SpraggonPhotography

I’m very excited to be able to report that two of my pictures are going to be in the Gallery in the 9th August issue of Amateur Photographer magazine. The pictures featured will be “Holy Sunrise” and “Sunrise on the Levels”. It’s published tomorrow (5/08/08) so if you get a copy of it have a look out for me!

I’ve just finished adding a flash intro to my website as well as updating all the photos on it. Recent additions include Kingston Lacy, Cumbria, Northumberland, Bruton and Kilve Beach.

Have a look at www.spraggonphotography.co.uk to see for youself!

I just received an email from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition into which I entered 5 images. Unfortunately I didn’t win anything (I’d be over the moon if I had!) BUT my images are all listed as semi-finalists meaning that they got into the top 3rd of entries. I’m very pleased!!

I’ve always found it really difficult to take interesting photos (or at least photos I find interesting) on my own doorstep. I seem to have a 3 or 4 mile radius where everything – the scenery, the buildings, the weather, the wildlife – is so familiar that I can’t find anything picturesque about it.

I was reading my copy of Joe Cornish’s First Light a while ago and he talked about the same so…

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This last weekend was great as I managed to get out and take lots of photos, as you will see, as I upload shots in the next few days. Snowdrops on Saturday, Glastonbury Abbey and Chalice Well on Sunday and sunrise photos on Wednesday.

I’m starting to get into stock photography more now but have been pretty unsuccessful with Alamy over the past year. As such, I’ve signed up with both istockph…

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After a really sunny weekend I was able to get out and take some photos. Instead of travelling far I set my sights on the garden and decided to take a lie down with the grass… the fruits of this can be seen in my artwork.

I also visited Ham Wall nature reserve at Shapwick Heath near Meare. I haven’t found any amazing pictures from my set but I just enjoyed the experience of seeing quite a …

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Michelle has very kindly recommended me on her redbubble journal (check out her photos at http://www.redbubble.com/people/eyepics), so I just wanted to thank her :)

I intend to build up my collection of photos on redbubble this year. Things have been quiet since Christmas as the weather in England is pretty dull in January. In photo taking terms this means that I like to either wait for dec…

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I’m going to start adding more of my photos to redbubble over the coming weeks. In time for the start of 2008 I’ve added ‘Feathers of a Peacock’, ‘Holy Sunrise’ and ‘Sycamore Gap’ – some of my favourites taken in 2007.

Hi. I’ve just started adding my photos to redbubble and you can see lots more of my photos on my website at www.spraggonphotography.co.uk .

I’m visiting Cumbria in a few weeks so I’m hoping to get some good photos of the Lakes and scenery up there – you’ll see the results here soon.

I was looking at Andy Rouse’s website…

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