Category: Photography

Now here’s a subject that could leave me in all sorts of trouble, because some may have some very strong feelings about it, but it’s prompted by something I heard today. I was in London, sitting in the sun reading the paper. Nearby a father was playing with his son. He was using DSLR and…

Here’s a cracking little film made for Current.TV about the rights of people to take photos or video in public places. (Link via 2point8) Amateur Photographer magazine has recently been carrying a series of stories about photographers stopped on the streets because they were considered “suspicious.” They even went as far as republishing the cover…

I visited the China Power Station: Part I exhibition at Battersea Power Station today, which is worth going to, if only for the opportunity to have a look around the famous London landmark before it’s converted into a spectacular new venue. I wasn’t the only person going around packing a camera; everywhere I went, another…

I’ll not be going in there, then, originally uploaded by James Cridland. Since I actually took this photo I thought I’d comment. I still find it amazing that the police acknowledge the existence of what it obviously some kind of clip-joint. They even put a man and a sign outside it, yet they can’t close…

My favourite picture of this trip so far. Yes – a certain amount of processing has been applied, but it’s more to do with the power of RAW and using two versions of the photo blended into one. I spent a lot of time burning the clouds then undoing what I’d started. I think the…

She’s there to publicise a Keep Britain Tidy initiative to get people to stop dropping food on our streets.