by Kate Lloyd | Jul 15, 2020 | exclusives, Gift Ideas, In lockdown, Travel
In my previous blog I mentioned two new categories of product on the shop. The first was the acrylics which I described at length. Now it’s time for the second category. Artist’s proof is a term which indicates exclusivity – in a sense even greater...
by Kate Lloyd | Jul 10, 2020 | Gift Ideas, In lockdown, Recent assignments, Travel
I haven’t been very diligent at keeping my website up to date but in lockdown there’s no excuse so I have had to look critically at it, and Lo and Behold, some of my loveliest pictures are not on there. I somehow imagined they got there automatically...
by Kate Lloyd | Jul 9, 2020 | In lockdown, practicalities, technical
Working through my entire portfolio as I have been during lockdown, I am wondering about the shape of pictures. A traditionalist would go for rectangular, but sometimes the image isn’t suitable for that and needs a square shape. What do you think, do you like...
by Kate Lloyd | Jul 3, 2020 | In lockdown, practicalities, technical
I have realised over the 15+ years I have been doing photography professionally, how important the quality of the print is to me and to the client. When I was 21 I had a Limited Edition print for my birthday – the subject matter was a lobster! However the most...
by Kate Lloyd | Jul 1, 2020 | Gift Ideas, In lockdown, practicalities, Travel
Today I’m thinking not about Bournemouth beach but about herds of horses! There’s something really magic about the sight and sound of a herd of horses galloping free and unfettered. I have a number of images of horse herds from a variety of trips over the...
by Kate Lloyd | Jun 25, 2020 | In lockdown, Recent assignments, Travel
It’s so hot today I’m wishing myself elsewhere. In fact Iceland is on my mind, not surprising as I have been there at exactly this time of year. The lupin fields are incredible and I can’t help wondering if that’s how it looks at the moment. I...
by Kate Lloyd | Jun 24, 2020 | Gift Ideas, In lockdown, Travel
Passing the time productively I don’t know about you but I’m finding my lockdown time has been filled with chores – some of which I used to avoid at all costs! So as I have had time to look in detail at all my photography stock, scarves, prints,...
by Kate Lloyd | Jun 21, 2020 | Gift Ideas, In lockdown, Travel
As a child I was often taken to France on holiday, and apart from the Brittany seaside and Mont St Michel, the main thing I recall is the tree lined roads that went on and on forever, straight as a die, so unlike our British rolling roads, and lanes. Imagine the...
by Kate Lloyd | Jun 12, 2020 | In lockdown, Uncategorized
Today I was working at my computer in my upstairs office. I had the window wide open despite the pouring rain and relatively cool temperatures, in order to be ready to take photos of the fledglings who are frequenting our feeders. It has been like Piccadilly circus...
by Kate Lloyd | May 28, 2020 | In lockdown, Travel
One of our favourite conversations as we set off on our ‘permitted outdoor exercise’ walking in the Surrey Hills, is what would you most prefer to be doing that we can’t do at the moment? I have to say that getting a haircut would have been top of...
