New adobe plugins

Adobe have released an amazing new plugin for your facebook photos. The gap between professional photographers and amateurs continues to close.

updated portfolio

I’ve updated my portfolio. Some new fashion shots as well as a new section on racing.  Here’s a teaser and a little tribute to one of my heroines, Annie…

Credit to Jenn Doohan for the awesome retouching work on this image.

Jules Mattsson on the receiving end of Police ignorance

The following transcript is of a series of UK police officers attempting to prevent perfectly legal photography by using an amazing degree of ignorance about UK law. In the course of the conversation a series of officers attempt to stop him photographing (perfectly legally) by accusing him of breaching the terrorism act, public order act, various misc copyright and child protection laws and accuising him of otherwise being an “Agitator”. Full credit to the photographer, he kept his cool pretty well, particularly after having his camera seized and aparrently being pushed down a flight of stairs.

more here.

G20 riots – Toronto

some superb photography and intense action coming out of Toronto this weekend.

understanding stock image rights

If you’re a picture buyer or publisher of images in any way, have a website or a blog, or are a photographer, take a quick at look at http://www.stockphotorights.com/ for a quick and easy explanation of the different types of image rights, copyright, and your legal position as well as a great guide how to managethe legal minefield. It’s a joint project being run by PACA (Picture Archive Council of America) and BAPLA (British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies)as well as some involvement from one or two of the largest photo libraries.

that explains more clearly than I ever could, how stock image rights work.

http://www.stockphotorights.com/

14 bike co in the studio

14 bike Co. hired out my studio for a couple of days this week  – photography was skillfully executed by photoben (ben I want 20% for this plug). It’s been interesting to not only see how other photographers use my equipment but also to assist ben and keith, the AD. Right now I have 500 sqft of space, backdrops, three bowens flash heads and softboxes, reflectors, stands, speedlights, a heavy duty tripod, a client meeting area, a tethered shooting / post processing workstation with 27″ dual-hdmi screen, and (most importantly of all), a good coffee machine…

ben and keith in the studio

projects…

current project… don’t know if it’ll go anywhere

recession survival

the ten best bicycle accessories

a nice article in the independent today. product shots aren’t my first love, but this one came out ok.

the wave

a great vibe at the climate change protest in london today. here are the images.