Back to the Shops

There seemed no sign of a recession in the shops today as what seemed like hundreds of people crowded through. We were there to do the customary exchanging of wrong sized presents, but I can't believe everyone was doing the same! 

Another reason for hitting the icy roads though was to gather a few home magazines to study the trends for the coming year. I'm busy planning my strategy for shows and advertising for 2009 and have some intriguing ideas up my sleeve! More will be revealed soon... and if anyone's in the mood for a tougher quiz, I'll put my mind to work on that (with the carrot of a prize at the end!)

Special Effects

In all but my very earliest work, I've kept away from special effects, (such as the distortion on Clear Air Turbulence for example). I try to use only what can be done using classical photography. (Thankfully, dust removal is much easier digitally!). When you see images like the one above, you might think its full of effects, but apart from adjustments of brightness, contrast and saturation, this image (a polarised image shot of a clear plastic bottle top), is all real! Who needs special effects?!