How Low Would You Go For A Picture?
It seems some “gentlemen” of the press know no bounds when it comes to getting their shot. I came across this image of Jessica Elba being pursued by one such fella. What do you think? Is this a step...
View ArticleThe Trouble With Models: Hi Chaperone
I’ve heard some pretty harrowing stories from (female) models over the years about photographers making sexual advances or other inappropriate and unprofessional conduct. The forums on...
View ArticleA Permit To Photograph In The Park? Really?
Last Thursday, a group of CLUB and f2 members and myself went to Birmingham‘s lovely Cannon Hill park for a fun shoot with demurely-attired model Vera Ping. The rain stopped, the clouds cleared and the...
View ArticleAuthorship: Appropriation Of Your Images
A couple of weeks ago, The Telegraph magazine ran a piece called “Looks Familiar” (thanks to Deborah Pardoe for bringing this to my attention) about a series of images by Corinne Vionnet. Image by...
View ArticleArt? Or Old Art Re-touched?
Many thanks to my former student who brought this to my attention this week…. Mysterious Swedish artist Sanna Dullaway has recieved a fair amount of press attention this week for her digital...
View ArticleThe Photographer & The Burglar
Copyright David Rann 2013 I feel a bit of spleen-venting coming on… If there’s one thing that makes me choke on my choccie digestive, it’s the seemingly endless Facebook status updates by photographers...
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