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Fish River Canyon at sunrise, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr. I've just returned back to the UK after another amazing visit to my motherland, Namibia. Every time I go back, I am reminded at the pure natural beauty of this country. I always feel inspired and refreshed after a visit. All my best wishes for 2012!

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Battersea Power Station, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr.My photo, Battersea Power Station, has been shortlisted for inclusion in the Sense the City digital display at London Transport Museum. The display will go on show at London Transport Museum from Saturday 21 January 2012.The exhibition explores how emerging technologies are transforming the way we live, work and play in our cities. It

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Ben and Juju, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr.I've had the opportunity to see Oxford band Little Fish perform live a few times. These guys are really passionate about making music and about sharing the journey with their fans. They are writing a book about that journey and need support to get it published through http://www.unbound.co.uk. Read all about how to make it happen here: http://

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Amateur photographers will want to break into the professional market - that is just a reality. We can continue to debate how this is making life more difficult for established pro's and how they now have access to the same relatively affordable technology. Or we can think of a way how to make that path more acceptable and recognised by the industry. Most of the arguments I hear about the issue

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selfie, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr.I was up early today. We're experiencing some brilliant weather here in England at the moment with misty mornings and lovely sunshine. I think the weather gods are making up for not giving us a summer earlier this year!?

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the gloomy wood, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr."Halfway through the story of my life I came to in a gloomy wood, because I'd wandered off the path, away from the light..." (Dante, La Commedia Divina).

Petrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07764213424086069064noreply@blogger.com0Chiltern, Buckinghamshire, UK51.69428497943574 -0.620135209570321451.57610247943574 -0.7719047095703214 51.812467479435746 -0.4683657095703214tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2497712097084698271.post-8146726065885996702011-08-31T17:03:00.002+01:002011-08-31T17:06:55.579+01:00

Tinlin, with special guest Paul Carrack, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr.I'm a little late with this one... the gig already took place a month ago (30 July 2011). Rolf and Alex Tinlin with Paul Carrack. Check out Tinlin's new live album... http://www.tinlinmusic.com/home

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Published in Digital Camera Magazine, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr.Via Flickr: I just scored a two page spread in a major UK photography magazine! I have my photograph, Reflections of Edinburgh, published in the "Hot Shots" section of Digital Camera Magazine, August 2011, Edition 115, p. 9 - 10.

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The Lookout, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr.Another shot from a series with the new Holga. Made me think of the old Russian proverb: "Even one person in a field is a warrior, if she is a Soviet warrior." Or something like that...

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2852 - Wheat, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr.Week 28 has arrived. I have fallen behind a little on my 52 weeks project, but I promise to make up for it over the summer. The photograph was taken on a Holga GN, my first glass lens Holga, and I'm really impressed with the sharpness of the lens. Via Flickr: A field of wheat on the outskirts of Chesham.

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2350 - Edinburgh Castle, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr.A photograph taken in car park below Edinburgh Castle. It rained earlier in the day which allowed me to get these reflections. I love how the spots on the tarmac came out. What is essentially bubble gum and gravel looks like stars in the night sky.

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At last I had a moment to write an entry and post the link to Saturday's (4 June 2011) gig. Jo Hamilton (http://news.johamilton.com/) and Les Payne (http://www.lespayne.com/) performed live at The Drawingroom (http://the-drawingroom.co.uk/) in Chesham. Click on the image above to see the entire set of images.

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Bride and Groom, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr.Recently I had the opportunity to photograph a friend's wedding. This was a great privilege and honour as my friend is an amazing wedding photographer himself. I am not a wedding photographer, but always wanted to take on the challenge of a wedding. This post is aimed at photographers in a similar position. If asked to photograph more

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1552 - Royal Wedding prepared...  Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com Week 15 has arrived. A week to go before the Royal Wedding hits England and Union Jacks and bunting have appeared everywhere!

