I’ve always been a fan of black and white photographs.
But what is it about black and white photographs that’s so appealing? What does shooting in black and white add? Are there times when you should or shouldn’t use it?
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This episode along with the link to the escape room is available as a blog post: https://scotthibberson.com/2022/04/14/the-nightmare-before-the-end-of-term/
Nope, it’s not a movie sequel – it’s my foray into the world of creating a virtual escape room.
I have to admit, I’m a bit late to the party when it comes to escape rooms. They’ve been around a while, but I’ve never done one, either in person or virtually. I know, I need to get out more (if that’s the right expression).
This term we ran a Jisc event to share teaching ideas and one of my FE contacts at Coleg Gwent in Wales mentioned escape rooms (thanks Natalie btw!). They sounded fun and a sure-fire way of gamifying the learning experience which appealed to me.
Continue readingInteresting photographs tell a story.
Everything you put into your photograph, including what’s in (and sometimes out of) frame; all the tweaks with the camera settings to get the right exposure; the colours captured and all the other little creative things you do, help make that story.
Continue readingLampeter.
Not heard of it?
Neither had I until the spring of 1993. I was in my last year of A Levels and had the opportunity to attend an open day. My parents and I made the epic journey from Sheffield (some 200 miles or so – a 4 hour journey, even with my dad’s ‘Lewis Hamilton’ style of driving…).
Continue readingBeyond the Sanctuary of Aphrodite, just outside the small village of Kouklia in Cyprus, a trail meanders along the hillside. To the left lie scorched fields of yellow grass, broken by the dual carriageway that joins Paphos to Lemesos, before sweeping towards the endless blue expanse of the Mediterranean.
Continue readingWe’ve all either done it or considered doing it at some point.
Like real life relationships, our relationship with social media changes over time. People in our networks come and go; the platforms themselves evolve, along with our reasons for engaging with them.
But what happens when you deactivate your social media?
Continue readingWellbeing is on everyone’s radar at the moment.
The coronavirus has brought wellbeing under the spotlight, but why does it take a pandemic for us to start taking note of our wellbeing? Continue reading
I stumbled on an old article Dealing with Trolls in The Guardian whilst browsing my Twitter feed recently. It’s a good read and provides sound advice on dealing with internet Trolls, but that’s not why it sparked my interest.
The article dates back to 2012.
Yes – 2012, and is still no less relevant in 2020. Continue reading
This is part of a series of posts reflecting on my experiences in the run up to the Yorkshire Marathon in October. I’m currently on week ten of a twelve week training programme. The idea is to write a post every week charting my progress and reflecting on my training.
Without putting too fine a point on it this has been a c**p week for running.
At the beginning of the week I felt run-down (literally) and the long run in the rain last Sunday clearly took its toll. This is exactly what I was afraid of – falling ill just before the race with little time to recover. Continue reading
Scott's Unfinished Pictures 