This is the last in my little series of posts comparing the Lensbaby Velvet 56 and Velvet 85 and it's not a comparison as such, more of a revisit. I was very fortunate to get my hands on the Velvet 85 a couple of weeks before it launched and I visited a couple of gardens … Continue reading Lensbaby Comparison Part 3 – Velvet 56 vs Velvet 85
A couple of weeks ago I posted my first comparison of the two Lensbaby Velvet lenses, I covered the more obvious differences in that post so do click here and have a read if you haven't already. Last week I headed out with the Velvet 56 and Velvet 85 to compare them as general walkabout lenses. … Continue reading Lensbaby Comparison Part 2 – Velvet 85 vs Velvet 56
This week saw the arrival of a new Lensbaby, the Velvet 56! I've been sharing a lot of Velvet 85 images recently and so many people have asked how it compares to the 56 and whether it's worth having both but until now I haven't been able to offer any advice. I'm going to be … Continue reading Lensbaby Comparison – Velvet 56 vs Velvet 85
Last week I was lucky enough to spend a few days on Anglesey with my daughter. I was even luckier that the weather was kind and the sun shone, it might officially be summer here in the UK but that doesn't guarantee that it won't be bitter cold and raining! Recently I've been thinking a … Continue reading On The Edges
First of all I have to say I'm massively grateful to the lovely Lensbaby people for giving me the opportunity to try this lens out before it launched. But's it's been sooooo frustrating not being able to share any images!! I will confess that I've never been quite sure about the Velvet 56, it's one … Continue reading Lensbaby Velvet 85 – First Impressions
2017 is my "Year of Unconventional Lenses" and it's turned out to be the year that I've fallen back in love with my Lensbaby. Not that I ever really fell out of love with it, it's just that I fell out of the habit of using it. In fact for a long while I fell … Continue reading Why Lensbaby?
Before I bought the Edge 50 optic earlier this year I did a bit of online searching to find out how people were using it, what their thoughts were and what sort of images they were creating with it. I found a few "proper" reviews but struggled to find any "this is what I'm doing and … Continue reading Lensbaby Edge 50 ~ This Is Not A Review
"Perfect photographs do not move the heart" David DuChemin - The Vision Driven Photographer One of my favourite photography quotes, in fact one of my favourite quotes generally. Now I'm not for one moment saying that this photograph will move anyone's heart. But I am saying that it's not perfect. It's hazy and it's soft, … Continue reading Perfectionism vs Creativity – On Letting Go Of The Need To Conform
Definitely Dreaming 