January 2010

Fotomoto – Valentine’s and beyond

by NickL on January 30, 2010 · 0 comments

Featured on Fotomoto.com! Two images of mine have recently been picked as part of the Fotomoto Valentine’s collection, the “Ranunculus” image that is highlighted above from www.nicklewis.net and “Candles” from www.journog.com my photoblog project. This is really exciting news as I have been following the progress of Fotomoto very closely in recent months and use [...]

Retrospective: Capturing the ambience

by NickL on January 19, 2010 · 0 comments

Professional photography is tough these days, there is no denying that and none more so than in the world of live music. Hundreds of photographers are hungry for images of the current artistes and it becomes something of a lottery in making those much needed sales. This shot was taken with the intention of offering [...]

Retrospective: The Three Hussars

by NickL on January 18, 2010 · 0 comments

I have decided to spend a little time going through the archives and sharing some shots from previous years. This is one of my favourites from 2009 and was a fantastic event to cover, I can still vividly recall the thundering of the hooves charging past and the smell of gunpowder. It was a visual [...]

Stock Photography: The oddest things sell

by NickL on January 17, 2010 · 5 comments

I never for one minute considered the possibility that a missed delivery note left by my postman one day could sell for $145. However that is exactly what happened and has led me to gain an interesting insight into what sells best through stock agencies such as Alamy. I have thousands of images with Alamy [...]

January 2010: Week 1

by NickL on January 11, 2010 · 1 comment

A selection of recent shots (that have already featured on Journog) to kick start 2010. The weather conditions recently have been both fun and simultaneously a challenge, beautiful scenery, poor light has made things difficult though. However I am happy with what I’ve captured and hope that some other interesting opportunities will come up soon. [...]