Thursday 25 February 2016

Wallpaper Length Update

I have recently had some wallpaper lengths printed of my designs on to matte paper (50cmx200cm), I love how the colour and detail have turned out in these lengths and I'm so excited to get more of my designs printed, I finally really feel like my collection is coming together! For my next printed paper lengths I'm considering the colours orange and yellow as background colours, to compliment the colours in the central pattern in the ones I have just had printed. I really want my final collection to be bright and vibrant and full of colour, let me know in the comments what you think of the colours in these two lengths, I would love some feedback on these two prints!
© Evie Ward 2016
© Evie Ward 2016
© Evie Ward 2016
© Evie Ward 2016

All photographs are my own.
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Tuesday 23 February 2016

Photographer Gary Walsh

Gary Walsh is a photographer based in Stockton - on - Tees who has been making a name for his business for some time now as the most talented photographer around, he is also one of my biggest creative inspirations and influences. Gary's style embraces creative lighting, contemporary compositions and brilliant use of environment. His work includes still-life, people, wedding, food and lifestyle photography, with many design and advertising agencies. Having worked with regional businesses for several years he understands the needs of commercial environment and testimony to this is the vast amount of repeat business and referrals generated from his work.



Interviewing Gary...

Where did it all begin?

My love of photography began when I enrolled on a college course, went into the darkroom armed with my first negative and developed a black and white print. From the on I was hooked. My girlfriends (now my wife) father had been presented with an SLR camera as part of his long service award from ICI and he had no real use for it. This coincided with me signing up for an A Level course in photography. Armed with his camera and a bag full of enthusiasm I was ready to photograph anything that moved and some stuff that didn't. I shot still life, landscapes, macro, sport and portraits. After completing various college assignments I found that interacting and photographing people was when I was happiest. I love the fact that initially the camera becomes secondary to the breaking down of barriers with my subjects and as soon as they have relaxed, the camera, composition and creative skills kick in. It's a profession I love and keep working hard to perfect.



What inspires your creativity?

The short reply to this is everything that surrounds me and most things I come into contact with. I think visually in a split second as humans we decide whether or not something sparks in us. Then as a creative, the playground in our heads takes these visuals and stores them away and in my job as a photographer they present themselves in many different guises later in my images. I love music, fashion, humans, photography, food & life...



Are you still enjoying photography?
I meet fascinating people on an almost daily basis and I attend a wedding almost every weekend. New opportunities are always around the corner, of course I'm still enjoying it...



You've had an amazing career, what has been a stand out moment?
I was asked by a musician friend to photograph an up and coming singer songwriter he was working with. We spent the day together and he was keen to strike any pose I asked of him. He was hungry for success and knew my images would help boost his profile. He was James Arthur and he went on to win the X Factor...


Out of all the shoots, which one has been your favourite?
Without doubt working as part of The Queen's Golden Jubilee Celebrations. I was allowed close access to The Queen and was one of the only two photographers on the Royal Rota to shadow The Queen, along with legendary photographer Arthur Edwards who was my wingman during this very high pressured shoot. At 71 years of age he moved quicker than me and knew all about royal photographer protocol, so I spent most of my time following him and by doing so I learnt so much. There's no bigger A-lister than The Queen...



You can find Gary at -
Website - www.garywalsh.co.uk
Instagram - @garywalshphoto
Facebook - www.facebook.com/GaryWalshPhotography
Email - studio@garywalsh.co.uk
Telephone - 01642 355205

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Business Cards

My business cards have arrived! This is my first ever attempt at a business card and I'm really happy with them! I ordered them from Vistaprint for around £7 for 100 cards and they arrived within a few days with a small fee for postage. The detail on these cards is really good and the font really clear, which I love. I would definitely order from Vistaprint again in the future for more business cards.




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Friday 19 February 2016

Disneyland Paris

A few photos from Disneyland Paris just before Christmas. 

All photographs are my own.


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Thursday 18 February 2016

Collaging update

Here is a collage I've recently been working on which is going to be placed into a repeat and printed on to wallpaper. I'm trying something different with my background colours but I really think the black background is successful in making the colours in my drawings stand out, rather than blending in with my usual complementary background colour choices.


© Evie Ward 2016
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Wednesday 17 February 2016

Final Major Project Update

Here are some images of recent work for my Final Major Project! Lots of designs are on-going and still need a lot of work but here is a small update anyway. Please feel free to leave any comments about any of the designs you like the most! I will be posting a lot more images of my designs soon.
Designs on Photoshop before being sent to the printer.
Market placement in a interiors environment. 

Gold foiling screen print of my design.
The above image was taken for a online profile for my degree show in June this year, here is the link ... https://www.facebook.com/textilesdegreeshow16/?fref=ts make sure you have a look at the other profiles also exhibiting at Cleveland College of Art and Design at the same time as me! So much beautiful work and talent. 
Evie
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Sunday 14 February 2016

London

A quick post from a few places I visited during my trip to London for a work placement in a design studio last summer. I love visiting London and I'm hoping to go back soon, where are all your favourite places to go in London?

All photographs are my own.
Sketch Bar
Sketch Bar
Shake Shack, Covent Garden

Covent Garden
Covent Garden
Liberty London
Liberty London

Shoreditch
Covent Garden
Harrods

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Evie
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Creating a logo

Creating a successful logo for your business can be really difficult; picking the right font, sizing and colour may seem like easy choices but there is a lot depending on these simple selections, they are the deciding categories of who sees and takes notice of your brand and who holds on to things such as business cards and CV's. The logo I create will be placed on my business cards, illustrations, CVs, invoices and my business plan etc, so the final design I go for needs to look really effective. For my chosen logo I want something really clean and simple, yet really eye-catching with lots of vibrant colours. I have tried several different fonts from the app 'Over' and these are some of my favourites that I have created so far...

I really love this font! I think its clean, simple, eye catching and readable - which is a really important factor!
I really love the simplicity of this font and how clean it looks, simple and clean are two key essentials of what I want my logo to be, so this is a definite contender. 

This font is eye-catching and although I love the handwriting style  I think this may be too difficult to read.
I love this font but again I think its quite hard to read with the letters being blocked out, although this could be a really eye catching element to add to my brand!


Adding imagery or illustrations like I have in the example above can look really effective but sometimes can be too much colour, I think that although the colours in these illustrations I selected are really bright and vibrant, they also compliment each other and its not too much in a small space. What do you all think? Let me know in the comments.
Evie
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Sunday 7 February 2016

Turkey

Over the summer I completely forgot to post these photos from my holiday in June, so this is just a quick post of some photos I took whilst on holiday in Turkey. This English February weather is really starting to get to me and I'm already planning this years summer holiday!

All photographs are my own.




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Evie 
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