Boscastle with an iPhone

When vertical becomes horizontal
Not long back I visited the Lake District, Wast Water to be specific, and wrote a weblog concerning photographing the place with nothing but an iPhone and an App called Pano. I’ve been on my travels again and discovered that Pano also works when you turn it 90° and create vertical panoramic images see above.

Pano [...]

The iPhone, Best Camera App and Tumblr

Recently I have been using my phone as a kind of electronic sketchbook. When I find myself queuing, waiting, standing around or generally not engaged in meaningful activity, like a flasher, I whip it out and make an exposure. The iPhone, whilst being a bit cumbersome to handle, and not very useful in low light, is [...]

Flying Hearts from Flying Vs

A couple of photos from last night’s gig where I was trying to find something that was a more soul than heavy metal.

For the first time in a long while I was persuaded to attended a gig, Mastodon at Nottingham’s Rock City. Many years ago I used to live at Rock City sometimes attending rock, alternative [...]

Free studio lighting in your back garden

Equipment used
A high key light (Sun), reflector (table) and dark backdrop (fence). You don’t need fancy equipment and studios, just a keen eye on the weather and an understanding of the available light. Taken in the early afternoon, the sun is quite high and back left. The table here is acting as a reflector and [...]

Superstar DJ Advert

Hang the DJ (out the way in a cupboard somewhere)
I found this press advert from way back when the college was offering BTEC courses in DJ Technology. Alas, the course isn’t offered anymore. I don’t know how much its demise has to do with Apple’s iPod, which at about this time was just about to go [...]