Archive for the ‘Books I recommend’ Category

Wishlist: a letter to Santa

Dear Red, Portly and Bearded one: I know, I know. I only write to you once a year, but I know you and the elves are busy, so I don’t want to impose. Actually I wasn’t sure you really existed, but after seeing the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy sharing a bottle of Moet [...]

0-100 in 6 months-the Amazon habit

In a recent post, I talked about my favourite books. Well I have been adding to them. My collection of PhotoShop How-to’s has suddenly mushroomed, courtesy of a nasty and virulent Amazon habit. There is a reason for this. An expensive reason. I have just upgraded my 1Ds Mk II to the MK III. Apart [...]

Mother Theresa- a crisis of faith

O happy soul, whose body has risen from the Earth which you wander and tread on during your sojourn in this world. Made to be the very mirror of Divinity, you have been crowned with divine imagination and intelligence. –Hildegard of Bingen Kia ora tatou: In the space of three days, three people who barely [...]

Like rats’ feet inside the head

Kia ora tatou: Every so often we need to feed our idea bank, to take fresh look at what we are doing, to put our picture-making concepts under the microscope. Books are a great way to do this. Some are old friends; they reinforce the path we are taking or add to our knowledge. Others [...]