family. I also have ‘pencilled in’ a trip to the Highlands; Culnacraig is a repeat of November’s visit which was disappointing weatherwise so this inspirational landscape beckons.
Developing Vision & Style really does live up to its title. There’s lots to look at and simply enjoy - some truely magnificent pictures - and some thought provoking commentary. What is Vision? What is your Style? You do have one whether or not you see it for yourself. I believe that WHO YOU ARE fuels your Vision of the world and partly dictates your style. But more of these thoughts in March.