Metro Soho Branch to close

The Soho branch of Metro photo lab, renowned for it’s film processing and production services for professional photographers and fast turnaround, is to close from Feb 1 2008 reports Amateur Photographer magazine today. The closure of the Metro’s  Soho branch is said to be due to falling demand for film processing. Metro Imaging will continue [...]

Dispel the myths about documentary photography

I just finished editing a photography show about a UK gospel choir who this year celebrate 13 years in the music industry. Using the images taken over the years, we were able to build a visual history of the life of the group from 1994 to 2007. Although most of the images were taken, not [...]

Photographers beware of new Trespass Laws

As the UK currently has no privacy laws, photographers are usually free to take pictures wherever they wish as long as they are on public land, or when on private land with the permission of the owner. Without permission, one commits an act of trespass. Until 1st June 07 this act of trespass was a [...]

Arts Student Final Show

Last night I took a work friend of mine from India to the Student final show at Byam Shore, which is a college of the University of the Arts London. This image was taken there and shows some of the highly creative work that was on display by this year’s graduating class. This particular body [...]

Think differently about consumption

Chris Jordon’s current work, Running the numbers – An American Self Portrait, allows us to think quite differently about our consumption by marrying photographic work with statistics. I wish he was showing this in London, I would love to view the actual works as I believe they would be striking. View the work by clicking [...]

The alternative not a plastic bag bag

Thanks Style Bubble for alerting us to the “I’m not a smug twat” bag, designed apparently in opposition to the “I’m not a plastic bag”, the (supposedly) environmentally friendlier alternative to the plastic bag. I for one am getting a little peeved at the sudden “pressure” being brought to bear on us lowly types to [...]

Harlem on show

A [tag]13 Gigapixel panoramic[/tag] image of Harlem from up high has been created through a collaboration between artist [tag]Gerard Maynard[/tag] (who works in New York) and Kolor Company, to showcase an impressive piece of software that was used to put the 2045 images together to form what is believed to be the worlds largest panorama.

Street Photography Forum 31st March 2007 Photofusion London

[tag]Photofusion[/tag] are staging a one day [tag]Street Photography[/tag] Forum at their location 17a Electric Lane, London SW9 8LA. The forum runs from 11am – 4pm and booking is £10. This should prove an interesting event. Photofusion are a small [tag]photography gallery[/tag] and services operation with very friendly staff and technical experts there to help you [...]

EDemocracy – sign petition against street photography restrictions

If you are a UK photographer that works in public places then you may be interested in signing a petition over at ye old E-petitions site. Simon Taylor at Phooto.co.uk has created one specifically to enlighten the PM of our displeasure at the moves being made to restrict the ability of photographers to make work [...]

Photography at childrens parties

I found a great article over at the Digital Photography School website about photographing childrens birthday parties. My reason for looking for advice was that I was due to be the ‘official’ photographer at a friends son’s birthday recently and as such wanted to get some tips on how best to approach the day.

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