Took this snap at my local Charity shop yesterday, I popped in just as they were closing…(hence the rather overcrowded shot) the weather is getting colder now so the mannequin’s coat is very ‘climate appropriate’, (though I am not sure about the hat…) the swirly black & grey scarf and black lightweight sequinned & print Read More
To mark the passing of Halloween I am posting this picture of a creepy doll I encountered on a visit to the atmospheric Chillingham Castle in Northumbria. Famed for it’s Ghost tours the Castle contains many authentic artefacts which adds to the ‘chilling ambience’ (obviously the Castle is well named in this respect..) as night falls I Read More
Had an errand to run in Grays last Saturday, captured these ‘beauties’ in the indoor shopping centre. Not quite ready for a ‘long haired’ option yet (but you never know the occasion may arise..) they look a bit aloof though, rather ‘snooty’ some how and a bit glum, there is ‘an elegance yet sadness’ in Read More
When viewing images from your latest shoot it can be very hard to make a pick, my recent shoot ‘On the way to the launderette’ (see Fashion page) presented such challenges, it is very important to get across ‘my stance’ as it were, so the pose and location, framing are paramount. This one ‘By the Read More
Since Pitsea market has been reduced and I believe ‘destroyed’ from it’s former glory to its now ‘mini’ size, the cheap magazine & book stall that used to be there on a Saturday has gone….the market was reduced to make space for a Morrison’s car park, so Basildon council kindly obliged & also knock-downed the swimming pool Read More
Recent programmes that have caught my eye have been Say Yes to the dress on TLC, a lot of these are re-runs as the programme has been going for a while. I have been feeling under the weather and needed a non-challenging watch, the show is set in Kleinfelds Bridal shop in Manhattan and follows the experience Read More
Granny’s Attic junk shop is located in Ramsey on the Isle of Man, my visit last year was during the closing down sale (sadly as the owner had died) I picked up the below item, a sign from the original Museum of Costume when it was in Eridge Castle, (now in Bath) nice to pick Read More
