Photography

A late comer to photography I initially started taking pictures of my fancy dress parties and putting them on flickr. Things have come a long way since then, branching out into using a digital SLR camera and falling in love with Photoshop. Here I will share with you some of my favourites.

Happy Halloween!

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Happy Halloween one and all! Also known as All Hallow’s eve and linked to the Christian All Saint’s Day and of course it’s earliest incarnation the Celtic Samhain! Like many modern western holidays the pagan roots have been partially co-opted by Christianity and more recently … Continue reading →

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A Wealie Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Here’s the photographic evidence of what it’s like to spend Halloween with a Wealie! I’ve also provided some details of how to make the decorations too, for details on the pumpkin costume see my post How to make a pumpkin! This … Continue reading →

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How to make a pumpkin!

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Ruth Weal

The Pumpkin Fred - Copyright R.Weal 2010

If you’ve ever wondered how to make a pumpkin costume here’s how one’s made in the Wealie household. Ben was in charge of the frame and measurements (metal work and mathematics are not my strong suit). I handled the sewing of … Continue reading →

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Wealie Household Pumpkins

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Ruth Weal

As promised here are the Wealie Household’s 2010 Halloween pumpkins. Three pumpkins were carved this week with Ben’s son Dylan down to stay. We’ve been very industrious in creating our Halloween decorations and a pumpkin costume for Dylan. I’ll upload … Continue reading →

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Dark thoughts run deep

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Ruth Weal

I don’t see darkness in quite the same way as many people. For me it isn’t quite so simple as black and white, or good and evil. For me the darkness is an equally valid part of our beings, the … Continue reading →

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Ghost of Me

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Ruth Weal

Well this isn’t really a Halloween post, but the title does have a Ghost in it Ghost of Me is the self portrait below that I tripped out in Photoshop to get a very different feel. It was one of … Continue reading →