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FREE FRANCIS YARD! Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com Calling all supporters of local music, art and great coffee! The amazing Drawingroom in Chesham, stage to up and coming musicians, is under threat of closure. Please, even if you haven't been there (yet), support this group on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_192165230825378 Thanks for looking!

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1152 - London skyline Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.comWeek 11 is a bit late. I love the light this time of year in London.

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1252 - Big Ben Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.comWeek 12 and I'm still revisiting London sites. Week 11 is still missing, but I'll post it soon (did something with a Lomo and haven't had a chance yet to get the film developed).

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1052 - Battersea Power Station Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.comLondon, Battersea Power Station over the railway tracks.

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0952 - Tower Bridge Traffic Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.comTower Bridge at night time with The City of London in the background.

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0852 - Missenden Road Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com Late afternoon traffic along Missenden Road, Bucks. Canon 5D with Lensbaby pinhole optic.

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0752 - St Pauls Cathedral Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com An iconic feature of London's skyline - St. Paul's Cathedral just after sunset. The Millennium Bridge remains one of my favourite river crossings in the city.

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0652 - Angler on Petone Pier Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com Petone is on the opposite end from Wellington Harbour, New Zealand. This photograph was taken on Petone Pier just before sunset. The pier offers beautiful views of the bay and many locals fish from it throughout the day.

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0552 - Sunset at Castlepoint Lighthouse Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com Castlepoint in New Zealand is one of the most spectacular places on the Wairarapa coastline. The lady and her friend walked along the beach and took photographs of sea gulls and waves. Then she paused and turned to take a quick snap of the lighthouse. I took this photo with a small compact and did some basic post

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0152 - Travelator Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com Photographers need challenges. Taking my inspiration from author-photographers such as Kevin Meredith (http://lomokev.com/books/) and Lee Frost (http://www.rubooks.co.uk/product/50-photo-projects/203518/), I decided for 2011 to do a 52 weeks / 52 photographs project. The first of the project is a photograph of the travelator at Waterloo

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Kimberly 7 Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com A close-up portrait of the Kimberly Steel. Check out her music at http://www.myspace.com/Kiimmbbeerrllyyy and have a look at the rest of the set (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoshoota/sets/72157625584719056/). The photograph was taken with Canon 5Dii and 24-70mm lens with a single flash, left of her and high up to the side through a soft box.

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I saw this a few years back when it was on TV. The whole series is now available on YouTube. A fascinating series now available for people living outside the United Kingdom. Go check it out! http://www.youtube.com/user/GeniusOfPhotography

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Pednor # 2 Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com The winter is beginning to set in here in England. We went for a walk to get out of the house and I tested out the Lastolite EzyBox Hotshoe Softbox. Very happy with the results!

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6 November 2010 - Mr Jack Garratt setting the house on fire with his refreshing style of blues.

Show support for Jack by visiting http://www.myspace.com/jackgarratt.‬ More gig photos: http://www.fotoshoota.com/Gig_Photos.html Upcoming gigs at the Drawingroom: http://www.the-drawingroom.co.uk/new_files/events.html

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Free promo photography Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.comI'm currently offering free promo photography for up-and-coming bands / musicians.You get free images and I get to build my promo portfolio... it's a help you to help me kind of thing and based on Package 1 on offer from my website http://www.fotoshoota.com/Book_me.html. For a short time only I'm offering Package 1 (Promotional

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Juju from Little Fish (http://littlefishmusic.com/) performing an electrifying set at The Drawingroom in Chesham (http://www.the-drawingroom.co.uk/) on the 4th of September 2010. There's more images of the night on my main website (http://www.fotoshoota.com/Gig_Photos.html).

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Holga season is open again!

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Rhossili Beach, Wales.

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This sprocket hole photo relates to an earlier masterpiece.

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This photo is from the first film on a recently acquired Lomo LC-A. The little wonder automat dates back to 1985 and I have fallen in love with it. I used Fujichrome Sensia 400 ASA and got it cross processed.

