Photography
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Annie Leibovitz – beyond the image
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Today, anyone can be a photographer. But I think it still rings true that a special few have ‘an eye’ for it. I’ve particularly enjoyed watching the successful career of Annie Leibovitz, a renowed photographer to the rich and famous, who made a name for herself with magazine giant Rolling Stone. Her eye for photography…
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A campaign to die for: Illamasqua’s ‘Toxic Nature’ colour collection, Autumn 2011
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As a make-up lover (yes, make-up is another addiction of mine!), I am often disappointed by the majority of advertising campaigns the high-end make-up brands deliver into the market space every year. They’re often the same drab looking old ads: a model – or in some cases, a celebrity – perfectly manicured within an inch…
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Accidentally legendary
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A good friend of mine brought a very interesting site called 9-eyes.com to my attention recently. This site shows a collection of fantastic images that were caught by Google maps with Street View. I’ve shown you a few of my favourites here, but there are plenty more. It just goes to show some of the…
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They don’t make them like they used to…
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I loved …Paul’s post last week of Back to the Future: a photograph concept. Photographer Irina Werning recreated old childhood photographs, with some very goofy results. This got me thinking – isn’t it great that we live in 2011?! The advertising strategies and fashion in the 70s and 80s is something quite unbelievable, but my…
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World Press Photo of the Year 2010
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This haunting portrait of 18-year-old Bibi Aisha, photographed by South Africa’s Jodi Bieber is the World Press Photo of the Year 2010. An international jury, including 19 picture editors, curators, photographers and press agency reps, chose this shot out of 108, 059 entries in the 54th annual World Press Photo Contest. Bieber’s winning picture shows…
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Back to the Future: a photograph concept
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Ok, I know I have posted about Back to the Future before … however I promise this isn’t another blog post about Michael J Fox and the movies that made him famous back in the 80s. This post instead is about a fantastic photograph concept by Argentinean photographer Irina Werning with the same namesake. Irina’s photograph…
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Little people, big cities
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I recently discovered a blog documenting The Little People Project, an art installation project created by Slinkachu. It showcases photos of delightful small scale installations created from repainted and remodelled miniature train set characters. The characters are set up in humorous ways, in scenes that explore ideas of being overwhelmed by city life. The underlying aim of…
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Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2011
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It’s on again! The 2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards is back for the year and calling for entries. There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs including a trip to Taipei and cash! The awards are designed to give higher education students from across the globe the chance to lay down some solid foundations for their…
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The importance of colour in design
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Colour, or lack thereof, can change the feel of a scene in a movie, a photograph or even a room. How many times have you been indoors blissfully unaware of a storm brewing, and when you step outside it seems like the life has been drained from the trees, grass and the people? Many photographers…