One of the many things I’ve noticed since adding photography to my professional skillset is how it has changed the way that I look at things. There is so much more to a scenario than we perceive at first glance; we also put a huge amount of ourselves to what we perceive. One of the nicest, and most frequent, compliments I… Read more →
You might have seen the new lights on London’s bridges, and some of the projections on the buildings during either the Jubilee, or the Olympics. If you did, and certainly if you didn’t, take a walk along the Thames in to London one evening and take a look – they are quite something in the flesh. In case you haven’t… Read more →
I think we all remember where we were on that day. I had just returned to the UK and was in a meeting room with a team from our US investors, as news came in. Disbelief turned into dismay, dismay turned into distress, distress turned into despair. Websites, phones, email, all went down, but gradually messages came through. Friends and work… Read more →
Our local forest took a bit of a beating. The fires didn’t get as close as last year – when we could smell the smoke – but they did make the national news, and over 740 acres of forest were damaged. It took 350 firefighters from 40 crews to get the blaze under control, and a number of local families were… Read more →
Thanks to pummelvision, here is my 2010 – 2,500 photos turned into one four minute 34 second video: The big event of the year was, of course, South by South West – The largest digital festival on the planet. Once again, a great set of British Businesses set off to Austin, Texas, on the Digital Mission, to network, learn and… Read more →
It’s been a little while since I blogged about my photography toys… Erm… I mean tools [shaky keyboard]. I’ve cycled through a large amount of kit recently, shotting several thousand photos over recent months, from the top of the BT Tower to Bletchly park and many things in between – even a demo video for Milestone Planner. But… Photokina is almost… Read more →