Oooh Conspiracy Theory Day!!

So without wanting to get too much up on my little battered and worn soapbox -  I used to be on Facebook, my own personal profile nothing to do with work or anything just for me to network and what not with friends and other such folk. I deactivated my profile a while ago now, to cut a long story short, because I got tired of it.
A few people have said to me, my sister included, that I should setup a Dotty Gallery profile on there. This is I should think, a good idea. I mean it will get lots of people viewing my work and seeing the name Dotty Gallery. All good, yes?!........

Well the reason I havn't done it in the past was because I had an issue with Facebooks terms and conditions, and the fact that they have the right to do whatever they want with whatever is posted on Facebook. I was mulling it over again today and decided i'd google the idea to see what others have said in the past and things. You know there are a lot of forums and articles that people post on the internet that can be extremely helpfull!! (some that aren't sure!)

Here are Facebook's Terms and Conditions when you sort of route into them: -
 When you post User Content to the Site, you authorize and
direct us to make such copies thereof as we deem necessary in
order to facilitate the posting and storage of the User Content
on the Site. By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you
automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you
have the right to grant, to the Company an irrevocable,
perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide
license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, publicly
perform, publicly display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in
whole or in part) and distribute such User Content for any
purpose on or in connection with the Site or the promotion
thereof, to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into
other works, such User Content, and to grant and authorize
sublicenses of the foregoing.

See what I read from that is that not only do they have the right to do whatever they like with things that are posted, this right is continued even after your profile is deactivated!!

I don't I will setup a Dotty Gallery profile on Facebook then!

A lot of wood

Living in the country and a few steps from a number of different woods I do seem to have gathered quite a collection of wood related photos. I'm not complaining by any means, just saying really! I've taken shots of tree trunks and logs, and leaves, and wooded areas and.....i sound like Bubba from Forrest Gump (Forrest - forest get it...woods, woodland, forest...i smiled anyway!)
"You can barbecue it, boil it, broil it, bake it, saute it. Dey's uh, shrimp-kabobs, shrimp creole, shrimp gumbo. Pan fried, deep fried, stir-fried. There's pineapple shrimp, lemon shrimp, coconut shrimp, pepper shrimp, shrimp soup, shrimp stew, shrimp salad, shrimp and potatoes, shrimp burger, shrimp sandwich...."    - Forrest Gump 1994 (http://www.imdb.com/)

Here's some wood! yaaay you're thinking but honestly they're pretty!

"Carnage"  © James Thorne

"Tree Walk"  © James Thorne
http://www.dottygallery.com/theimages-page.html



 © James Thorne







"Fern"  © James Thorne
http://www.dottygallery.com/theimages-page.html



"Elephant Tree"  © James Thorne
http://www.dottygallery.com/theimages-page.html

 © James Thorne

"R"  © James Thorne
http://www.dottygallery.com/theimages-page.html

"Leaf Pile"  © James Thorne
 http://www.dottygallery.com/theimages-page.html

I think that will do you won't it otherwsie you'll get bored, but there are more!!

Products....interesting

The product photography that I've done for a company (which I'm hoping will happen regularly) has been interesting. The first session I was photographing decorations for weddings - bouquets, etc and then things like coathangers, head massagers, and mannequin heads. And the 2nd session was mainly sex toys (seperate from the wedding section!). So a broad range of products they are selling, which is good for me because it keeps the work interesting. Nothing worse than photographing the same products over and over and over and over and...well you get the picture. I thought i'd post a few of the interesting images, and yes there will be a couple of the sex toys for you to see!

All images are Copyright of James Thorne

Food nom nom nom

Food Photography really appeals to me, i think it's beautiful. And a photographer who is very very good at it is Tim Hill, his website shows some of the beautiful work he's done http://www.timhill.co.uk/

I've done hardly any food photography, really quite scarce actually the amount i've done. But when i did do it I liked it!!


 © James Thorne

 © James Thorne

 © James Thorne

  © James Thorne



 © James Thorne






Action Photography

I do love to look at action photographs, the extreme sports ones are incredible to me. Just so exciting, of course that is the idea, and I would love to try my hand at some of the extreme sports such as, Climbing, Snowboarding, Motor Racing...sadly I havn't been able to yet. But I will!! I have been lucky enough to capture a few action shots of these extreme sports, be it only small versions. A couple of years ago (2007) it snowed so much that a few of my friends were able to get their snowboards out and make small jumps. The pictures I took are here

Alright maybe not a snowboard but still...

I have also been able to photograph my friends riding their Trials Bikes in the woods near our homes. In case you are unfamiliar with Trials Riding, it is all about stability and style rather than speed. The riders must complete a course that involves many difficult obstacles, without letting their feet touch the ground. Here are the pictures



All work here is Copyright of James Thorne.

For some more extreme sports action shots, photographer Doug Blane has some incredible images on his website with beautiful landscapes included. http://www.dougblane.myzen.co.uk/www.dougblane.com/extreme-sports

Possibly not a safari

These photos are from last year when I visited Bristol Zoo but I have just recently looked at them again. They may not be the greatest photographs in the world but I think they are interesting. Now I loved visiting the zoo and I love seeing all the animals, always do. But you have to admit from the shots I got the "big boys" - the lion and gorilla, they don't look too excited and happy being there do they. And I'm not trying to make a statement or anything by posting this or posting my pictures. It would make me the biggest hypocrite going if i was because, like I said I enjoy going to the zoo and seeing all the animals there!! Anyway here are the pictures I got

Okay so maybe not an animal (?!?!?!) and maybe not taken by me but hey, i thought i'd post it anyway!

 

A beautiful, beautiful creature. Yet sad.

Showcased on Photography Blog!

So happily, my work and i have been showcased on the Fine Art Photography Update Blog. The blog features all things fine art photography related. (I know you'd probably already guessed that but I thought i'd put it anyway) I am very pleased about being showcased and am hugely grateful to Mark Fenwick for firstly being so friendly and understanding of a photographer trying his best, and for of course showcasing my work.

Please go take a look, and check out the blog aswell. If you're interested in Fine Art photography news it is a good one to keep an eye on. http://www.photographyupdate.com/blog/

Go go go!!!

Thanks again Mark!!