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Telling people’s stories by letting them tell it themselves.

Telling people’s stories by letting them tell it themselves.

Posted on 31 August 201531 August 2015

So much of work within a communications team is about telling a story – using it to show or reinforce a connection between a person and and someone or something else. […]

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Posted in Communications, London, PhotographyTagged artist, camera, crowdsourced, disposable, homeless, storiesLeave a Comment on Telling people’s stories by letting them tell it themselves.
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The value in what’s free or hidden

Posted on 25 June 20151 September 2015

I’ve spent my career in the charity and public sector, where services are often offered to those in need for free at the point of delivery. This can […]

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Posted in Communications, Design, PhotographyTagged cost, free, freelance, headphones, price, users, ux, value, weightLeave a Comment on The value in what’s free or hidden

Got a Flickr Pro account? Then why are you still using Instagram?

Posted on 22 January 201323 January 2013

Flickr has been around a long time, one of the early “web 2.0” companies. But then they were brought by Yahoo and things went quiet. They went from an […]

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Posted in PhotographyTagged app, flickr, instagram, Photography, socialLeave a Comment on Got a Flickr Pro account? Then why are you still using Instagram?

Tour of Britain 2012

Posted on 17 September 201217 September 2012

The Olympics and Paralympics may have ended a few weeks ago, but that didn’t stop some world class sport from touring the country. The Tour of Britain ended […]

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Posted in PhotographyTagged bike, cranliegh, cycling, Mark Cavendish, tob, tour of britainLeave a Comment on Tour of Britain 2012

A bit of blurb about photobooks

Posted on 12 September 201213 September 2012

I was approached recently to review a book printing service by Blurb. I don’t normally write reviews on this blog, but when they offered to pay for me […]

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Posted in Design, PhotographyTagged book, photobook, print, review, softwareLeave a Comment on A bit of blurb about photobooks

I went to the Olympics

Posted on 13 August 201220 August 2012

I was fortunate enough to have tickets to see the athletics at the Olympic Stadium on Friday 10 August. I saw the USA women win the 4×100 relay […]

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Posted in London, PhotographyTagged athletics, olympic stadium, olympics, stadiumLeave a Comment on I went to the Olympics

New blog – Beside the See Side

Posted on 25 July 2012

Following on from a recent trip to the coast, here’s a mini review for a photo/travel blog by Samantha Edgley – “Beeside the see side“. In her own […]

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Posted in From the internet, PhotographyTagged blog, Photography, review, TravelLeave a Comment on New blog – Beside the See Side

Isle of Mull – Panorama special

Posted on 4 October 2011

I went to the isle of Mull for a long weekend last month for a friends wedding. And took a lot of photos,  (over 500). About a quarter […]

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Posted in PhotographyTagged autostitch, iPhone, isle of mull, Loch Na Keal, mull, panorama, photosynth, scotland, TreshnishLeave a Comment on Isle of Mull – Panorama special

Using photography to promote a borough

Posted on 21 April 201111 December 2012

Council websites can often be a bit bland looking; lots of text, any imagery is straight from a stock library and usually struggles to properly relate to the content. One […]

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Posted in Communications, Odd, PhotographyTagged borough, council, swaleLeave a Comment on Using photography to promote a borough

60+ photography photoshop tutorials

Posted on 18 February 2011

Noupe have gathered together over 60 photoshop tutorials covering everything from redeye to dynamic lighting and restoration to colour blending. Take a look: www.noupe.com/tutorial/useful-photography-related-tutorials.html

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