Archive for October, 2009

Ulster Museum 09

October 30, 2009  |  Blog, Life  |  ,
Ulster Museum 09

After three years and a total spend of 17 million pounds the Ulster Museum reopened on Thursday 22nd October 2009. There is no debating the museum was in need of a serious makeover and the end result surpasses all expectation. The new Ulster Museum is spectacular, offering dinosaurs, an Egyptian Mummy...

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Exploring Product Photography

October 29, 2009  |  Blog  |  ,
Exploring Product Photography

I have been exploring the realm of product photography this week and it has definitely posed a few interesting challenges in terms of both lighting and detail. I have been writing reviews on three new hardware products this week, not for financial gain but basically a quick way to sample...

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Strawberry Macro

October 26, 2009  |  Food  | 
Strawberry Macro

Strangely strawberries ended up a difficult thing to photograph. Over exposure, reflection and too much colour provided a challenge. This photo marks the move to a completely RAW workflow. This photo was taken a couple of months ago but I managed to delete it from the site accidentally when I was...

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London Skyline

October 23, 2009  |  Streets  |  ,
London Skyline

Last June we had a surprise invitation to the coveted Macworld UK awards by the lovely people at Elgato. Having managed to sort the logistics at work with great excited I accepted the invite and sorted the onerous task of booking flights. This year’s awards were held in the Honourable Artillery...

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