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Logo Design

When setting up a photography company or sometimes even going it alone it is always good to market your self and get some kind of corporate id or logo design.
By building a brand image you look much more professional and can help protect your images if you use it for a watermark on your images. [...]

Sony’s Camera Phones better than Compact Cameras

Sony have upped their game yet again and unveiled a 12.25-million-pixel CMOS imaging sensor, this looks great but  for camera’s but these aren’t meant for cameras. They are being released to improve the quality of Camera phones. This will close the gap in the standard of compact cameras to camera phones and may even be [...]

Back up your work!

When editing images you can spend hours getting the picture right but always keep copies of the originals in RAW aswell as JPEG or TIFF formats.
I always keep an archive of my work on a cd or DVD and then duplicate the discs for insurance. DVD or CD Duplication is a good way to ensure [...]

Designers rely on Stock Photography

In the credit crunch designers are relying more and more on stock photography, stock photography is photography that has been uploaded onto sites by photographers and can be bought and used again and again.
Designers often comission photography for there work and have a specific idea in mind. The designer usually art directs on the shoot [...]

New Charity Photography Project By Alexa Chung

Model, Presenter, DJ, fashionista and now Photographer, Alexa Chung is launching a new photography project for Charity in alliance with Vice Magazine and Ctrl. Alt. Shift.
Alexa is an accomplished photographer and is offering her services as a mentor to young photographers, along with 4 others. As an advisor Alexa will offer advice and support to [...]

Children In Need Photography

To raise money for Children in need my friend is doing free portfolio and portrait shoots, he has set up a mini studio for quick but good quality photos. The lighting has been tested to be flattering and shouldn’t need too much adjustments to get a great shot.
The idea is to do almost a conveyor [...]

Playboy after Cheetah photos

Playboy magazine are after copies of Cheetah photographs… no don’t worry lads they haven’t turned to wildlife they are after nudes of ex Cheetah girl Adrienne Bailon.
The photos were leaked over the internet of the Disney star and have been hot property after Playboy tried to get hold of the images. The star Adrienne [...]

Lasik Eye Surgery

As a photographer my eye sight is very important to me, I normally wear contact lenses but after a nasty eye infection I have recently had to go back to wearing glasses. This is very frustrating as it is difficult looking through the viewer with your specs on.
I found shoots were longer and more complicated [...]

Sonic and Rollei release compact digital cameras

Rollei and Sonic UK Ltd have announced a partnership and to confirm this have released a high quality range of Rollei compact digital cameras.
Rollei are highly respected amongst photographers they were founded in the 1920s, and soon began to epitomize German technology and precision engineering and applied it to camera lenses. The Rolleiflex and [...]

Dianna Vickers Snapped

X Factor favourite Dianna Vickers was snapped last week going out for a romantic meal with her boyfriend, hours before she allegedly came down with laryngitis so bad she could not perform on Mariah Carey night last Saturday.
Dianna has been a favourite as she is ‘little Dianna’ the youngster with promise but quite a weak [...]