I have enjoyed photography since getting my first SLR camera over thirty years ago. My cameras have progressed from a Zenith, to a Cannon AE1, to my present; Olympus E400 digital. With it I have a pair of lenses:

·       Olympus Zuiko Digital 14-42mm : 3.5–5.6

·       Olympus Zuiko Digital 40-150mm : 4–5.6

I also have a range of Hoya filters including a +4 close-up adaptor lens to provide scope for some basic macro photography.

Having made the progression into the digital age, my photography has enabled the use of basic modifications to alter the image and effect eg. Colour to black and white. There is also the option of Photoshop to crop and make minor adjustments.

To date, my photography has been focused on capturing what is naturally there rather than through the use of extensive modification using programmes such as Photoshop. Family and scenery have been at the core of what I have captured but there has been a progression towards trying to capture the sentiment, the “feel” of the occasion and the unusual.

My aim is to develop this “capture of the occasion” by looking at photographers and techniques that leave that memorable image. The main photographer will be Lord Lichfield who used a variety of settings and techniques to portray celebrities and individuals in memorable images.