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Jack Carrack from Square Circle (http://www.myspace.com/straightcircle) supporting Tinlin (http://www.myspace.com/tinlinmusic) at the launch of their new album, Instant Pleasure, 09/06/2010. More photos here: http://www.fotoshoota.com/tinlin09062010

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The Drawingroom in Chesham hosted the following artists on the 20th of February 2010: Anna Stainton, Junior Guevarra, and Mark Hole (supported by Simon Desborough).

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On 6 Feb the following acts performed at The Drawingroom in Chesham: Ashley Jane Mulberry, SpyPlane, Tinlin and Steve Rodgers.

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One of these days iStockphoto will be turning 10. To celebrate they've teamed up with the Guardian and launched a nationwide photography competition, Britain iS. There are four entry categories: urban, landscape, culture and stock. A total of £2000 is up for grabs. Enter only one image into each category and the closing date for entries is on Thursday the 25th of February 2010. Read the full

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I love the strong shadows in winter time, the crisp light and the many photo opportunities it brings. Perfect time of year to be out and about with my holga!

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I've had a few requests to make my gig photos available as prints. As from today you can purchase prints and other photo products from my pro gallery on photobox.co.uk. I've uploaded photos of two gigs for now, but will continue to backfill the rest. Watch this spaces for further announcements.

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This photo is from a series of portraits taken during a 4 week visit to Namibia. Shikongo was really comfortable in front of the lens and it was great fun taking his portrait.

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(Photo: Rebecca Rosier from Bim) Last night was The Drawingroom's last gig for 2009. And what a gig!? It was the perfect conclusion to a year of amazing music at this intimate venue. Find gig photos here. The following three acts performed: singer songwriter Treana Morris (http://www.myspace.com/treanademos), blues-man Jack Garratt (http://www.myspace.com/jackgarratt) and

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Recently I've been making some Holga photographs again. I was experimenting with long exposures and I like the gritty feel of this one. This scene remains one of the classic vistas in London, but the long exposure blurred out all the tourists.

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This following message was circulated by Andy Trotter (Association of Chief Police Officers) to police forces in England and Wales (quoted from the Independent, 5 December 2009): "Officers and PCSOs are reminded that we should not be stopping and searching people for taking photos. There are very clear rules around how stop-and-search powers can be used. However, there are no powers

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On Saturday night 5 December 2009 Ashley Jane Welberry (find her on facebook), Maxine&Mandy (http://www.myspace.com/maxineandmandy), and Jack Garratt (http://www.myspace.com/jackgarratt) played live at The Drawingroom (http://www.the-drawingroom.co.uk) in Chesham. Find photos of the gig here (http://www.fotoshoota.com/drawingroom051209). There's only one more gig left for this

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Lensbaby has opened a call for submissions. If you own a lensbaby, this is a fantastic chance to get published in a new Lensbaby book due out in the summer of 2010. Check out the lensbaby website for guidelines on how to submit. The submission window closes on the 31st of December 2009.

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Kif James has recently overhauled his website (http://www.kifjames.com/). I am honoured that this talented musician has chosen some of my photographs to use for his new site. Have a listen to his new material on myspace (www.myspace.com/kifjames).

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not a crime Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com In the United Kingdom "the police routinely invoke anti-terror legislation to prevent photographers from carrying out their work, and photojournalists are constantly filmed at public gatherings and their details kept on an ever-growing database." And this police activity is also no increasingly being used against tourists and amateur

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Treana Morris, Kif James and Jack Garratt performed last night at The Drawingroom in Chesham. Click here or on the image above for more photos of the performances.

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Michelle Shocked Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com My friend Schalk Joubert is an amazing bass guitar player and multitalented musician. He's currently in town and last night performed with Michelle Shocked on what was their last night of their UK tour. Supporting act was Jont. They performed at The Drill Hall in London. And wow! What a night! I am very happy with how the images of the

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Find images of last night's party at The Drawingroom in Chesham here. Performances included Lisbee Stainton, Jack Garratt and Grammy Award winning Amrit Sond.

