Seeing peas seedlings pop up through the soil says summer is on it’s way. But it also means it’s time to do battle with the bamboo canes for a spot of garden engineering. My original plan this year was to construct some obelisks and paint them in... Chatting to a fellow dog walker this week, I was asked whether photography was my hobby. I was momentarily taken aback by the question since I’d never thought of it like that. Photography is something I just do. As the bassets and I strolled on further I... Studio photography has always seemed like a cop out to me when you have a big wide world and it’s natural illumination to use. So it was with a not so open mind that I turned up at this weekend’s photography workshop which was all about studio... Although I’ve lugged my camera with me on our daily walks, it’s felt like an age since I last took time to photograph the bassets. It was of course the perfect excuse to avoid getting back to the office to do some work. With glorious morning light and... Procrastination is one of my favourite things – I can find all sorts of reasons and activities to put off doing the really hard stuff. All week I’ve been avoiding writing a pitch document for some new work. It’s potentially a great gig but to... 