iphone, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
The iPhone camera is not good…it’s appalling….another example of tech forced on us by American corporations. The rest of the world can handle 8 and 12 megapixel cameras on phones but because AT&T is a backward network we have to have this 2 MP crap toy camera!
That said…using various apps [...]
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10 Nov
iphone
6 Nov
selfportrait
selfportrait , originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
I like this – love the orange, the angle and the lighting and background. I look just strange enough to make it compelling.
19 Oct
Henry contemplating a thirst
painterly henry, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
I like this because of the painterliness. I also like it becasue it captured a moment of real life. In classic children’s portraiture so much is staged. Try a quick search on Google and you will see that primarily people like to romanticise the child portrait. I like this because [...]
27 Aug
Camp self portrait
Camp self portrait, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
Another self portrait. This one somewhat camp but I think it’s an interesting pic. Quite intense – again, the simple lighting seems ot add some punch and the tonal range is quite good. Compositionally I like it too as it’s slightly asymmetrical so has a visual tension.
I must [...]
17 Aug
Self Portrait
Self Portrait, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
Another self portrait. On a bit of a run at the mo with these. I like this for many reasons. One of which is that the face is surrouded by all that intense deep black. There’s a hint there of me staring out at the viewer in a [...]
13 Aug
self portrait
self portrait, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
What can I say? I took this for my new job – needed a pic for the website. Camera was held at arms length under a spotlight in the bathroom. I liek doing self portraits partly because I can make myslef look slim, rugged, handsome and partly because I [...]
24 Jul
Young Richard
Young Richard, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
A post of the author on holiday in Bridlington, Yorkshire in the very late 60’s I think…
24 Jul
Grandma (Nanny) Thompson
Grandma (Nanny) Thompson, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
After blogging the photos below I thought I would look through some old family pics to find some holiday/seaside pics that were taken years ago. I have to say that this is such a typical scene…people born into the Edwardian era almost never undressed at the beach. They [...]
13 Jun
Self Portrait
Self Portrait, originally uploaded by Richard Adams.
This is a self portrait I took in my bathroom. In common with many people we have recessed spotlights in there. I noticed that standing under one while the next one’s bulb had gone gave me this dramatic directional lighting.
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