Lady dressed artistically with long dark hair and blue driess pulling on flat dance shoes while seated. A handbag and tall tango shoes are to her left (our right) and the other flat ballet shoe to her right

Warm humour and wry observation

Bailamos Opa! A no-spoilers almost-review

Movement that speaks to your being

Why you shouldn’t miss Obibini, on for one night at the Lilian Baylis Theatre, Saddler’s Wells next Thursday.

Body language betrays the message in this ad clip

The body language in this video clip subverts the message in ways that NatWest can’t have seen

Eu Flag with houses of parliament in background

Freedom, Brexit and More..

Freedom, Brexit & More. A summary of what I’ve shared with Mum, who still thinks that the BBC is impartial -if only- in the hope that they’re useful to others. #stopbrexit #fairvote #fbpe

The image is in the dusty reddy browns of desert at night. A group of traditional tribal dancers with loincloths are stamping barefoot into the desert ground. They are lit by a single source of light that id diretly behind the dancer in the ftont. Overlaid on this is a white logo of dance grist, where the 'i' in grist is represented by an exclamation mark. The magazine's title is dreamtime and dancing

Dance GRiST

I’ve not been blogging because getting the new Social Enterprise up and running has been taking all my time. Here’s a taster.

Protected: Documentary Photography Students Notes

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Tall young trees, some of which have spring leaves but some of which have only leaf buds or no leaves at all reach towards a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. The sun, very slightly to the right of centre at the top of the image is in sunburst form with rays extending to left and right edges of the image. On the floor are swathes of violet bluebells and fresh almost luminous green grass. The overall impression is of peace and growing things and you can just about see a person with a dog to the right, just below eye level

Exploring the edges; Using creative constraints to develop your photographers voice

How to develop your creativity by constraining it.

Girl in jeans with her back to us holding one leg up in the air at 2 o'clock, standing on the other leg, with her left arm stretched out. She faces a beautiful sunset sky with bits of blue sky, grey clouds and sunset-yellows, greyes and pinks and if you look to the bottom of the shot (you don't want to, the composition leads you upwards) you can see a bit of a building and a man's head. There is a very strong vignette effect because of the lens choice.

How To! References for beginner and improver photographers

A list of posts you might like if you are working on your photography

Protected: Beginners’ Summary Sheets

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Young olive skinned girl crouching by partially shown stools with an intent look on her face as she takes a photograph through a window. It looks cold and bright outside, there are people walking past and the butterfly logo of Itsu is clearly visible on a temporary fence around tables

10 Uses For Your Photographer’s Workbook

Uses of the photographer’s workbook for beginners and improvers