Monthly Archives: July 2010

Blue Cat

My daughter is the driving force behind a video we’re shooting over the next couple of days. It’ll be something to do with cats. Or as she calls them: Crraaahaaazy cats. She will likely take all of the lead roles. … Continue reading

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Focus on Friday – James Bowden

For a while, James Bowden’s photography was an enigma too me. It was just too hard to imagine that a single person could be responsible for photography that spans such a range of topics and styles. To me, his website … Continue reading

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The Circle of Confusion – Episode 3

As it’s the last Wednesday of the month, the usual mid-week PictureBoo makes way for a plug for the latest episode of the Circle of Confusion. We’ve tweaked a few things by adding more news items to the show and … Continue reading

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Beyond the Horizon

I’m at a very interesting place in my career. I’m no longer at a crossroads. In fact, there never was a crossroads. It was an illusion. With the help of some very inspirational people I’ve come to understand that even … Continue reading

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Focus on Friday – Steve Huff

Steve Huff is going to cost me a lot of money. Tens of thousands of euros most likely. A couple of days ago, I accidentally posted an item that I had in preparation. It wasn’t quite ready to go. The … Continue reading

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Premiere

Here’s a first for the blog. In fact, it’s a first for me – a video. I’ve been interested in the video capabilities of the Canon 5D Mrk II since I got it over a year ago, but never got … Continue reading

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PictureBoo – 21st July 2010

I came across this photograph last week. It’s from a late-2008 wedding. I look it differently now in 2010. To hear more, hit the play button or the link below. WeddingBoo #9 – Stairway “Impactful”? Is that even a word? … Continue reading

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It’s The Photographer, Not The Camera – Unfortunately

Until fairly recently, I wasn’t too concerned about my main camera – a Canon 5D Mrk II. It does the job. In fact, it does the job very well. Thing is, it’s quite big. Not as big, by any stretch, … Continue reading

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Honoured

A quick post today as I’ll be tied up for most of it recording the third episode of The Circle of Confusion together with Peter Cox. Last Friday was a significant day for me. An interview with me was published. … Continue reading

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Anatomy of a Wedding #4

Last week I spent some time working on a new black and white conversion in Lightroom, the software I use to process my image files. In the end, I got close enough to what I wanted to use the conversion … Continue reading

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