A lot of photographers might shy away from camera phone technology, thinking it’s beneath them. To be a photographer, they’d have you believe, is to have ‘all the kit’. The more enlightened amongst us, of course, realise that this is a very narrow-minded view of our craft. If anything, the accessability of photographic technology to [...]
This week: I’m in conversation once again with photographer/writer Hugh Graham, who was one of my lecturers when I studied photography at University. In this age of precision technology and digital manipulation, there seems to be the assumption that any visual trickery present within a photograph must have been achieved after the fact. As we all [...]
This week: I’m talking about how pictures can and should be used for promotion by businesses. A lot of people have a very narrow perception of photography when it comes to the ways in which pictures can be used to promote what they do. Expectation is often based on bad experiences or misguided assumptions; plain [...]
This week: I’m taking you out and about as I scout a new location. I’m also sharing a conversation I recorded with a couple of people from the site in question, to give you an idea of the considerations I face when picking new venues for my shoots. Some quick links to things mentioned in [...]
In all, I recorded 18 conversations with various people from the photographic industry whilst at Focus On Imaging 2012. These recordings would stretch out for weeks if I included just 1 or 2 in each weekly podcast, so I’ve compiled them into a series of six 40-minute(ish) ‘Focus Extra’ shows for you. In no particular [...]
In all, I recorded 18 conversations with various people from the photographic industry whilst at Focus On Imaging 2012. These recordings would stretch out for weeks if I included just 1 or 2 in each weekly podcast, so I’ve compiled them into a series of six 40-minute(ish) ‘Focus Extra’ shows for you. In no particular [...]
Ok, so I’m going to try something a little bit different this week. On Thursday 15th March at 7pm GMT, I will be hosting a live online chat.
I was recently invited to the Private View of Golden Greats: Britain’s Oldest Olympic Gold Medallists – the exhibition of a collaborative project between Drew Gardner and Lucinda Marland. As you might expect from Drew, the show is a somewhat humble affair, which leaves the quality of the work to speak for itself. This is [...]
This week: I’m in the office, catching up after a hectic few days at this year’s Focus On Imaging. As many of you know, last week saw me make my yearly trip to Focus On Imaging, the UK’s largest annual imaging show, held at Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre. In this week’s show, I’m taking a moment [...]
Before I begin, I want to lay down a few ground rules about this Test/Review. First of all, this is not going to be your typical feature-list, tech-heavy, product worship write-up. It is a frank reflection of my experience using the Fujifilm X100 on occasions throughout the loan period (yes, that’s right, I did have [...]
This week: I’m in Farnham, Surrey, where I studied for my degree in Photography many years ago. Taking a social trip this past weekend allowed me the chance to bring you up to date with a number of developments behind the scenes, as well as let you know about the forthcoming Focus On Imaging event, a [...]
