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As my skills increase i sometimes find work i was happy with 12 months ago now falls short of what i want. This photo is a good example, originally done for the Leek blog when i looked at it this week it was just not good enough and needed reworking. So heres the improved images and a link to the old one

An old Dray wagon at a steam fair we went to last week, only posted it as i liked the shot so much, now i'm off for a beer. ---------------- Now playing: k.d. lang - Constant Craving via FoxyTunes

I’ve just started to invest in some high end photographic equipment, something that I have not done in a long time and so found myself having to research the kit from scratch. Now this is a new experience for me as I used to work in the trade and spent 4 years living and breathing the technical aspect of every bit of kit released, knowing its value, quality and its place in the market. All of a sudden I find that knowledge is 13 years out of date and everything has changed. The biggest difference that I found was the impact of the internet, not just in the number of places to buy things from, but the number of reviews you could find on each piece of kit, back in the day we just had a couple of photographic magazines and the blurb from the manufacturer (which you could not trust at all). Selection finally made the big question was where to get it from, EBay, Amazon, a local shop or even from abroad! The selection was as wide as the number of items I had to choose from, vast, and each wi...

1000th post across all my blogs, just in case you thought I had forgotten how to count. I had been looking forward to this moment for quite a long time, but now that it is here it’s a bit of an anti climax, I suppose that following the 500th post it’s just another mile stone to mark the passing of time. A quick update on the work front following on from this posted earlier this year; “As some of you will know I have 2 jobs, the photography, mostly a labour of love at the moment, but on the up and working for a local company. While away I was phone by my boss who informed me that my job, currently just 5 mins down the road is being relocated to Stockport, a town somewhere north of here and an hour drive away. To be honest this really was not much of a shock, the company was recently taken over and since then a lot of things have changed, but while this major change is underway I may have to use this blog the vent my frustration at the faceless bureaucrats that feel they have a god given...

“41 today and to mark the occasion I have started this blog. The idea is to post a picture a day up to my 42nd birthday. For me this is quite a commitment. I hope this will stimulate my photography and keep me off the streets.” So started this blog around 2 ½ years ago and now here I am writing the 500th post. I started the blog to mark an important year for me, a way of making the year stand out in my memory, it turned in to a life changing event, something I never envisaged when I started it. To understand what happened you need to known a bit about the old Brett pre the blog. I was always a photographer, from the moment I picked up my first camera I was hooked, it just took a few years to realise it and to learn to use my skills properly. Going to night school to do a photography course tipped the balance and set me on the road I’m on now, since then I have always thought of my self as a photographer. Other than the photography my life was pretty normal, I was (and still am) very h...

Just got back from a weeks camping in wonderful Northumberland and am trying to catch up on loads of out standing work, but thought i would post this as a starter to wet your appetite. This is the Angel of the North and was just off our road up and was well worth a visit. ---------------- Now playing: Alisha's Attic - Air & Angels via FoxyTunes

My first topless photo shoot and i'm the one topless (think i that that wrong somewhere). The shot is for my improved web site, brett trafford.com , and is one of the reasons i've not been here much lately. I've had loads of work to do and the computer has been playing up, but i will try and visit some of you and maybe even post a few more post. ---------------- Now playing: The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army via FoxyTunes