10 Strangers – The Strangers of 14/1/12
On 14th January, a group of friendly photographers descended on Birmingham’s city centre and we’re assigned a mission of taking portraits of 10 Strangers. It was a great success, with over 20 participants venturing out and grabbing shots of willing unfamiliar models. Below you will find the results of the day’s effort. Below each photo you...
Dave Kai Piper
How did you get into photography/what is your background? Ironically, because I found it a fun way to earn money. My Mum had applied for a job at this family studio place and had convinced me to go for it. I only had some snaps from holidays taken on a Sony Cypershot, never the less,...
Exhibition by Stan Newton at ORT
From Wednesday 4th January, Stan Newton will be exhibiting his unique collection at Ort Cafe. Taken from Ort’s site: “Stan is a local photographer known for his giant tea mugs and top hat at Ort. He documented most of our events and now you can see his work in a 3 week long constantly changing...
10 Strangers Project – 14/1/12
After some unfortunate issues with the first 10 Strangers, we are back bigger and better on Sturday 14/1/12 Photography is the ultimate outlet to testing yourself creatively. You never know whether the outcome will be good or bad but taking that step is better than taking none at all. Therefore we’ve devised a little experiment...
Will Baker
How did you get into photography/what is your background? I got into photography the same way that many people seem to have lately, through skateboarding. Me and my friends were trying to record the stuff we were doing on some old Sony Ericsson, back in 2010, and obviously this wasn’t up to the required standard....
Question of the Week – Your Favourite Photographer
Below you’ll the results of a little survey across Facebook and Twitter of some of the second city’s photographers where they were asked one question. This weeks question was: Who is your favourite photographer or someone that really inspires you? Birmingham photographer in bold Helen Flanagan: Bill Henson, Diane Arbus, Katy Grannan, Paul Graham, Anders Petersen, JH...
Richard Lambert
How did youget into photography? My background isn’t in the arts but I’ve always had a disposable to catch friends crashing their cars and document our weird trips. I’m not the most articulate person and my memory is terrible. Taking a photograph helps me explain and remember. How would you describe your style? Authentic...
Portrait Project • Round 4 – Pairings are out
Portrait Project Round 4 pairings are out! There’s still time to get involved though, just give us a shout and we’ll put you on the list. Head over to the contact page and register your interest - there’s still time!
10 Strangers – POSTPONED
Due to illness, the first 10 Strangers has been cancelled and postponed I am aware this is very last minute and I sincerely apologise to everyone who put this Saturday aside to get involved – especially to those who this message may not reach. If you did not get the message that this meet up...
Night Photography seminar with Richard Southall
Some of you may remember Richard Southall from his BLP lecture on Urban Landscapes, well he is leading a seminar on 15/12/11 from Calumet Birmingham and then leading into a practical workshop around the German Market. Check out more information on the Calumet Seminars site.