Cian Fanning

Digital Billboard Only Targets Women

Cian — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:33:50 +0000

Plan UK’s new bus shelter advertisement is designed to only target women. As part of their “Because I’m A Girl” campaign it highlights the lack of choice for young girls in developing nations across the ...

Banksy On Advertising

Cian — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:26:02 +0000

This is one of my favourite quotes ever, even if it’s a little undermining of the advertising industry.

Jay Z & Bing!

Cian — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:28:32 +0000

Great case study of a Bing marketing effort to coincide with the launch of Jay Z’s autobiography Decoded.

Yogism Photoshoot

Cian — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 01:10:53 +0000

Recent photoshoot I did for a great new frozen yoghurt store in Dublin. It’s called Yogism and it’s in Georges Street Arcade. Here are a few images. Visit http://yogism.ie/ or https://www.facebook.com/yogismfrozenyogurt for more details.

Eastman Kodak Files for Bankruptcy

Cian — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:01:18 +0000

This is a sad day for a company that once commanded 90% of US film market. They have filed for bankruptcy in order to survive in the long run. Rumours are abound that they will ...

Eric Cahan – Sunset Series

Cian — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:29:12 +0000

These are the most divine images I have seen in years. It’s hard not to be a big fan of Eric Cahan, a New York based artist. Images are from his Sky Series. My work ...

Off The Hook

Cian — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:07:06 +0000

Had a good laugh at this. It’s a telephone shaped shower head in case you can’t work it out.

The Tree That Owns Itself

Cian — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:30:49 +0000

Went for a walk around Athens today. Came across this gem. It’s a tree that owns itself. Scrap that, it’s the son of the tree that owned itself. Legally this tree owns the ground around ...

Free Lensing

Cian — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:53:39 +0000

Just experimenting with “free lensing”. It’s when you uncouple the lens from the body of the camera and tilt it manually. Sort of like a homemade tilt and shift lens. It’s trickier than it sounds.

Photography Cheat Sheet

Cian — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:45:44 +0000

Handy little visual guide for those learning about photography (the manual way).