A bunch of roses

Following on from the idea of love and hearts, I went out and bought a bunch of roses from a supermarket. Cheap, pretty, should be good for a couple of days.

Let's see what we can do with them.



© Photographer: Jeanette Teare | Agency: Dreamstime.com


Another quite successful image, using led wire fairylights:



© Photographer: Jeanette Teare | Agency: Dreamstime.com

Working to a theme

Inspiration and frustration

On a cold wet January morning, all freelancers seem to fall into two camps - the frustrated and the really frustrated. You'd have to be seriously inspired as a street photographer or landscape photographer to go out on a day like this. Winter wonderland? I don't think so.

My first love is travel photography, but apart from a short trip to Venice for the start of the Carnivale, for family reasons I'm going to be confined to home environs for the next few months. No, I'm not pregnant, the husband is having hip surgery, and will need some TLC.

Shooting to a theme

This means I can focus my efforts on conceptual photography for a while. Thinking seasonally, I've decided to try shooting on a theme of "Love and Hearts" thinking Valentines Day is approaching, and I may be able to get some onto the stock libraries in time for a few quick sales. Its a subject which easily lends itself to props -

Anything heart shaped eg cookie cutters, wooden heart, heart bowl

Anything that can be shaped into a heart eg fruit, food, flowers,

Anything with the word "love"

Here's one I did earlier. I bought the letters in a charity shop, my lovely husband insists on re-arranging them into "VELO" as his first love is cycling. Do you think he really deserves that TLC?




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New Year, New Start

A brand new year - 2017!

A lot of people are saying 2016 was a terrible year - but thats just about their point of view.

Certainly a lot of celebrities seemed to die in 2016, but they were mostly getting on a bit . Even David Bowie was 69, and let's face it, the rock and roll lifestyle doesn't really lend itself to living to a ripe old age!

There may seem to have been a lot of deaths, but thats probably because there are a lot more people in the public eye. Average life expectancy at birth in the UK, for people born in 1947, such as David Bowie, was about 67, so thats about par for the course, and very good for a rock'n'roller.

Photography directions

I'm hoping to do loads more photography in 2017, and quite a bit more blogging - so watch this space.

The key areas I want to concentrate on to improve my photography are about creating the images that simply can't be done with a smartphone.

1) Night photography

2) Capturing speed and movement

3) Macro - although this can be done with a smartphone

I haven't had any sales in 2017 yet, but 2016 was a record year and I took my first paycheck.

I'll post the sales here as they occur.