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Some interesting developments are taking place on flickr. Getty Images created the Getty Images Call for Artists group, giving Flickr members the chance to join and submit a portfolio of 10 images for consideration. If Getty like what you submit, they might invite you to become a contributor to their Flickr Collection on Getty Images. Up to now one had to be invited along to the Getty Images

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Check out my latest chillies images on iStockphoto.com - first I grow them, then I photograph them, then I eat them...

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Camden Town Tatoos Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com Holga FN 120mm Fujifilm 400 Blue skies in Camden Town. Before the tourist crush. Early. A second cup of coffee. A stroll along the canal. Stare at the locks. Into the stables. Some places crawl under the skin. Camden Town tattoos.

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Last night I attended a seminar by wildlife photographer Steve Bloom. The seminar is the second in a series hosted by What Digital Camera and the School of Photographic Imaging in celebration of Amateur Photographer's 125th anniversary. Steve Bloom showed some of his amazing wildlife and people photographs and shared many stories behind the images. It was a fascinating glimpse into the career

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61 members of the public will win a once in a lifetime opportunity to have their eyes immortalised by the world renowned and London based photographer Jillian Edelstein (known for her portraits of Amy Winehouse, Simon Pegg, Woody Allen, Nelson Mandela and many others). The event will be taking place during the first week of December at a flagship mobile phone store in London to celebrate the

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Four acts performed last night at a private party at The Drawingroom in Chesham. See the photos of the gig here. The acts included: Tom Greenwood, Anne Cunningham (no website yet), Jack Garratt and Juju (from Little Fish). Spread the word people! These artists are absolutely amazing.

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Photos of the gig at The Drawingroom in Chesham on Saturday 19 September 2009 is available here. The line-up included: Rokshan Haydari, Fraser Broadfoot (supported by Craig Broadfoot), and Tinlin.

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"Alison Jacques Gallery announces the first UK solo show of acclaimed American artist Ryan McGinley with an exhibition of 24 new colour photographs shot in caves across North America. Over the last year, McGinley and his crew explored huge caves underground, venturing into unknown territory, seeking out spectacular natural spaces, some previously undocumented..." (Read full press release here.)

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Fantastic news to all fans of lomography! Read the announcement and RSVP for the Grand Opening Party here.

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ScienceDaily (2009-09-04)Computational photography researchers have built an open-source digital camera. Anyone will be able to create new features for the camera by writing aps that will control all the camera's functions -- focus, exposure, shutter speed, flash, etc. Cameras could be taught new tricks with downloadable apps, analogous to iPhone apps. No longer will camera owners be limited to

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I am very excited to announce that a small selection of my Holga photographs are for sale as framed prints from redbubble. Make sure to check back regularly as I will be uploading photographs on a regular basis.

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This article by Paul Melcher first appeared in Stock Photography on 24 August 2009: 18 Tips for Being a Photography Original.

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Southwark sunflowerOriginally uploaded by fotoshoota.com I am not sure yet whether I like shooting colour with Holga, but I love how this photograph has come out. It was a grim cloudy day, but just as I walked past a row of sunflowers on the edge of a housing estate, the sun came out. I just had time to grab the camera from my bag and capture this composition.

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Check out my photographs of last night's party at the Drawingroom in Chesham. The following artists performed during the evening: Treana; Simon Stephenson; Lisbee Stainton; Jack Garratt; and Mark Hole.

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Everyone into Holga photography should know of the fantastic resource called Squarefrog. Recently I revisited this site to demystify the focussing distances of my Holga FN and found some fantastic information here and also a link through to Squarefrog's focussing distances experiment on flickr.Armed with this new knowledge, I created a reference label roughly the size of the top of my Holga's

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Charlie takes a breakOriginally uploaded by fotoshoota.com Last week the sun was out for a change - which is always an opportunity to check out what's up on the Southbank. I shot this one from the hip without stopping or looking at the two gentlemen. The photograph was taken on a Holga FN using Fuji NCN 400 black & white film.

