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Busy Mersey at sunrise
First sunrise back home after 3 weeks around Europe. Nice to be back.
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An afternoon wander
A little trip across the River Mersey on the ferry and a walk to New Brighton along the prom. Shot with Halide’s Process Zero and edited in Lightroom.
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Life drawing with Spunkrock
Wonderful life drawing session with Queer Life Drawing and Spunkrock today. I tried adding heads in for the first time… sorta works? Sketching is a fun challenge. As a photographer I see the way the light falls, then I sketch it and well it’s not quite the same. It would be nice to learn how…
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Enterprise E
Fancied trying to sketch something that wasn’t a naked person. It was tricky. I kept trying to get it right and the problem there is that’s not my skill. My skill is, if I can even call it that, is letting go of perfectionism. It’s being fast, fluid, and chaotic. The work should be more…
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Queer life drawing
Good to see Queer Life Drawing return with model Kiwi. It’s a fun online life drawing session. Follow them on Insta if you’d like to know more. This was the first time I started with a pencil. Overlayed with ink and erased the pencil to create the finished look. Works quite well.
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6 lake lengths
Managed to do 6 lengths of the lake today. Over 1.5km swim. Given my post viral fatigue issues and lack of running from arthritis and gout, I’m happy with that. Slow but progressing.
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Eurovision 2023
We’re rewatching Eurovision before it leaves BBC iPlayer. It’s still incredibly surreal to see my home, places I work as a photographer, and clients on the show. Absolutely wild. I’m sure this year’s will be fun, but 2023’s in Liverpool was something else. The love for Ukraine in the city was everywhere. The acceptance of…
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My first sketchbook
As I now enjoy sketching I bought myself some pens and a sketchbook. It was much cheaper than a new iPad. I like that I can retain some of the style I developed with the iPad but also make it slightly different. It’s fun to play. All I have to do is learn to ignore…
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My first sketches
After Eurovision I wanted to take a few days off and relax. As I couldn’t draw I figured it might be fun to try that. I bravely booked myself on a life drawing night and went along to see what would happen. I wrote in depth about the experience on my newsletter Hello Computer, but…