The overpayment scam

I’d never thought of myself as gullible. Quite the reverse, to be honest. Master of the Snopes. Debunker of the flimsy tale. And all that. Not quite so much now, though.

Looking back at 2015

As I did a year ago, I’ve picked out a few favourites from the year just gone – as much to remind myself of all that flew past as for anything else. Some I’ve published before in one place or…

Pricing photography

I’ve been thinking a lot recently about costs and pricing for photography. Unsurprisingly, really – I send out a bunch of quotes every day for photography work, big and small. Making the right call is vital to putting food on…

Hidden in plain sight

A few notes about finding a fascinating photo subject, right in front my nose, entirely by chance. The story begins with some old honey. Been lying around for a while, in need of heating and filtering to put in jars.

Something Special

1980. Sharp suits. Wraparound shades. Pork pie hats. The days when we had proper fashion tribes, and a row of button badges down the (narrow) lapel – or on the inside of it in the case of a school blazer…

Looking back at 2014

As I did on NYE last year, I sat down a couple of hours ago to pick out the photos that I remembered most from the year just gone. With these reviews, there’s a tendency to put in some showy-off…

How to photograph lightning

I knew the storms were on us last week, even without going outside. I knew, because half a dozen friends tweeted, texted and messaged me at pretty much the same time, asking the same question.

Event Photographer of the Year 2014

I’m not a big one for competitions. This is something of an understatement. I put one picture forward for one, once, and heard no more. I’m generally a bit more focused on doing the work than on chasing trophies around.…

The Hack Day

Lots of my work involves capturing people, organisations or events associated with technology. Sometimes it’s to feature the founders of a shiny startup, and quite a few times it’s been the subject of this post: a hack event.