I was out on the Forest the other day when I stumbled across some ponies bolting across the open land with the last of the purple heather around them. Camera set up for ICM, I grabbed it. Fingers shaking with frustration to quickly reset it, cursing myself as the dials seem to move so slowly Read More
Exploring Colour and Camera Movement in the Gardens
(scroll down if you just want the video) Colour often becomes the subject. It was colour that caught my eye—the light behind the trees. With the 55–200 mm lens on, the tree was some way off, which is good; I love being able to isolate just one tree from a crowd. Behind that particular tree Read More
The One I Messed Up – How to Make a Line Drawing
Hello, thanks for popping over here to watch this video, it’s still hosted on youtube but kept private so only you guys who know me can find it… Scroll to the bottom for your typed instructions of how to do this technique (the non messed up way)… 🙂 Okay, so, to recap. Here’s how we Read More
Creative Freedom – To Compete & Qualify; or not?
Way back in 1874, a group of artists we now know as the Impressionists — including Monet and Renoir — were forced to accept that they would have to go it alone. For years they had submitted their work to the official Salon exhibitions, only to be harshly criticised, rejected, and dismissed by the juries. Read More
ICM creations in the woods – when the trees, the breeze and the light co-collaborate
Thought I’d start journalling publicly my creative ramblings on the off chance they help you on your creative journey… The video is below on how to get creative with ICM and trees… So… went to the Forest this morning – grey flat light — nearly didn’t take the camera at all but thankfully hung it Read More
Texture Brush Tutorial
Create a Texture Brush in Photoshop Here’s the video on how to make a brush from nature’s textures…below are typed out instructions and some trouble shooting if you’re stuck… And here’s the button for you to download my brush. For some odd reason the video isn’t always showing here – if that’s the case follow Read More
Getting Started with iPhone ICM: What’s Really Going On?
Welcome to week one of exploring iPhone Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) and multiple exposure blends. When you get started creating ICM with your iPhone — especially using an app like Slow Shutter Cam — you might notice something:the blur isn’t quite the same as what you get with a regular camera. It’s probably most noticeable Read More
Multiple & Double Exposure ICM’s
If you like this type of technique…. This is a double exposure created in-camera. Not all cameras can create multiple exposures but most will create a double… The technique here was to set my Fuij XT4 to double exposure, blend mode on light or dark (play and see what you get) – one ICM movement Read More
Get Started with ICM photography here…
If you’re completely new to it — welcome to the wonderful creative world of intentional camera movement (and if you’ve already got started – thanks for joining me too, so much wonderful stuff to share with you!!) This is a place where movement and creativity come together to transform ordinary scenes into vibrant, painterly expressions Read More
Embodied Camera Movement isn’t just a technique — it’s a way of being “in” the world…
When I move the camera, I move with it. Me — my body, my breath, my presence — is painted into the image. Not metaphorically. Literally. My gestures become the gesture of the land. My movements are inscribed into the light. As an anthropologist, I’ve spent years studying the deep entanglements between human, animal, and Read More
