Category: 366 X 2012
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Music – The Jersey Connection
I’m not sure whether it is fate, a pure coincidence or the influence of Little Steven’s show, but some of my favourite musical influences in recent years have been from New Jersey. There is much more to the state than The Sopranos and Jersey Shore. Little Steven I got to Little Steven via Javi, a…
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Communicating and Design: The 3 levels of engagement
The best lessons are taught by experience. Vida magazine presented me with a problem I had never encountered before. I had to create a publication that would interest people from completely different backgrounds – effectively an entire nation. This might seem simple at face value, but took us a lot of thought and consideration to…
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The Quccija
My first nephew turned one in December. To celebrate it, my brother and his wife organised a small celebration at their house. It was just the immediate family: my parents, my brothers and sister and the respective better halves. The reason for the meeting? Well, quite naturally to augur baby Diego a very happy first…
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A Thorny Issue
A thorny issue Shot with a Canon EOS 50D (w/ 17-55 F2.8 IS USM lens) Shot on Aperture Priority. Focal Length: 55mm Aperture: f2.8 Exposure: 1/1600s ISO 100 I love photography, and I usually carry my G12 around with me but now that I have to produce something of quality on a daily basis I have started to…
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Photography for Ignorant Geniuses – The Launch
My parents have decided to start taking photography seriously. I’m delighted about it – they subscribed to a 10-week course about the subject and started lessons last week. The problem is that they are in a class where the average age is 17. The couple that brought me into the world, however, are both in…
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5 Traits of a Horrible Boss
I recently watched the movie called Horrible Bosses (with Kevin Spacey et al in it). I wasn’t expecting too much out of it but I actually found it to have quite a few good laughs and it reminded me of some terrible experiences I had in the past. The pity is that a horrible boss is…