Rapids!

Rapids!

Funny how opportunities present themselves. My Redweb connection introduced me to Rob Murray, social media blogger and guitarist for Bournemouth band Rapids!

Rapids! are one of those rare bands that actually sound…

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New workflow, same dilemmas

Have you seen the car insurance advert with Iggy Pop – “I’m not selling car insurance, I’m selling time.” Well Mr Pop, I’d like to buy some time please. Preferably to be inserted just before my alarm is meant to…

Urban Portraits

 

I love having a project to aim at and thanks to Strobist and Clay Enos I’ve found one. Urban portraits!

The prospect of taking pictures of complete strangers creates all sorts of…

Carnival Week

DSC_5477Nikon D700, 70-200 f/2.8 VR, 1/320 at f/5.6, ISO 1000

This last week has been Carnival week in Sway. It’s a great community event with everyone joining in lots of events, from treasure hunts and scarecrow making to…

Beating the paparazzi at their own game

PDN Gear Guide featured an article yesterday on a gadget developed to stop pictures being taken of celebs (or Big Brother contestants) without their consent.

Consisting of a sensor attached to a set of LEDs, the device…

Feature film shot entirely with Nikon D90

Despite being a gadget person there are times when I see converging technologies built in together without proper thought. One of these, and a bugbear of mine, is video on a DSLR. Yet today news emerges of a feature film…