I love pop-up books especially pulp-fiction covers, Thomas Allen has taken an X-acto knife to the pages of vintage books and then manipulated the images. Suddenly these two-dimensional characters spring to life in his photos as he plays arund with lighting and focus. It is for this reason I have chosen Thomas Allen as this [...]
2006 saw the introduction of the Pentax K10D but 2 years later to the delight of serious amateur and professional photographers Pentax brought out the K20D!
The K10D saw more features than any other Pentax SLR before it but now Pentax have released this little beauty! The Pentax K20D, is a stabilized 14.6 megapixel Camera with [...]
In honor of this weekends events at Glastonbury my tip of the week is getting that great festival photo!
For good photogrpahy it is best to use an SLR but you don’t want to get it covered in mud at a british festival, I would advise taking a good quality point and shoot camera that you [...]
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum launched Mike McCartney’s Liverpool Life exhibition this week. Mike McCartney, younger brother of the Beatles legend Paul is a celebrity in his own right with his extraordinary Photography Skills
“It’s the story behind the story of that magical era,” says McCartney , the exhibit is being hailed [...]
Last year I was lucky enough to go on Safari in South Africa, well undoubtedly I upgraded my SLR and invested in some new lenses as this was an opportunity I was not going to miss!!!
The weather was beautiful and the animals were amazing, I got close to Rhinos, Elephants and my favourites the cheetahs. [...]
Today it is very easy to manipulate and image using photoshop or other editing tools and software but is this just another form of propaganda?
Once upon a time a great shot was grtting everything right but now digital photography has taken over and with it comes editing suites to help you cover up those minor [...]
Monets painting Le Bassin Aux Nympheas was sold for a staggering £40.9 million at auction, nearly double what it was estimated!
The masterpiece was Painted in Giverny in 1919 and has only been seen once in public, the mystery buyer bought the piece at auction yesterday for a staggering £40.9 million. The painting would have been [...]
West Yorkshires National Media Museumis showcasing a new photography exhibition entitled - Sunny Snaps: it is a collection of Beach and Street Photography throughout Britain. The images celebrate the lesser known photographers the British seaside photographer.
The commercial photographer, or ’smudger’ was as visible on the British seaside Punch and Judy or good old fish [...]
Its hard to believe but this image of the mona lisa is completely engraved in wood! Using laser technology you can now reproduce your favourite images in wood carvings!
I’d heard of laser cutting and used it previously for making props but laser engraving is a great unique way to showcase your images and becomes a [...]
Another great photographer I have had the pleasure of working with is Liverpool based Photographer Mark McNulty.
Although Mark McNulty is based in Liverpool his work has been commissioned and pulished nationally and Internationally. Although with Liverpool becoming the City of Culture this year he is focussing his efforts towards his home territory. He is working [...]