Slicing a banana.

by Dougie   April 17, 2010 Abstract

Ok for this shot you need a double sided knife.  It needs to be VERY sharp.  The trick is to set a really slow shutter speed so that the knife (and hand) isnt seen and set the flash (off camera to the left) to full power which will freeze the action before the pieces fall but [...]

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It’s suddenly dawned on me…

by Dougie   April 13, 2010 Chundering

I’m allergic  to flowers! It’s taken me a while to suss this out and I do admit to feeling a bit of a twit. But I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m not dying of AIDS, I don’t have man-flu, I don’t have a massive snot swilling head cold………I’m just allergic to flowers. When Mandy [...]

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Jack Daniels – on the Rocks

by Dougie   April 12, 2010 Chundering

Yeah, I know.  I got way too much time on my hands. Today I was messing with a large plastic ice bucket, frozen overnight, with a large bottle of Jack Daniels and a few teabags.  Well i couldnt justify wasting all that JD…and I couldnt drink it all in one go.

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Google is Your Friend? Yeah Right!

by Dougie   April 9, 2010 Chundering

It looks like I’m going to have to start legal proceedings against the giant that is Google. Let me explain…I used to be in booking.com.  I used to give them some allocation for rooms during quieter periods of the year.  After 12 months it became apparant that their extortionate commission rates were just too much for [...]

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Oh my God – I used to really like Frankie Boyle

by Dougie   April 9, 2010 Mostly Watching

Now I think he’s just a stoopid git. Read why here

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Logo’s for £70

by Dougie   April 8, 2010 Chundering

The last post got me delving into my hard drive looking at logo’s I had produced (or have had produced) in the past few months. Just to let any prospective business owners know that I can produce a logo for you for £70. After the initial consultation where you let me know your ideas you’ll [...]

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Blackpool Cycle Rentals

by Dougie   April 8, 2010 Chundering

Just putting the finishing touches on a new site I designed for Blackpool Cycle Rentals.  May as well give it a plug here…. Run in association with Yes! Hotels this newly formed company will be offering cycles for hire to Blackpool visitors who will be able to get them delivered and collected from their chosen [...]

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Killing horses and other stuff.

by Dougie   March 29, 2010 Chundering

Rumours of Mandy reaching her expiry date…have been greatly exaggerated…although it did give us quite a scare at the time.     OK..so some of you are wondering what I’m wittering on about. So…Mandy had a girly holiday. She went to Benidorm with her mates (Gail, Jen and June). By all accounts she had a brilliant time [...]

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Another shoot – more practice for me

by Dougie   March 21, 2010 People

Did a shoot with two aspiring models on Wednesday. More practice for me….

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Photo shoot with Shelley

by Dougie   March 5, 2010 People

Spent a couple of hours shooting pics of Shelley for her CV and new CD. It was great fun…I learned loads about lighting angles and what worked and what didn’t. I’m quite pleased with the results especially after a bit of photoshopping afterwards. Equipment used: Lastolite Hilite background for the brilliant white glamour look, Nikon [...]

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