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Andy Brown
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
Colour? or Black and White?
The age-old question Take a look at the 1st image above. What does it say to you? Moody? Cold? Atmospheric? or Hopeful? Inspiring? Enduring? Now take a look at the image below. What does the 2nd image above say? Calm? Peaceful? Welcoming? Homely? Restful It's probably true to say that monochrome images inspire different thoughts and emotions to colour ones. The lack of colour information forces us to take a step back from reality and evaluate an image based on less informati
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Andy Brown
- Nov 15, 2020
- 2 min
Storm Watching at Portreath
Portreath is a typical Cornish seaside village, part working harbour, part tourist destination. It is situated on the north Coast of the county and so is exposed to the force of the Atlantic storms that hit us during the autumn and winter. It hit the headlines in 2014 when the well-known landmark called the Pepperpot at the end of the harbour pier was destroyed in a particularly fierce storm and again in 2018 when a large section of the Harbour wall was destroyed. So, from a
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Andy Brown
- Nov 1, 2020
- 1 min
Autumn/Fall Colours at last!
Here's a quick interim Blog post while I am completing editing on a major shoot that took place on my birthday October 28th. More on that in my next Blog post, but in the meantime, here are a selection of images from a trip to our local Japanese Garden here in Cornwall. This little oasis in the coastal village of St Mawgan Porth is actually adjacent to our only airport, but it is so hidden away that you would never notice. This was my first real try at capturing Autumn (or Fa
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