Like many of us I am acutely aware of the importance of being far more visible online and making sense of and using social networking to gain a regular audience, retain it and ultimately generate more work and income from it. This whole subject raises more questions than answer and I’m not sure if anyone Read More…
Book, folio, portfolio – whatever it’s called, it is still seen as an essential tool for most, if not all, serious photographers. And then it’s what to fill it with, what shall I focus on? Do I specialise? And how am I going to create awareness of my work and myself? Although the digital file Read More…
According to the British Fashion Council’s Value of Fashion Report 2010, the UK fashion industry contributes £37 billion to the economy and directly employs 816,000 people, making it the largest employer of all the creative industries. I try to relax watching Stanley Kubrick’s Spartacus; I’ve been slowly ticking off the great man’s work, first reading Read More…
It’s the first official working day of 2011 and I’m in the midst of organising new shoots; stills and video, professional and personal. This year I really want to do more with both still imagery and DSLR video. Professionally, there’s half a dozen projects in the pipeline, but it’s the personal ones that have been Read More…