Hitting 3000 & Other News

My little blog has reached the 3000 views mark, which I have to admit I am more than impressed with.  I would like to say thank you to everyone who has stopped by to have a look at what I'm doing and to read my ramblings.

It's been a little while since I last posted and it's not that I have a lack of anything to post, in fact it is quite the opposite.  I have stuff to post just not the time to sit down and do it.

So, what have I been doing with myself?  Well, I'm currently working on the next issue of Pixel Magazine which is due out in the next couple of weeks.  We are a small team of volunteers that put each issue together and we devote a lot of time to it.  In addition to this I am also the President of Blackburn & District Camera Club which I have to admit, at times I find challenging.  As you can probably gather it has been busy, busy, busy.

At the moment I am also working towards getting Remnants ready for exhibition.  Keep an eye on this blog to find out more details when I have them.

Lastly, I'm busy looking in to producing prints for sale.  This is something I have been meaning to do for ages and finally, I am getting round to it and the mist is clearing to find a way forward with it.  This has taken quite a bit of time, why?  Well, I wanted to produce extremely high quality prints and in order to do this you have to source the right materials, processes and final product.  Then there is how do you physically sell the prints.  This is one thing that I have yet to decide on but I'm sure that I will make the decisions shortly.  This week will be busy, I have a lot to do and a lot to decide.  Read my blog later this week for thoughts on selling prints.

There's trouble in t'mill

'Lancashire was once the work horse of England.'

That was a phrase often used by my Grandad as he recalled stories of the mills of Blackburn.  The bulk of Lancashire's mills have now gone and the few that remain are either in a derelict state or are being used as museums, retail outlets etc.

One mill, until recently remained in operation.  Not as a cotton mill as such but as manufacturing base for medical supplies.  Unfortunately, the mill closed around two years ago but there is a move to re-develop building for several different usage.

Since October, last year, I got permission to go behind the scenes and document the changing face of this leviathan of a building.  These are a couple of images from a recent shoot.

While you are reading about photography, why not jump over to our magazine for Pennine Lancashire Photography at www.pixelmag.co.uk

Blog design changes, same content

Over the last twelve months my blog has changed from being a blog about promoting myself as a business to something a bit more personal.  It's now almost a journey through my photographic life and depicts the images that I am currently working on and the thought processes behind them.

In addition to this my work with Pixel has also grown and with these in things in mind I have decided to change the design of my blog.

I hope that you will still come back and enjoy the new cleaner Pixel related style but with the same images and thoughts being jotted down!

Thanks for reading!

Lee