Ooop my bad..

And Happy New Year! Sorry should have started with that really. I'm already really enjoying this year so am looking forward to much more of it! Hang on while i do a little celebratory dance in my chair......okay done. I should probably post a picture so here's Geoffrey to hopefully put a smile on your face!

Just seen this!

I havn't been on here for a bit, and last time I did I just posted a picture and sodded off. But I just found a comment and link my sister (http://beccathorne.blogspot.com/) had posted on one of my images early last year. It's great - shows the Goldmine near my house, where lots of my photos have been taken, when it was actually in use during the early 1900's!
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/hale_people/pages/page_7.html

Pretty!!

This is my Narnie-esque picture. It's another one that was found amongst images taken at the end of last year. At the time wasn't overly keen but now i'm loving it!! :)

"Local Narnia" © James Thorne

National Geographic Daily Dozen

My Bunny picture has been featured in the National Geographic Daily Dozen. Hopefully it gets picked to be featured in the actual magazine too!!!
 http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/your-shot/daily-dozen

Mmmmmm Peppers!

Some home grown (not my home, but my aunty's) sweet peppers. Look at how lovely and red they are! Took advantage of the lovely sun shining through the window and took a little picture

Copyright © James Thorne

More Youtube videos!!

I'm loving doing these!! Let's hope they get people watching them. So i've put a video up showcasing pictures from my Truro Allotments project and that can be seen here - http://youtu.be/1lVXwNppxt0

And today I posted one which just shows off a wider range of pictures, my portfolio basically. And there will be another one showing those off too but here's the first - http://youtu.be/PzQdk4bOF5Y

Youtube Video

So I made my first youtube video! It's pictures :) but i think i'll do a few more and show off my photographs on there too. Here's the link: -
http://youtu.be/wZ-GirOZXkU

Beckford Profile

The beginning of my artist profile is now up to see on the Beckford Fine Art website. Looks good so far, i'm looking forward to next year coming round and having work up in the Ludlow Exhibition. Now just have to get my work out to more places!! Here's the link for the profile on their website - http://www.beckfordfineart.co.uk/c/123/i/772/

Market Stall

I'm thinking about and starting to look properly into selling small versions of my work at the market. There are a few local markets here and I think some of the work would sell quite well on the stalls. Obviously not framed full price versions, but say A4 £30 versions the same as I have recently put on offer at http://www.dottygallery.com/
Watch this space!!

Cork Street Gallery Exhibition

Sadly my "Bunny" picture didn't make it through the final round of judging to get into the exhibition :(. Would have really liked it to have been in the exhibition to get people seeing my Beautiful Dead series but nevermind, they will get seen somehow!! :)

KeyAgent Property Photography

So last friday - 15th July, I went and photographed a property For Sale in Hereford. The job was offered up by KeyAgent who paid by estate agents to commission freelance photographers, to photograph properties for their clients.....It's all a bit random if I'm completely honest, but i was sent along to this house to take photos. They give you a good handfull of rules and regulations on how the photo should be taken - height, lighting, etc. But i wasn't there to complain because they were paying, a bit of money.

So I did the work and have sent them the pictures, just waiting to get paid now. 

Beckford Fine Art

So I have signed up to show work in the Beckford Fine Art (http://www.beckfordfineart.co.uk/) Ludlow Castle Exhibition next year. Have to pay of course, but they do all the advertising, and marketing and setting up of the exhibition. And I get a stand which will be able to show a few full sized framed pictures, and a webpage with them showing off work too. I think it'll be good and a good little "investment"!

Cornwall pictures

So here are a couple, literally, of pictures from my recent camping trip to cornwall. Not entirely convinced by them yet, but im sure they'll grow on me and i'll be happy with them enough to send them for stuff down the line!! That usually happens haha!

"Island in The Sea"

"Yellow View"
Pictures copyright © James Thorne

Also, the names will cange i think - especially the Yellow View one but i couldnt think of anything else while working on it and saving it so there you go!! And if you look veeeeery closely on that picture you can see a plane in the sky. It'll be like a Where's Wally!

Look at me ma, top of the world!!

Another addition to my Dead Animal series. This poor fellow was found just down the road from my house, i think he must have fallen out the tree because he seemed in perfect condition...apart from the deadness.

Copyright © James Thorne

Shortlisted

My "Bunny" picture has been shortlisted out of 2,100 to enter the 2nd round of judging against 300 (i think) other artists for a place in the Cork Street Gallery Open Exhibition in London. Here's their website http://www.corkstreetopenexhibition.com/default.asp

Very exciting stuff!! Even more exciting if i get through haha!

Couple of new pictures for you

These were taken in the "goldmine" up the road from my house. I don't actually think there's gold in there, i mean it doesn't look very gold...more sort of brown and green, and desolate. I'm sure if there was gold there'd be more going on up there!!

But over the years it's become more and more eerie up there, the old train accessories being taken away so there's nothing much left but a big empty shed and train carriages. People are often dumping rubbish up there too, be it small amounts or loads - have come across a broken down old jeep left up there once. It has started to feel like the sort of woodland area that you see in a horror film where the inbred evil family take pleasure in stalking, hunting and torturing people. Maybe i should have someone holding my hand next time i go up there?!?!

Images are Copyright © James Thorne

Photography Competition

Please Please Please VOTE for my submission at One Life Photos 2011:http://t.co/bASXhH2 :) Thankyou!! You can vote everyday, you know that's the best way to go!

Other Thorne....Tshirt design

My good old sister Becca has got a design on tshirts for sale at  http://www.compassionatedorset.co.uk/shop/
It's a regional off-shoot of compassion in world farming...not the tshirt the website/charity. So it's a good cause, and this weekend they are offering Free Delivery! I know! Many different styles of tshirt from ones with arms to ones without!
And by the way...Bec...i like the picture :)

"Bunny" Picture in F-Stop magazine

So yes I said i'd let you know - It's the "Bunny" picture that's got into the group exhibition in the online photography magazine F-Stop. http://www.fstopmagazine.com/groupexhibit.html

F Stop Magazine

Had an email this morning saying that my work should be published in the upcoming F Stop Magazine. Sadly I can't actually remember what image I sent to them (i send so many all over the place!!) but I will let you know when it is up and available to see so you can see and enjoy! :) Here's their website for now - http://www.fstopmagazine.com/