Moss & Maps
The notebook · 16 practical notes

One walk.
Many ways to look.

Exercises in colour, light, composition, editing and keeping a record. Pick one idea and take it to a familiar place.

Observation · 4 prompts

Follow one colour

Give a familiar route a new organising idea.

Composition · 4 prompts

Leave room around the subject

A practical exercise in quieter frames and useful empty space.

Light · 4 prompts

After rain: a surface study

Compare what changes when familiar materials become wet.

Practice · 4 prompts

A familiar route, a different view

Change one variable and let the place do the rest.

Photography · 4 prompts

A useful routine for a phone camera

Four small habits before adding more equipment.

Editing · 4 prompts

Edit a sequence of six

A compact method for turning a folder into a readable set.

Notebook · 4 prompts

Sketch a walk from memory

A small drawing that records attention rather than exact distance.

Observation · 4 prompts

Listen before making a picture

Use a short pause to change what enters the frame.

Field kit · 4 prompts

Pack less for a short walk

A light kit organised around the thing you want to practise.

Writing · 4 prompts

Captions that leave room

Describe the observation without inventing the story.

Photography · 5 prompts

One path, three frames

A simple exercise in noticing scale, detail and the space between.

Field notes · 4 prompts

A small guide to overcast light

What soft skies reveal in leaves, stone and everyday colour.

Observation · 4 prompts

Looking along the waterline

Reflections, broken symmetry and the edges of a quiet scene.

Practice · 4 prompts

A notebook for repeat walks

A few useful things to record, and plenty of room to leave blank.

Photography · 4 prompts

Make a contact sheet before you edit

See the whole walk before choosing its most polished picture.

Observation · 4 prompts

Reading shapes before names

A short exercise in lines, intervals and negative space.