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    Given Free Range at The Old Truman Brewery

     Monday, 17 June, 2013 - 15:21 posted by Verity

    The Old Truman Brewery is currently hosting its annual Free Range exhibition of British-based graduate work, showcasing the vast talents of emerging artists and designers.

    I went along to the private view of the first week of photography-based courses on Thursday 13th June. When entering the building, the buzz of excitement was almost tangible - each exhibition space was filled with animated and apprehensive students, enthusiastic lecturers and proud parents alike.

    The diversity of work and subject matter was impressive, ranging from documentary style social studies to raw and exposing portraiture.

    I thoroughly enjoyed viewing all the work... Read more

    Tags: Free Range, Truman Brewery, Photography, Exhibitions

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    Five of the best photography apps...

     Friday, 14 June, 2013 - 16:51 posted by dee-anna

    The best camera is the one you have with you. And if you are anything like me, that's probably the camera on your phone. 

    Since I became an iPhone convert 2 years ago (sorry Blackberry), I've taken an average of 2000 photos a year with my phone and share around a quarter of them. That's around 5 and a half photos a day or ten times the number I took with my SLR or compact. 

    I've downloaded more apps than I can count, but when it comes to partaking in a bit of iPhonography, there are a few go-to apps that I use over and over again.

    Camera +  (iOS) I take almost all photos with this app. You can select different areas of the image for the... Read more

    Tags: iphone app, android app, photography app, instagram, snapeseed, vine, camera +, diptic

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    A great idea for a wedding guest book

     Wednesday, 12 June, 2013 - 15:11 posted by Verity

    Creating your wedding book doesn't have to wait until after the big day. We came across a great idea from one of our customers, Matthew Long, who used an engagement shoot to create a beautiful wedding guest-signing book.

    As part of his wedding package, Matthew includes an engagement shoot, finding it a great way to get to know the couple better before their wedding, and helping them to relax in front of the camera.

    It also presents an opportunity to incorporate some of the photos taken during the engagement shoot into the wedding day. Creating a photo book with plenty of white space to write on makes a perfect guest-signing book, and is a... Read more

    Tags: Wedding Photography, wedding guest book, Matthew Long photography, personalised photo book

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