Saturday 4th
Spent most of day intimately involved with camera manuals in garden. Hot. I was taught how to use a camera at the age of 7-8 by my father. he was photographer in the Navy so always had a camera in his hand, from my earliest memory. My very first camera was a box Brownie which although the first film taken (at the zoo) was well exposed all the exposures were doubles as i had clicked twice on the 'lever'. My first camera was bought with a fiver i found on the way back from school when i was 9! I was taken to Portsmouth and was bought a secondhand 6×6 Agfa for £3. I used this until my first SLR a Russian Zenit. Because they were all manual i learnt the relationships between shutter speed and aperture. Even used a light meter. Since then i have been through all-sorts. plate cameras, roll film, Minolta SLRs etc. So back in the 80's i always dreamed of having a pro-amera let alone thought of 'digital'…. Had pictures published for a while but gave up in early 90s after six months as a wedding photorapher…so it nice to get back to some 'creative photography' with possibility.
Dropped emergency 3 submission off at Aspex and caught train to Hove. Had received an invite to a private view a few days before. (3rd space) The work was displayed in the basement of a Georgian townhouse in Hove, and very interesting. One of the artists was involved in one of the other Art Plus 07 awards project. Thought the 'wings' were themed very geological, intimate and moving. balmy evening, quite hot.
Train was full heading back with visitors to Brighton, so had to stand part of the way. In at 10 and spent more time with manuals……….very tired.
