Photography has always been something that has fascinated me. Whenever I was taken to a museum or an art gallery as a child by my mother, I would always look at the pictures before the text as I found I could learn more from looking at images than I could from reading the words. If I was ever given the option between an art gallery or a photographers gallery, I would always pick the latter and enjoy staring at one photo for long periods of time, trying to work out the meaning behind the image whilst my siblings ranted and raved about how bored they were.
Growing up, I was bullied and shunned for my physical appearance. At an early age I developed pretty bad eczema on my hands, arms and face which hindered my self confidence as humanity avoided and turned their noses up at me. I had councilors and social workers thrown at me from all angles, strangers telling me that I had problems because of how I was and that I needed help in becoming "normal" again. This made me feel alienated from society, a feeling I still hold to this day.
Becoming a recluse gave me more time to look into the creative arts. I had always had fun doing arts and crafts at school as it was a time where I could express my emotions and sense of place without being forced to do it with others, however in secondary school I soon came to the realisation that I had no talent at all for drawing, painting or sculpting. I turned to the camera after a trip to Butlins left me alone with my mothers cheap tourist snapper. I wandered around, taking photos of rides, avoiding people as much as I could and instead focusing on the metal, landscapes and anything else that caught my eye.
After school had ended, my mum suggested that I took a course in photography as it was what I felt I had somewhat of an eye for. I attended Bexley College and left with a National Diploma in the subject which got me into the University of East London to work on getting a degree. It was at this time that I really gained my ability to see the photographs in everything.
Since university, I have still been dabbling in the art. I will never call myself a professional photographer as I feel there is much for me to learn still, however I do feel like my work has improved. From checking my backgrounds to photo editing, I enjoy exploring further and further into the world of photography and hope to do so for many years to come.
I have recently been getting more into pet photography as my work involves me being around numerous pets at all times. I have also started trying to involve myself back into the society that shunned me away through cosplay and LARPing. This way I can put on a persona of sorts, which helps calm my nerves and ease the tension I feel when attempting to speak to anybody new.
My weapon of choice is my Fujifilm Finepix HS30EXR. I feel that it is the photographer that makes the image, not the camera so I tend to work with what I have instead of what people insist I need. My favourite types of photography include toy, landscape and non-studio pet, plus I tend to try and keep my photos as unedited as possible to preserve the raw and natural look to them.
The people in my images on this site are friends or close friends as I still lack the self confidence to take photos of strangers. I prefer to be able to talk to my subjects on a close and personal level, this, I feel, allows me to get the poses I want and get closer to the final image that I am striving for.
Growing up, I was bullied and shunned for my physical appearance. At an early age I developed pretty bad eczema on my hands, arms and face which hindered my self confidence as humanity avoided and turned their noses up at me. I had councilors and social workers thrown at me from all angles, strangers telling me that I had problems because of how I was and that I needed help in becoming "normal" again. This made me feel alienated from society, a feeling I still hold to this day.
Becoming a recluse gave me more time to look into the creative arts. I had always had fun doing arts and crafts at school as it was a time where I could express my emotions and sense of place without being forced to do it with others, however in secondary school I soon came to the realisation that I had no talent at all for drawing, painting or sculpting. I turned to the camera after a trip to Butlins left me alone with my mothers cheap tourist snapper. I wandered around, taking photos of rides, avoiding people as much as I could and instead focusing on the metal, landscapes and anything else that caught my eye.
After school had ended, my mum suggested that I took a course in photography as it was what I felt I had somewhat of an eye for. I attended Bexley College and left with a National Diploma in the subject which got me into the University of East London to work on getting a degree. It was at this time that I really gained my ability to see the photographs in everything.
Since university, I have still been dabbling in the art. I will never call myself a professional photographer as I feel there is much for me to learn still, however I do feel like my work has improved. From checking my backgrounds to photo editing, I enjoy exploring further and further into the world of photography and hope to do so for many years to come.
I have recently been getting more into pet photography as my work involves me being around numerous pets at all times. I have also started trying to involve myself back into the society that shunned me away through cosplay and LARPing. This way I can put on a persona of sorts, which helps calm my nerves and ease the tension I feel when attempting to speak to anybody new.
My weapon of choice is my Fujifilm Finepix HS30EXR. I feel that it is the photographer that makes the image, not the camera so I tend to work with what I have instead of what people insist I need. My favourite types of photography include toy, landscape and non-studio pet, plus I tend to try and keep my photos as unedited as possible to preserve the raw and natural look to them.
The people in my images on this site are friends or close friends as I still lack the self confidence to take photos of strangers. I prefer to be able to talk to my subjects on a close and personal level, this, I feel, allows me to get the poses I want and get closer to the final image that I am striving for.