did you think your eyes were open?

"Did you think your eyes were open? I'm afraid to say that until this very moment they have been closed.
The unassuming Holga is here to save you from a future of digital
pixels and images shared on small screens on cameras or phones. We have
all become numbed with photography, there is no denying it, but a
chunky camera made almost entirely of plastic has been put on this
Earth to save us. It will reawaken your vision, fill you with joy, make
you see beauty when you thought it had disappeared forever, and bring
out sunshine on a cloudy day."

Some of the very first images produced from my latest addiction:
the world of lomography

call me a dreamer....

i think most people underestimate the rewards of a little hard work. Some people simply go through life taking the easiest road, resulting in small bursts of euphoria, if any - mostly by interaction with their peers. I for one, seek the longer, harder road - gaining knowledge and being able to see situations with a little less rose- colour. Preparing for any downfalls. This way I can never get hurt and can never hit the ground.

Call me a dreamer if you will but that totally negates you understanding of 'a little hard work'

visual poetry

i finally feel like i can breathe through the images i create, like i can interpret the way i feel in a visual form. That others are appreciating the things i believe in and the determination i have for my passion.
I am never giving up on this...

being true

to me is a concept that can and will build a soul, feeding it with life, love and confidence. Teaching you value of humanity, compassion and effort. I am not talking about winning an argument, a bet or being more knowledgeable than another.... I mean being able to read you own feelings, being true to what you feel and knowing when your heart is teaching you an important lesson.

I think there are many interpretations of the word 'KARMA' and all are entitled to their opinion and how they perceive it. Over the course of the past year my head and heart have done some amazing soul searching and come to the conclusion that you can and most likely will hurt many people in your life, stomp a few dreams of your own (unintentionally) and give up on things you once thought were your whole world. Karma to me is when you don't follow the path that your soul is leading you in. The spiritual self lives deeper than any physical attribute you may posses and will live on long after you have forgotten your first kiss, the first time you saw someone cry, the first time you said 'I love you'. All these contributing to the person you are and even if you don't remember the small things they are well inside you.
I will not pretend this earth is not full of negativity, contradiction, world hunger, poverty, war, profiteers, money hungry governments and a world so far from peace that no one is even trying anymore.
Truly there is less effort in being a good person than there is in being part of the bad and even if you don't find a cure for something deemed 'incurable', don't recognize the importance of looking after the planet for the sake of the generations to come or don't get to experience the joy of marriage you will live a better life having known that a soul has its own entity and will take you to the greatest heights if you allow it..

from the worlds of Ralph Waldo Emerson:
"To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch or a redeemed social condition,to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded"

swimming in a sea of memories

Its always very refreshing to go back through images you shot along time ago. Here is a collection from 2007 I just recently edited, most of which have had some brilliant photoshop actions and textures added to them.

"the towers"


"break through cold"


"this"

"harvest"

this is cinematic - photoshop action

2008 certainly brought about some new things for me, and one of those was creating resource's for photographers and other artists. I dived into the world of creating photoshop actions and released two action sets titled 'THIS IS BEAUTY - BLACK AND WHITE' as well as 'THIS IS ENHANCING'. I was blown away when I realised how much people appreciate being able to use and download them for free. The first receiving 1000+ downloads and the second receiving 800+ so far.

I have now jumped into 2009 with a bang in the creative side and have done alot of planning that will soon allow for me to host a professional based website that will contain a portfolio, resources and options to buy prints.

My latest action 'THIS IS CINEMATIC' is now available for download with many more in the works.

download this is cinematic photoshop action HERE


download this is enhancing photoshop action HERE

download this is beauty black and white photoshop action HERE


The next few months are going to be extremely busy for me, I am currently in the process of designing a CD package for Projected Twin which I am so excited about. It has been a long time since I worked in photoshop to create digital art/manipulations and I am very happy with the results so far.

Quite a few interesting and different photoshoots planned, one of which is with the gorgeous Meluxine and hopefully with get to work with Ree and Whipper again.

My plan is to do at least one photoshoot a month, possibly one every fortnight. Lets hope that time does not run out.

a bird still has wings...

you do not need to belong to a group to shine your brightest, to be yourself and be the best you can be. A bird still has wings even without the rest of the flock to follow its lead

plans for two thousand and nine

plans for 2009:
*experiment more with fashion and conceptual based photography
*set up a good lighting rig for indoor or semi-studio based work
*embrace all of my cameras - especially the HOLGA
*a new approach to business documents and resources
*produce quality Photoshop actions and textures for FREE use
*network and talk alot more with other artists
*Take on photoshoots that will benefit my portfolio (at least one per month)
*Mingle with other creative types, see exhibitions and read more about art
*Look at everything as a photographic opportunity not to be wasted
*Plan and begin working on a website portfolio to be created with Dreamweaver
*Smile and have fun

this.is.my.image

and this is the beginning of two thousand and nine