Why the best types of cameras are camera phones.

Me with the k850i

I have really missed having a camera phone. Although I am only into day two of playing with my new toy, having been without one for a year, I forgot how bloody handy it is to have a camera in your pocket at all times. I imagine you could be thinking.. “Wait a minute, this [...]

The First Farleigh Video

In my guise as a music photographer I occasionally get called apon take photos of bands for promotional purposes. I may snap them reportage style in the recording studio, on a location shoot, or occasionally, if needed, live. I caught up with the band Farleigh At one gig of their local gigs in Leamington. There [...]

Opting out of the iPhone

Why won’t I be rushing out for the new Apple iPhone? Well, as a Mac lover with a heap of Apple products to my name you would think i was waiting in eager anticipation for the new Apple iPhone.. Especially as my Vodafone contract ran out last week. After looking at and having a play [...]

Do one thing at a time, do it well, and move on.

Did you take the time to focus on and make your way through the epic article in Time magazine entitled ‘Help! I have lost my focus..’ ? http://www.time.com/time/magazine/printout/0,8816,1147199,00.html I would have to admit to being a multitasking gadget user but although I manage to have numerous projects running side by side, i occasionally feel like [...]

What is a Freegan (A short video introduction to Freeganism)

Here as promised is the first Freegan installment in the shape of a very short video introduction to Freeganism and what Alf as a Freegan believes in. Different people follow freeganistic principles for different reasons but I am sure you will agree that Alf’s ideals make more than a little sense. Hopefully soon I shall [...]

Your dinners in the bin.

“Please come in, would you like a cup of tea?” “Yes please” I said, climbing into the campervan, surprisingly spacious, basic but more importantly, warm and homely. “Sit down please. Help yourself to a biscuit, we found them in a bin behind Sainsburys.” Sat in a bowl on the table at the ‘office’ end of [...]

Be Prepared. Why you should go into a job with an open mind.

A couple of months back I was hired to teach someone how to take photographs in a studio environment. Although studio is not normally what i do, I have done a few shoots and was happy to impart the basics to an already competent photographer I had taught before. (That’s why he is competent ) [...]

Woyzeck, a review and photos.

Director Stephen Simms has really delved deep into someone’s nightmares to produce a really creative adaptation of Georg Buchner’s 1837 tragedy Woyzeck. And if you head over to the Ron Barber Studio at the Crescent Theatre Birmingham between the 24th and the 27th of this month, you can see it for yourself. So last night [...]

Funeral Photography

Photographing a funeral may sound unusual but deaths, like births, are key moments in any family’s history. If done properly, photos of a funeral and wake can serve as a fitting memorial, bringing together happy and sad memories. Back in 2001 I bought FuneralPhotography.com. In a way it is an unfinished project, still sat there [...]

Towcester Jumper – The Story Behind This Photo

It was my first day shooting horse racing for the Northamptonshire Chronicle and Echo. If the truth be known it was my first time ever at a horse race. The only reason why I had been sent to cover the race day at Towcester racecourse was that all the more experienced ‘snappers’ were shooting rugby [...]