Variety is the spice of life

Well it's been a while since I got chance to update my blog and it's been a really busy month. What I like most about my business is it's sheer variety, no two days are the same, and I guess I am very lucky to be able to make a living through my creativity.

During the last month I've been able to add to my kit and amongst other things I am now the proud owner of a fast zoom lens. After managing with good equipment it's nice to actually work with the best available. Hopefully the improved optical quality will soon start to become apparent in my work.

Since buying the lens I've photographed football in a downpour, a bmx rider in the warm evening sun and then yesterday I was invited along to Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield in order to photograph an athletics event. It has been nice to be able to experiment as well as capture the action.

Thats not to say that the landscape and stock photography is being neglected. I sold cards and prints at another bank holiday craft fair in Bakewell. My images are still on display and attracting compliments at the Chesterfield Pine Gallery.

I've also started to contribute to iStock, an online stock library which is also part of Getty images. Their quality control is second to none and although I only have a small portfolio online at the moment I have managed to make some sales and am hopeful of more in the coming months. Here's an image from a recent trip to London. Hopefully there's a hint of "britishness" about the image :-) !!








So to the other third of my business, and wedding photography. There have been pre-wedding photoshoots with Angele and Andrew, Ben and Ruth as well as Martine and Tracy's wedding at the Chesterfield Hotel. Three very different, but lovely couples. For Ruth and Ben's photoshoot they wanted to incorporate the locality in their images so we settled on the ruins of Sutton Scarsdale Hall being their back drop. It's been many years since I went there, so it's nice to see that English Heritage have undertaken some work on the site and made it into a really pleasant picnic site. Ben and Ruth loved the photos too.

Anyway must press on, I hope that you found this post of interest and if you have any queries or comments about my work please feel free to contact me or leave a comment.

Variety really is the spice of life.

Jane xx