New Animation

Keeping up with the skate theme, here's another little mixed media rotoscope piece:

These frames were initially intended for another, slightly more ambitious project. Though after printing them out, I realised they were likely too detailed for it to really work with the other project, along with too many frames (there are 27 here). I am still doing the 'other project' (sounds so ominous), but have scaled it down slightly to a more manageable 12 frame loop, something I feel will be more effective anyway.

But I only realised the above once I had printed out all the frames and realised why I was procrastinating starting it so bad. I think I just knew it might not work, plus was a little too ambitious (it's an ambitious project anyway, the amount of frames/ detail here was only adding to it). But I was loathe to have these frames go to waste, so decided to get my boxes of pens out and see what came to mind! I would have likely done a different style and probably all in computer rather than printing it, because I feel it's a bit similar to my last skate animation, but like I said, I didn't want to just throw the printed frames in the recycling without using them as it felt like such a waste of materials and time.

I do think it works nicely though and I really like the vibrancy of the whole thing, but I think now it's time to call time on that line style pattern I keep using! I feel I kind of default to it whenever I produce anything analogue like this and I think I've pretty much exhausted it for now. Time to move on and come up with something else... She says starting to panic!

See you in the next one, stay hydrated xo

Rochdale AFC Women

Let's try this again, shall we?! Sunday (10th September) was the start of the 23/24 Women's FA Cup. When looking down the fixture list for a match to attend, I look out for interesting venues as well as eye catching games, such as derby's or potential 'giant killings' etc. Nothing was really jumping out at me at first until I saw that Rochdale AFC Women were playing MSB Woolton Women at The Crown Oil Arena for this first qualifying round tie. This is the first time the Rochdale women's team were to play at the main stadium, so a trip over to the north west was in order!

511 fans were in attendance which is fantastic to see at this level of the women's game (Rochdale currently play at county level) and the atmosphere was really great. The game was fantastic with some brilliant players in both teams, though it deservedly finished 2-1 to the hosts, who will play AFC Darwen Ladies in the next round.

As usual, you check out my full match gallery on Flickr and I'll post some images down below for good measure!

Halifax FC Women

Hello September! The nights are closing in already and I am extremely excited about the next few months spent enveloped in my big coat, shivering whilst trying to hold my camera still. Please note the sarcasm in my tone. But, it looks like we're getting one last gasp of summer here in the UK, which is really adding to my rekindled passion of photographing football. Hopefully it will do enough to keep me enthused throughout the winter, too.

The recent bout of nice weather made my trip on Sunday to the Clayborn Ground (home of men's side Liversedge FC) all the more enjoyable. The match was an FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division tie between Halifax FC Women (formerly known as Brighouse Town Women) and newly promoted side Stourbridge FC Women. I knew this was going to be an exciting game and I was right! It ended up 3-3, with Halifax taking command towards the end of the second half to get their well deserved equaliser.

Here's a few shots down below and as usual, you can view the full set here.