Category : Art Guide

Learning the lens scavenger hunt: Badger

Learning the lens scavenger hunt: Badger

Lens learner Laurence continues his Dressed in the Dark social media scavenger hunt – a fun, slightly experimental photography series. Take a look at the rules to join in and come back to see the results.

Learning the lens: A social media photography scavenger hunt

Learning the lens: A social media photography scavenger hunt


It’s a simple project, a simple idea but one that I am hoping you will help me with. The concept: You tell me what to photograph. I photograph it (as long as it’s clean, folks, and not illegal.) I will keep posting the results on Dressed in the Dark and on flickr for you to [...]

Learning the Lens: My Miniature World

Learning the Lens: My Miniature World

Laurence continues his photo blog “Learning the Lens” with photographs of a man and his miniature train set.

“I love fizz” – an English sparkling wine story in photographs

“I love fizz” – an English sparkling wine story in photographs

Larry Jarrett-Kerr photographed up-and-coming winemaker Tom Jones who left corporate life in London behind to delve into the world of winemaking in East Sussex. Tom tells Dressed in the Dark why he wanted to get outdoors, what’s good about the South-East countryside and that English sparkling wine is the next big thing. He also showed us around the stunning Bluebell Vineyard.

My husband is a doodlepad – Story of a talented ‘scratcher’

My husband is a doodlepad – Story of a talented ‘scratcher’

Traditional tattooists generally hate ‘scratchers’, urban-speak for inexperienced, untrained and untalented tattoo artists. John Washington is technically a scratcher, running out of space on his own thighs as he practices his art. But, John’s talent hasn’t gone unnoticed. Fritha Washington tells Dressed in the Dark about her doodlepad of a husband.

Learning the Lens week 2: Revealing the genius of Robert Frank or not?

Learning the Lens week 2: Revealing the genius of Robert Frank or not?


I’m on Week 2 of an 8-week creative photography course at Garage Studios. This week we looked at Robert Frank and his book The Americans, £17.97 from Amazon. It is one of the most famous photo book narratives. Like Garry Winnogrand (see last week’s entry) he shot spontaneously. In fact, Winnogrand was inspired by Robert [...]

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