Favourite accessory of 2009

This is shamelessly culled from the net-model website, but I thought it was interesting, the discussion was on favourite accessories, excluding lenses and cameras, here's the summary: "A large, round white/silver reflector.

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Battery Grips (video)

A short YouTube photography tip

Are you really at the top of google?

So you enter search terms relevant to your business into google and lo and behold you come out at the top of the search and you feel pretty chuffed with your SEO strategy.

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The camera points both ways - how do you see yourself?

Most people's reaction when seeing these images is a bit of a giggle, your reaction was probably no different.

Eyesight, diopetre adjustment and focussing

Do you get the feeling when looking through the viewfinder that what you see isn't really a sharp, but your photos are properly focussed.

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Have you ever wondered about making a video from all your photographs the hard way?

Have you ever wondered what happens if you take all the photographs you have made of a particular model and play them back at 30 frames per second?

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Are You a DSLR Snob? (video)

A short YouTube video

Merry Christmas!!

If you think I'm writing a blog on Christmas Day think again!! In the meantime here's a picture of a bird in the snow :)

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Build Your Own DIY V-Flat Light Modifiers (from the web)

V-flats are a staple of studio setups and have a wide array of uses, but the "real" flats they're usually made up of are a type of foamboard for display mounting called Gatorboard, which comes in large, thick sheets which are nice and sturdy.

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What a days filming was like

Thought you might like a breakdown of how a days filming went for each of the DVDs. In the planning stages of shooting the videos we had one model for each day.

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Model of the Day: 28/04/2025 - Carla Monaco

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NikiMarie Nudes and Water: Photoshoot

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