Photography

4 Easy Steps to Seriously Awesome Blog Post Photos

September 21, 2015 by Sacha Black 109 Comments

Blog post pictures. They are, if you don’t know how to do them, a bit of a mystery.

I have had a couple of lovely compliments recently about the photos I use to start my posts, (thank you, and blush!). But what it’s resulted in, is me sharing my photo tweaking knowledge with others. So I thought it might be useful to share that knowledge with everyone else.

If you would like to know how to make photos like mine, or ones in your own style, then read on. [Read more…] about 4 Easy Steps to Seriously Awesome Blog Post Photos

Five Day Photo Challenge 3 – Water

July 9, 2015 by Sacha Black 8 Comments

This brings another Five Day (week) Photo Challenge photo. Ali Isaac tagged me to do this challenge, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it so far. If you haven’t already, you should check out her blog, it’s awesome.

My writespiration a couple of weeks ago was on the theme of Elements – Fire specifically. And all because I am research the elements for my novel. So I thought whilst I was on the theme, I would capture ‘water’.

Out I trudged into the rain, macro lens in hand and clicked away. This is what I got: [Read more…] about Five Day Photo Challenge 3 – Water

Compassion For Extinction #1000Speak

June 20, 2015 by Sacha Black 31 Comments

AND Five Day Photo Challenge #2

I went to see Jurassic Park the other day, (I loved it, if you haven’t seen it and you’re a fan of the first three then go, you’re missing out.) Anyway, the film and Monday’s post about the loss of penmanship got me thinking about extinction. [Read more…] about Compassion For Extinction #1000Speak

Five Day Photo Challenge #1 – Spidermare

June 11, 2015 by Sacha Black 41 Comments

I was nominated to take part in this photo challenge by Ali Isaac, who has a wonderful blog filled with fascinating tales of Irish mythology – check it out if you haven’t already, you learn something new with every post. I would like to nominate three of my blogging compadres to take up this photo challenge…

1. Ula because I think she’s fascinating and would love to see what she shoots

2. Keith – because he’s an awesome photographer already

See the rules below, never been much of a rule follower, so not only am I doing this over five weeks instead of five days, I highly doubt I’ll only post one story too! :p

The photo is of a common garden spiders nest of babies. Whilst they are growing as eggs they shed a skin. Once born they cling together usually in balls – but in trying to capture a macro shot I disturbed them – until they shed their second skin. [Read more…] about Five Day Photo Challenge #1 – Spidermare