5 Inspirations

Music

As a daily inspiration and a constantly evolving one, in-tune with my tastes, music is something I always fall back on when I'm stuck with where to go to loosen myself up before a brainstorm. I love discovering new sounds and bands. I wish I could name them all but that'd be unreasonable, but picking a favorite one out of the bunch would definitely be awarded to Radiohead. They're great just to kick back too as well.

Film and Television Series

I don't often find my self actively wanting to sit and watch television ( well not anymore, with moving out and all that) or go to the cinema,  but there are some shows and films that just stick with me and create a lot of contextual influence for me to take back with. Tarantino's films are great for that. But sometimes it's not the show's stories them selves that are inspiring, but more or less the cinematography, Breaking Bad's point of view shots and previously inspired one of my pieces of work:

As well as POV it's also a place to find different perspectives on life, Louie and Curb Your Enthusiasm are two great shows that go against the norm and point are aspects in life people go don't give thought on and point them out. It's a great influence and I try and put my self in the same thought perspective when it comes to critical thinking and help find ideas to work with. The use of inflammatories and how unspoken policies.

Computer Arts

I buy the Computer Arts magazine more often or not most months, it's a great source to pick up on new things I've found and they produce spin-off series now and then which are more or less banks of information such as their: Collection series. With a lot of tutorials and what, where and whens, and the lastest contemporary art they're something I find are great for browsing late at night with a blocked mind.

The Seaside

Coming from living by the seaside, I can't help but say it's definitely been a influence on me in the past when I've been creating work. There's always something happening, even if you can't see it by the sea. Ships in the distance, crustaceans living in the shallow pools left behind by the tide and fishermen fishing from the shore line. It's a place people are drawn too from inland seeking silky sands, locally or abroad. For me however, it's a combination of everything happening there, as well as along the coast line. It's a culture unlike what exists inland and I miss it's presence. I photographed a lot while by it's side so i've created quite the archive so I can still draw in my inspirations from it while still been away from it.

Photograph taken by me on Saltburn's Pier. 

I will find a place in Leeds as picturesque as this one day. [related to post below]

Walking

Walking is a great get away, for me anyway. To take a break, often with my camera at my side. I've taken to documenting my routes, although away from the country and seaside now I'd like to get back to it, although I don't think it's going to be the same as it was back home. I hope walking here is still going to provide and get me to the places where i'll gather influence, although I suppose walking to college and to town now has replaced that and getting to see the design work Leeds is filled with provides me with even bigger influences then it ever did walking into the countryside.