There is no such thing as bad light

Spring has sprung. The sun is shining, the sky is clear, birds are tweeting alongside the lonlier people of the internet. But with the sudden decrease in cloud cover, the lighting of outdoor scenes is becoming quite a bit more stark in contrast and I’ve recently been finding it difficult to sort out my exposure as a result. The shade has become too shady, the sun too sunny, and it’s driving me mad.

I’m a firm believer in throwing myself into the deep end of something I’d like to be better at. This, incidentally, is how I first learnt to swim, much to the horror of my father. So, this week I’ve been working with ‘Light’ as a theme. I’ve been shooting in both London and Cornwall, trying to put myself in difficult lighting and get a creative result. The outcome has been mixed, but that’s all part of the process, no?