I’ve been a little on the quiet side, haven’t I? I’ve been spending far longer than one should reasonably expect on a project.
Before Christmas, a family friend asked whether I would be willing to take a photograph of the local area for them. I put off the “commission” for so long, as I lacked both a decent camera and confidence that I could produce anything worthwhile. In May I plucked up the courage to give it a shot (unintentional pun for you there), and set out on a mission to try to photograph the Thames estuary. It took about three trips at varying times of day, with varying light and varying tides, until I had a shortlist to send.
This was the first time I have attempted anything like this, so this is what I have learnt:
- Fiddling around with camera settings in public is awkward
- Pairing up a photograph with a mount and a frame is a very complicated business - lots of maths involved
- Materials will be more expensive than you have anticipated
- Glass cleaning wipes will leave the frame looking streak-tacular
- Cutting a mat requires patience, experience, specialist (and expensive) equipment, lots of spare mount board and several days. Overall, it is probably better to get the mount and aperture cut especially for you, or buying a frame with one that fits your photo in the first place.
Anyway, I finally finished it all this morning and the picture has been passed along now:
Framed and ready to go:
A closer look at the original:
If by any chance someone else should be interested in a copy(?), I might put it up on etsy at some point.
