Portraits

i've been working on portraits as

an ongoing project.

learning to direct people, to be in their personal space,

gain their trust

while hopefully capturing a tiny piece of their essence.

this self-portrait is very dear to me

as it was the last shot my trusty old camera took

before it died...

Quote

;)

from somewhere on the web

The beautiful world we live in...

i believe it is possible to find beauty

everywhere.

even on a building site!

Dawn

before the sun,

a quiet, ethereal moment on the beach

Quote and ceramics

"I AM SIMPLY LOOKING FOR BEAUTY, WHATEVER THAT IS - IT'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE EXPLAINED - ONLY FELT. IF I FIND IT IN A SINGLE BOWL, OR WANDERING LINE OF POTS, GOOD. I AM GRATEFUL."
-POTTER, GWYN HANSSEN PIGOTT

found this beautiful quote here

Kirstie Van Noort porcelain work

more of my ceramic love here

Beach walk

evening light, wind and rough sea...

in my sketch book

camera, boots and faces

in my sketchbook...

Around here...

i've finally caught up

with technology ;)

from my old dinosaur phone to iphone,

what a pleasure!

first thing i did is get instagram

and started capturing moments

around here...

first glimpse at my heart collection

Pax too totally cute!

can't have an iphone without

a pretty cover... found a funky orla kiely one!

Towards a Personal Vision - Personal Project

this is my personal project,

i chose "Paths" as a theme.

where do they come from, where do they take us

what do we encounter along the way...

where am i going?

it is a series of 6 small prints with words.

i couldn't load the whole project without scanning it;

i'm not sure this make it justice

but you get an idea.

Happy weekend!

Towards a Personal Vision - Light

Working with the landscape,

light in the mist & a touch of zen.

Towards a Personal Vision - Night

night photography...

some beautiful and dramatic effects.

Towards a Personal Vision - Abstract

to get us out of our comfort zone

we were asked to shoot without looking

through the viewfinder...

fun abstract photographs...

Towards a Personal Vision

i'm back from the photographic

course with Angela Buckland,

Towards a Personal Vision.

i had a rich, challenging, exhilarating

experience...

learnt so much, letting it all sink in...

this entire week will be

dedicated to the photographs i took

during the workshop.

Trip

i'm on my way to

a week's photo course

at the Buddhist Retreat Centre.

i had to select 20 photos that represent

my interest in photography.

here are 4 of them;

off center snippets of life...

i'll see you back here next week!