Thursday, 29 August 2013

Digbeth is Good - The Digbeth Dress

I am not a regular visitor to Twitter but, on occasion I do like to sign in and check my news feed from contacts I have added.  I was eager to sign in when, I received an alert I had been mentioned in a Twitter post. Signing in I received a pleasant, unexpected surprise that "Digbeth is Good" had added a little article sharing my slide show of the first dress I made solely at home. With thanks to my tutor Ellie and "Digbeth is Good" for sharing, not only my proud accomplishment but also, Ellie B Jewels fantastic one to one tutoring and, the local fabric suppliers sourced from the Bullring Market and Barry's Fabrics.

Digbeth link.
http://digbeth.org/2013/08/the-digbeth-dress/

The extract below is courtesy of the "Digbeth is Good" website:

The Digbeth Dress

posted on August 27 2013 by Pamela Pinski

Presenting....the first (one we know of) dress made entirely in Digbeth!

Digbeth resident Lisa Zdravkovic is not only a keen photographer - you may have seen her street art video recently - but it turns out, she's not a bad seamstress either! Lisa sent us this video documenting the Digbeth Dress, sewn in Digbeth, made in fabric bought at the Bullring markets, and with tutoring from Ellie B Jewels in Digbeth Court.

If you, or someone you know in Digbeth, has a hidden talent you'd like to share, please send an email to us at digbethisgood@gmail.com - we'd love to hear from you!



Developing photos at home

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Developing photos at home, a set on Flickr.





Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Cyanotype...experimenting from course work

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Lichfield Cathedral

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Lichfield Cathedral, a set on Flickr.

The photographs captured were originally in colour. I decided to change the majority to black and white, with a view to learn more developing at home with the cyanotype method.  I have limited photography equipment, and still testing to learn the mechanics of my camera, as well as my style of choice and angle, with no flash.