by Kate Lloyd | Apr 6, 2021 | In lockdown, Multiple exposure, Recent assignments, technical
I’m so thrilled I have learned how to make a book – to show off my images. The Japanese stab book derives from simple receipt books used by market traders (not money market!). It was a cheap disposable item, which has become emblematic of Japanese life and...
by Kate Lloyd | Mar 5, 2021 | Gift Ideas, In lockdown, Multiple exposure, practicalities, technical, Travel
I’ve been working on developing abstract images, and I’m ready to share some with you now. Pattern recognition is an inbuilt preference for our brains and this is key to looking at abstract images. Some are really unrecognisable abstract images and in some...
by Kate Lloyd | Mar 4, 2021 | In lockdown, Multiple exposure, technical, Travel
I think I have mentioned that I was in Venice in January 2020. Oh my goodness, I am absolutely longing to go back – it seems such a very long time ago! One of the brilliant things I’ve been doing in lockdown is to learn a new skill in photography, so I...
by Kate Lloyd | Dec 21, 2020 | Gift Ideas, In lockdown, Recent assignments, technical
I may not be an old dog, but I’m certainly learning new tricks! A friend who makes beautiful furniture asked me if I could help him with product photographs for a new website. His name is Colin Norgate and his work is absolutely beautiful and his website is here...
by Kate Lloyd | Dec 9, 2020 | Gift Ideas, In lockdown, Recent assignments, technical, Travel
In normal years I like to travel, especially to take pictures. In 2020 the only place I have been (apart from the Isle of Wight) is Venice. I was there in January and I am absolutely, utterly, desperately longing to go back. One of my most pleasing images from the...
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...