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Going upstairsOriginally uploaded by fotoshoota.com I found this one in the archives. It was taken with a Holga FN toy camera on Ilford HP5 Plus 120 film. The photograph was one of my first experiments with a Holga and was taken a few years back in our flat just of Blackheath in London. The texture was created by photographing the negative on a lightbox with some textured photographic paper as a

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The chickens in the background are from one of my images on my iStockphoto portfolio. Have a look at the original image here.

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1/80 sec at f/2.8, ISO 1600, 100mm, Canon 40DAnother amazing concert took place on Saturday 18 July 2009 at The Drawingroom in Chesham. Four acts took to the intimate stage hosted by Richard Elkington.  Artists in order of appearance: Kadesha (on tour from Wales) Anne Cunningham (no website yet) StrangeWorld Maxine&Mandy Photos of the evening are available here.

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1/320 sec at f/4.8, ISO 80, 44.4mm Canon G9My lovely assistant, Sarah, took this shot of me in a barley field near Pitstone Mill whilst photographing the oldest windmill on the British Isles. I've uploaded a few windmill images to my istockphoto portfolio and hopefully all of them will be available to download within a week or so.Here's a taster...1/20 sec at f/22, ISO 100, 17mm (EF 17-40 f/4L

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1/80 sec at f/2.5, ISO800, 50mmLast night The Drawingroom in Chesham hosted yet another spectacular evening of live music. Mark Hole headlined and supporting acts were the amazing Jack Garrat, Drawingroom regulars Tinlin and Norwegian band Vanity Vanished (playing their first venue on their UK-tour in Chesham).View my images of the evening here.

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1/2o sec at f3.2, ISO 100, EF 100mm Macro on a Canon 40D.Got the idea from a magazine and experimented a bit with shadows formed by natural light through the kitchen window.

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Yesterday afternoon saw the first in a series of photography seminars held by Digital Camera and Amateur Photographer magazines in conjunction with the School of Photographic Imaging. The seminar provided and opportunity to meet fellow photographers and hear from landscape photographer Charlie Waite how some of his greatest images were created. It was a thought provoking and inspiring talk,

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Canon 40D, 1/320 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100, 300mm.Just came back from a short visit to Namibia. This image was taken one morning early near a farm dam in the Kalahari.

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Canon 40D, Lensbaby (Pinhole).Finally got a pinhole / zone plate optic for my Lensbaby Muse and experimented a bit with the setting sun. Can't wait to spend a few more hours with this lens!

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I've been a contributor to iStockphoto.com since February 2008. On the 7th of May 2009 and with a total of 38 downloads from 83 images, I was ranked at 16650 out of 27657 iStockphoto contributors. (http://istockcharts.multimedia.de/)

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Canon 40D, 1/4 sec at f/4.5, ISO 100, 100 mm (EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USM).My lovely assistant was out in the garden and found this little creature, called me and I came running with my camera, macro lens and tripod. I'm not sure what type of bug it is, but the red and black on the green of the leave looks good.

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One from the archives... I took the original series of images in 2003 with my first digital camera, a Canon Powershot A70. Then stitched it all together in Photoshop and created this photo planet from the panorama.

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1/640 sec at f/4.0, ISO 100, 50mm (EF 50mm f/1.8 II), Canon 40D. I took this image near Chesham. I absolutely love this place and I go there regularly to record the change in seasons.

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Meet my lovely assistant (aka wife Sarah). The image was taken earlier today whilst out and about around Chesham. Chesham is a lovely town with many photo opportunities. Being only 40 minutes from London Marylebone, it is also the perfect base for photographic projects in and around London.

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Holga FN, Fish-eye lens.From time to time I will keep you up to date on my latest efforts. I will also keep publishing links to some of my favourite photography websites (see on the side bar).Recently I learned about the great things being done by an organisation called PhotoVoice. Have a look at http://www.photovoice.org/.

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