Punch a nazi I am currently awaiting an appeal for a permanent ban. Reddit admins have dropped the hammer after a comment I made, "It's always okay to punch a Nazi". I believe this is the second time I've received such a ban. The idea that it's okay to punch a nazi...
Creating Horror with AI Most people today have in some way played with AI imaging, some without even realising it. Many filters that people use to post on their social media, especially the cartoon filters I've seen so much of. In a world of digital art, I recently...
Call me when it's time for change As time passes, making the same mistakes, it would be foolish not to reflect and decide that it's time for a change. I used to be sure, I used to have an absolute image in my mind that I had a future in photography. I'd scoff at...
Blown the fuck away The first time I heard the debut '68s album was a couple of years after the initial release. I remember being blown the fuck away. I checked my phone to see who this 90s band I had never heard was. It turned out they were a relatively new sound by...
Happiness trifecta Recently I was lucky enough to have a combination of three great things. Firstly, my brand new Pixel 5 arrived in the post. Secondly, I had a day off. Thirdly, the weather was unusually nice, especially for Manchester. A perfect day to test the...
A gentle reminder Lockdown is hard for everybody. If you are one of the riskier few that like to break some rules, you have better keep quiet about it on social media. Curtains are twitching, people are ratting on each other left and right. Police raids on homes with...
Using Google's Picasa in 2022 I'm Still Using Google's Discontinued Picasa in 2022. Google's Picasa was first released in 2002 as a quick way to catalogue and edit your photos en-mass. In 2015 Google released their last update and has since replaced it with the now...
Documenting the homeless in Manchester Walking around Manchester at 5 am Sunday morning I figured I'd do something unusually productive and take some pictures using my Minolta camera with Kodak ISO 400 film. I started taking pictures of objects and buildings before I...
Selling stuff on eBay Recently I have been buying and selling old video games on eBay. I have done fairly well from a profit standpoint. I couldn't make a living off it without having 1000s of games in my inventory, and who's got the space? My eBay venture started...
As the crisp autumn breeze blew through the city streets, an old friend invited me to their hallowed eve house party. I hesitated at first, but the thought of the thrill that Halloween brings overcame my reservations. Despite being exhausted from a previous night out,...