It’s changed how I shoot in a big way! — Ok, calm down! I’m going to tell you what it is now! It’s the Ricoh GRIII I have spoken before about why I decided to sell all of my Nikon gear and switch to a Fuji X system, namely for the weight and size reduction. I found that having a smaller camera meant…

Shortly after getting my first job at 18, I left home. I was only making £495 a month on a modern apprenticeship scheme, £226 of which paid the rent on a room in a shared house which just about fit a single bed, a chest of drawers, and a wardrobe. …

And three questions to help them fight back — One of the most common issues I see from first-time writers (though this issue doesn’t seem limited to beginners) is that of a passive protagonist. …

And share it with your family. — 1 — Go outside Leave your house and go pretty much wherever you want. Sure the government, every doctor, scientist and Susan from Facebook tell you to stay home but what do they know? Bonus round — It’s nice to be nice. Shake hands with everyone you see! 2 — Don’t wash your hands For days if possible. For…

Even if it took me a while to realise it. — Up until 2017, the last time I heard the word ‘Algorithm’ was A-Level Maths in 2007. It had been ten years since those classes, and yet the word struck fear into my very soul much in the same way it had all those years before. The Instagram Algorithm became the…

Follow this handy guide for absolute inactivity. — Over the past six months, I have been incredibly successful in getting absolutely no writing done whatsoever. Take a look at my profile if you don’t believe me, my last Medium story was published on June 25th 2019 and let me assure you, I’ve written nothing else either! …

Writing sure is a scary thing. Sharing your work is even scarier. — During my very first seminar at university, we were asked to come up with an idea for a single scene based upon a particular photo. After ten minutes or so, we went around the room of around 30 students and shared our thoughts. The amazing thing was that not one…

Gross, but incredible. — If you’re reading this before you eat, I do apologise! We’ve all, at some point in our writing careers, been hit by writer’s block. At its best, you might eke out a couple of sentences, at it’s very worst you can’t even look at your paper/screen. There are a plethora…

Fake it! — Throughout my early twenties, I worked in the hospitality industry. Sometimes it was part-time while studying and other times it was full time. For those of you who have had the pleasure of working in a restaurant or pub, you’ll know that with those kinds of jobs comes a lot…