Gillian Allard

Pixlr in action

Over the last couple of weeks, photographer Gillian Allard’s Create posts have introduced Pixlr, a free app used for editing photos on our mobile phones. She has also been running…

A view from above of a large tortoise striding down a path in a cornfield with a pair of feet in sandals close behind

Create #17: Jazzing up your photos Part II

In my Photo Journey, I used unusual camera angles to tell a story in three images. Here are those images again—jazzed up using Pixlr. Now that you’ve got Pixlr on your…

Create #16: Jazzing up your photos Part I

Nowadays, our phones are like mini computers; they are capable of far more than we often use them for, and we can increase that capacity, by downloading apps. An app,…

Hands Up with Gillian and Dean

Poet Dean and photographer Gillian collaborated to deliver this amazing session, via Zoom, in which participants wrote about their hands and then created layered images, via the magic that is…

Create #9: Mobile Phone Photography

In my last Create activity, we looked at taking photos from unusual angles. In this one, we are going to explore how to edit your photos, using some of the…

A photograph of the Risby village sign, bonded on to the top of a log of wood

Revealing the images of Risby

Today, we met up again in Risby, to reveal the images bonded on to the logs. Our particular thanks to Nigel, for making his barn available to store and prepare…

Connect in writing in Risby

When Gillian visited Risby, to walk around the village and give tips on how to photograph peoples’ favourite places, there was much chat about the local history – which in…

Connect in Risby// Preparing the logs

Earlier this week, Gillian went back to Risby to prepare the logs, in readiness for bonding the images to them. Our thanks to Nigel, for lending the space; Scott for…

Memories of Risby

Following the Connect activity in Risby with photographer Gillian Allard, we were sent the following email. I am writing on behalf of my mother, Joan. She had a lovely time…

Connect in Risby

Photographer Gillian Allard joined the Connect facilitator, Jane, along with Sophie and other residents for a walk around the village and the chance to share some tips on how to…

Create #3: My Photo Journey

Using the word ‘journey’ in its broadest possible sense, from making a cup of tea to visiting a favourite place in your village, this activity uses mobile phone photography to…

A DRONE IN MY HOME

A MOBILE PHONE PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE I looked up the definition of the word ‘drone’ and was quite surprised by the number of meanings. None was very positive; distant and monotonous…