John Hobson Photography

5th January 2008

I wanted to make a photo involving Viv (my fiancee, girlfriend, love of my life and mate). Here we are together on a lazy morning after a boozy night.

4th January 2008

I decided on a lighter photograph tonight so I set up my lighting, put on some fun music (a John Peel compliation), drank some beer and jigged about a bit. I liked the idea of a montage and here it is. Best seen large.

3rd January 2008

My skin is not particularly great and have had various skin complaints over the years. This photograph shows the discolouration left behind from (currently departed) psoriasis.

I feel somewhat uncomfortable in posting it as it’s not that pleasant to look at.

2nd January 2008

I actually managed to get out a bit earlier today to get a daylight photograph. It was a pretty bleak day and so I went for something a little edgy.

This photograph does not work so well being as small as it is above. I recommend that you take a look at this large version.

1st January 2008

Here I am just after my first shower of 2008. It reminds me of some weighing scales I once met in Japan:

"I like morning (or in my case, evening) shower clean my dusty body and dirty mind"

31st December 2007

This series of self portraits would never have been complete without one featuring my ukulele so here it is in all its finery.

I only started playing the uke about 4 months ago and can safely say that it is the best £12 that I ever spent – the uke is an awesome instrument! It’s simple to pick up so you can quickly get going, it’s portable and ridiculously cheap. It also sounds great and brings a smile to everyone’s face. If you don’t yet own a uke go buy one today!

I love my uke!

30th December 2007

I chose to go for something simple today wearing my straw hat that I had made while in Madagascar.

29th December 2007

We stopped off at my friend Dave’s house on our way back up to Edinburgh where I made this picture. I was really drawn to the over-grown and run-downness of this location.

28th December 2007

There is something that I have always liked about the light given off by public telephone boxes at night, like beacons. So it was here that I decided to make today’s photograph while still down at my parents’ house.

I’ve been a bit tardy in uploading the last few days photographs due to 2 days of driving back to Scotland and New Year celebrations, expect see the other outstanding photographs later today.

27th December 2007

Going mad in a greenhouse.

I’m down at my parents house now and after a few real ales (Uley Old Spot – recommended!) and a couple of damson gins I thought that the greenhouse would be an interesting location for today’s photograph.