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Category: #StillLight

June 9, 2024 + #iphonephotography, #StillLight, landscapes, Photographic techniques, Photography, Places and Prose

Grado Confidential

There was something ‘soft and interesting’ about the image: a simple street scene, shot from our table at an Italian cafe in Grado, on the northern shores of the Adriatic. I played with a few of the settings … and settled on this ‘look’. For some reason it reminded me of the poster image of the film ‘L. A. Confidential’ with its luxurious textures … Read More Grado Confidential

April 19, 2022 + #Silenti, #StillLight, Consciousness, Photographic techniques, Photography

#StillLight : Night then Day

by Steve Tanham

A simple grouping, photographed, then post-processed to look like a painting. The spring beauty of night and day. ©Stephen Tanham 2022 Stephen Tanham is a Director of the Silent Eye, a journey through the forest of personality to the dawn of Being. http://www.thesilenteye.co.uk and http://www.suningemini.blog

March 29, 2022 + #Silenti, #StillLight, Photographic techniques, Photography

#StillLight : Ceramic Sunrise

by Steve Tanham

Once every two years we go to a local ceramics fair, held in the middle of the Cumbrian countryside. The majority of items are pricey ‘artisan’ pottery. We usually admire them and move on, but occasionally we’ve been moved by a piece and return before we leave to make a purchase. The other day, we were cleaning and partly rearranging the living room. My … Read More #StillLight : Ceramic Sunrise

January 23, 2022 + #Silenti, #StillLight, Photographic techniques, Photography

#StillLight : Wood, Tile and Plastic

by Steve Tanham

It’s a morning photograph, taken last week. I wandered into the en-suite bathroom to find this beautiful display of light splayed across the end of the bath, onto the wood of the cabinet and then, fading, on to the white tiles. It was one of the most beautiful and ‘fine’ displays of natural light I’ve ever seen; and I had no idea how it … Read More #StillLight : Wood, Tile and Plastic