Half way through the year and we're nearly at the last hurdle for the easing of the lockdown restrictions. However the 21st June has now been pushed back four weeks because of those pesky variants still hanging around. Still, it doesn't stop the eternal creative army fighting the good fight and delivering some incredible work!… Continue reading Five things that got me gingered up this June ’21
Author: The shortbread shed
Five things that got me gingered up this April ’21
More self-isolated buildings
Another fab example of a gorgeous building in the series of self-isolated buildings.Making these beautiful structures stand out from the all too often bland architecture that surrounds them. I like how the isolation of a building can really make it stand out, putting the spotlight on these charismatic structures that would have otherwise been lost… Continue reading More self-isolated buildings
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Isolated architecture
The Bat & Ball. Chequer Street, St Albans. I've taken creative inspiration from @ken_ohyama and trying out his cutout/isolation techniques of Japanese buildings on local buildings close to me. I'm loving how the isolation of certain buildings really puts the spotlight on these charismatic structures that would have otherwise been lost and merged into the… Continue reading Isolated architecture
Five things that got me gingered up this February 2021
It's the shortest month of the year, not that I'm counting the months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds... If I had a fast forward button, I would press it and not let go until safely past the very annoying Covid-19 commercial break. Unfortunately that button's been disabled and every single one of us needs to… Continue reading Five things that got me gingered up this February 2021
Lockdown lunchtime doodles No.003
Sunday, Lockdown lunchtime doodles – Ravine.I'm enjoying creating my random Lockdown Lunchtime Doodles. This is number three in a set of... who knows! For this doodle I decided to go duo tone with two shades of brown to add a bit more depth to the picture. https://videopress.com/v/rsV7ZSTp?preloadContent=metadata The time-lapse above was created using a Sony… Continue reading Lockdown lunchtime doodles No.003
Lockdown lunchtime doodles No.002
Capturing the Karate Kid’s movement
Some camera creativity going on in the household over the past couple of weeks! I wanted to experiment with slow shutter speed combined with flash to really help capture the hidden movement in a subject. I roped in my son as my muse. He managed to be a good model for about the first five… Continue reading Capturing the Karate Kid’s movement
Lunchtime lockdown doodles
I'm getting back into a bit of sketching and doodling these days. I find it relaxing, therapeutic, creative and especially helpful in lockdown when the weather's bloody miserable out there! I'm enjoying drawing freehand isometric shapes at the moment. Here's one I drew earlier today in my lunch-hour. More doodlings to follow. https://videopress.com/v/ERhqq6lY?preloadContent=metadata A time-lapse… Continue reading Lunchtime lockdown doodles










