The initial crop.

Whilst waiting in for a delivery, I decided to have a look through my current crop of images and start pulling out the ones I thought would make for an interesting collection for my book.  Here is a screen shot of the results so far.

I am trying to come up with a title that pulls all these very different subjects, taken at different times, and on quite a few different cameras.  Currently living on my hard drive as the very much work in progress title of The Frames that Matter.  Trying only to suggest that they are frames that mattered to me.

Starting a new project begins with a generic end goal.

The end goal for my current project is a going to be the creation of a book.  I have created a number of books as gifts for family members, but this time I would love to create something that would not look out of place on a book shelf - with photos that will please both myself and anyone wanting to own a set of my images.

This then is my aim, to create a series of images that will fit this very generic specification.  The images will span several of my own personal projects, over a number of years of taking photographs, and I hope will show some of my favourite shots in their best light.

I will keep you up to date with this project and go into the detail of how the pictures have been selected, and in some cases how they were captured.  I will aim to have the book completed, and made available, before the end of the year - it is going to be an experiment in expression and explanation, I hope it will inspire people to complete their own personal projects in whatever field their passion lies.

I have set myself a challenge, and this post is the gauntlet thrown at my own feet, I can't wait to show you the book and I'm looking forward to creating the images for its content.