Link to Naomi’s Flickr site

•November 12, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Here is a link to Naomi’s Flickr site. The pictures look much better in full colour.

Diane Arbus film on Monday night

•November 8, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Diane Arbus was one of the most controversial and original portrait photographers of the late 20th Century. There is a film which touches on Arbus and her work on Film4 on Monday (9/11) night at 11.05pm. Might be worth recording?

Link to Tim’s website

•November 8, 2009 • Leave a Comment

This is a link to Tim’s site which has loads of interesting shots which link to what was discussed in the last session.

Spotted outside the Banksy exhibition

•August 24, 2009 • Leave a Comment

I was walking past the queue outside the Banksy exhibition when I saw a familiar face. Not one to pass up on a photo opportunity I thought I should grab a camera and take a shot. Just a clue it isn’t Banksy.
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Interesting time lapse clip

•August 12, 2009 • Leave a Comment

This is an interesting time lapse clip showing the whole process from setting up the studio to final print.

Robert Capa’s iconic image shot down

•August 4, 2009 • Leave a Comment

A recent study suggests that Robert Capa’s famous image of the death of the Spanish soldier may have been staged.

Robert Capa

Robert Capa

Simple approach to street portraiture

•July 31, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Banksy exhibition in Bristol

•June 17, 2009 • Leave a Comment

Although it has nothing to do with photography I would strongly recommend that everyone tries to go along to the Banksy exhibition at the Bristol City Museum. It is on until the end of August ‘09 and its free. BanksyB

Stop frame animation using still camera and tilt shift lens

•June 4, 2009 • Leave a Comment

This film was made using a special still lens called a tilt shift lens which is normally used for very technical images but can be used to create this toy town look. The still images are then assembled together to create a stop frame animation.

Entertaining street photographs

•May 19, 2009 • Leave a Comment

This website is full of observational street shots which juxtapose people with familiar urban objects such as advertising hoardings and pidgeons.