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

Foreground is dusty, sand, with small concave depression right in the centre at the bottom of the shot. Manuela, a dark-haired Latin looking woman is dancing with one arm benind her exactly parallel to a ladder some distance behind her. This ladder leads to what appears to be an abandoned building behind which are the remnants of what appears to be either a hige ship or a 10-12 storey narrow tower block. In the middle ground are several people ship-breaking, working in the skeleton of the ship,

The Red Dress Dance Project

Manuela Benini’s Red Dress Dance Project, part of which is currently on exhibition at Sadler’s Wells, highlights the complexities of tradition and the constant cycle of change, with particular attention to some of the biggest inequities on our planet.

EU Stars flag with tear shaped arrow pointing outwards, (c) Carole

12 Challenging Facts We Must Live With

Some general non-emotive points to consider in these turbulent times

Image showing bustling coffee shop in Vienna. Mostly wome of all ages are talking intently to each other in an opulent surrounding that is light and airy, the closest woman with her back to us has grey shoulder length hair and is reading an Austrian language paper and two women aged between 18 and 20 are talking to each other around a table facing us. Towards the far end of the room is a rack of newspapers and the general feeling of the room is that it is one of many.

Schmäh and Coffee House Culture in Salzburg

On the way to Salzburg my taxi driver Johann attempts to explain coffee house culture. In doing so he demonstrates the uniquely Austrian quality schmäh.

Protected: Students Lifestyle Photography Notes

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