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The Secret Garden

Hardluck Hotel — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:45:05 +0000

This set is from Heartbreak Productions beautiful open air theatre performance of France Hodgson Burnett’s The Secret Garden.

Performed in Warley Woods on Thursday 17 June 2010.

Find out about other Heartbreak Production performances at www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk

All photographs were taken on a Canon EOS 550D camera with processing done in Lightroom.

Fairbourne 2010

Hardluck Hotel — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 15:09:45 +0000

I’ve taken a step away from my regular iphoneography photographs with this set taken on a recent visit to Fairbourne in Wales.

Since having been made redundant I have had to improve my kit and so I took the leap and purchased a Canon EOS 550D. I bought the Canon primarily to be able to shoot high definition video but it also gives me the opportunity to take a different kind of photograph.

Fairbourne is a beautiful place and I hope these images capture just a little of it’s magic.

All photographs were taken on a Canon EOS 550D camera with processing done in Lightroom.

Street Signs Project

Hardluck Hotel — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:26:14 +0000

I was looking for a new project to do over the spring and I decided that I would take photographs of all the street signs I passed. The idea is to stop, take one shot from the best possible position with my iPhone and then process with apps.

These are the results – and I’ll adding more to the series as I pass more signs.

All photographs were taken on a iPhone 3GS (3 megapixel) camera, Helga and Lolo filter enhancements made with the camerabag application.

First Aid Kit @ The Rainbow

Hardluck Hotel — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:51:46 +0000

First Aid Kit: Live on 22nd February 2010 at The Rainbow, Digbeth in Birmingham.

First Aid Kit are sisters Klara and Johanna Söderberg from Stockholm, Sweden.

This performance at The Rainbow in Digbeth was incredible.

Find out more about First Aid Kit on their myspace page – www.myspace.com/thisisfirstaidkit

Buy their new album from Amazon The Big Black & The Blue

All photographs were taken on a iPhone 3GS (3 megapixel) camera, Silver filter enhancements made with the camerabag application.

The Fog – In West Bromwich

Hardluck Hotel — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:10:27 +0000

A heavy fog enveloped West Bromwich last Friday and after seeing images on Flickr coming from people in Birmingham, I was inspired to capture what was happening in West Bromwich.

This series was shot on my iPhone just after nine in the morning and was then put through one of the TTV filters in the Lo-Mob application – the result really makes West Bromwich look incredible.

All photographs were taken on a iPhone 3GS (3 megapixel) camera, enhancements made with the Lo-Mob application.

Wyre Forest Autumn

Hardluck Hotel — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:15 +0000

These photographs were taken during a recent visit to the Wyre Forest near Bewdley.

As autumn was in full swing the forest took on an amazing look and these images hopefully capture some of the beauty of this incredible natural landscape.

To enhance the amazing landscape, I’ve used filters from Camerabag to really bring out the colours in some of the photographs and to create mood in others.

All photographs were taken on a iPhone 3GS (3 megapixel) camera, enhancements made with CameraBag application.

Portmeirion Lolo

Hardluck Hotel — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:49:04 +0000

This is a new set of photographs taken in August in Portmeirion, Wales.

Portmeirion was built by Welsh architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis. It’s probably most famous for being the location of classic 60’s TV show ‘The Prisoner’. It’s a truly amazing place to visit. To enhance the already vivid landscape and architecture there I’ve used the Lolo filter from Camerabag to really bring out the colours.

All photographs were taken on a iPhone 3GS (3 megapixel) camera, enhancements made with CameraBag application.

Statues

Hardluck Hotel — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:51:33 +0000

Statues is an experimental series of photographs taken in Birmingham and further afield. It uses the iPhone and an application called CameraBag (iTunes App Store link) to enhance the images using classic camera and film simulations.

The CameraBag app focuses on emulating the styles and processes from some of the most interesting cameras of the past and is a fantastic addition to any iPhone users set of photographic tools.

The Statues series will continue to grow so keep on eye on this page or the Flickr page for new additions.

All photographs were taken on a iPhone 3GS (3 megapixel) camera, enhancements made with CameraBag application.

Six Word Stories

Hardluck Hotel — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 15:14:49 +0000

Ernest Hemingway once bet that he could write a novel in six words.
“For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” – he won the bet.

Stardust was created to accompany a six word story I wrote for the ‘Six Word Stories from Local People’ project run by Multistory, in collaboration with SMITH magazine and The Public. The project invited residents of the six towns in Sandwell to tell their own story in six words.

The illustration started as a hand drawn image with all the colour and star effects added in Photoshop.

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The final illustration appeared in a publication to celebrate the year of communities which contained over 100 stories and illustrations, and was featured in an exhibition at the Public Building, West Bromwich.

‘Six’ was inspired by the six word memoirs project run by SMITH Magazine in America. SMITH Magazine have also produced a hardback book of six word stories titled “One Life, Six Words, What’s Yours? “. The book is available online from Amazon.

Identity

Hardluck Hotel — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:20:15 +0000

Identity was created as part of the ‘Home Sweet Home’ project run by Multistory, a West Bromwich based community arts organisation in partnership with local domestic abuse support groups including, Sandwell Organisation Against Domestic Abuse (SOADA), Sandwell Women’s Aid, Sandwell Women’s Agency Network (SWAN) Community Carelink and Breakaway Challengers’ Project.

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The main illustration was hand drawn, and then enhanced using Photoshop and Illustrator to add colour and text.

The ‘Home Sweet Home’ exhibition at the Public Building, West Bromwich included visual and written messages, narratives and illustrations presented on items of clothing, which were pegged on a washing line against a fictitious garden backdrop. The artwork was accompanied by audio of males that live and work in the borough taking a stand against domestic abuse.

‘Home Sweet Home’ was an exhibition that aimed to give a public voice to local people who have lived through domestic abuse.