A Question of Definition

A Question of Definition

A while back, someone came to the house, saw my strobes set up and asked “Are you a photographer?”. I answered “well, I have a camera”.  In a similar way, when someone asks “Are you an author?” I’d say “well, I’ve...

Before and After : Garage Conversion

Thought the completion of our garage conversion was worthy of marking by way of a short blog post. Also, I think it’s important to give credit where it’s due, so I’d like to thank the guys at Gain-A-Room for making it a painless and pleasant...

PhotoBlog : The Crazy Signage of Blackpool

As you walk about Blackpool, you can’t help but notice the text filed vista before you. And, in almost all cases, it raises a smile. Not because it isn necessarily funny, mainly because it seems to be genuinely without irony. You have to admire the spirit that...

Children’s Parties and the Futility of Communism

Before I get into what I will loosely refer to as the “meat”, I’d like to start with a small disclaimer. There is a slight risk that this post could, to the untrained eye, make me look like a grumpy, ungrateful, tight-fisted, old curmudgeon. If you...

Would You Use SEO Power To Complain?

They often say that the pen is mightier than the sword and, yet, there is very little jail time associated with carrying a biro in your pocket. Recently I was wondering if the same can be said to be true of that which is written online. In the past I’ve written...

Lost Skills of the Ancients

As we look back in history we interpret the scratches and debris left on the earth to determine as much as we can about their lives, loves and labours. This reveals much about the ingenuity of the people who, before the industrial revolution, devised a myriad of ways...