In the Realm of the Underwhelmed

I’m a Photographer not a Terrorist

Gary — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 08:10:57 +0000

See something suspicious? This was shot at the I’m a photographer, not a terrorist event / flashmob / protest thing last Saturday. Despite the thousands of photographers who turned out it was a fairly quiet but jolly occasion and there wasn’t a lot of incident. At one point the National Gallery security decided it would be a good idea to prevent people taking pictures from the portico – normally a good vantage point for tourists taking pictures of Trafalgar Square. Of course, this action didn’t go unnoticed and only encouraged the eager photographers to flock to the steps. Eventually the security guys gave up and closed the entrance. You can see lots more pictures in the flickr pool, including me (snapped accidentally by Cory Doctorow, fame at last) and another one of mine. [Pic]

In the Realm of the Underwhelmed - the photography blog of Gary Alexander

I’m a Photographer not a Terrorist

Veriwide to ebay

Gary — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 22:10:19 +0000

I’ve put my Veriwide 100 on ebay. A bit sad to see it go but it’s not getting enough use. ~~Click here to buy!~~ Sold. [Pic]

In the Realm of the Underwhelmed - the photography blog of Gary Alexander

Veriwide to ebay

Wobbly Bridge Auction

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:08:39 +0000

I usually post recent pictures in the blog but this one (from 2002) is in an auction in aid of Article 25. Their Art for Architecture fund raiser takes place on December 3rd. The photography section is a bit thin (only two pictures but nice to be alongside the spectacular Wired cover by Jason Hawkes ). You can find out more and download the catalogues.

I did a new scan of this and have decided to make it a limited edition of 50. The print is A2 size (42×59.4cm / 16.5×23.4in) and available mounted and framed for £250. [Pic]

In the Realm of the Underwhelmed - the photography blog of Gary Alexander

Wobbly Bridge Auction

Toytown UK

Gary — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 10:26:44 +0000

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had a job shooting architectural details at a bunch of London locations. It’s been fun seeing some new places, looking at them in a way I wouldn’t normally do and after the work was done it was also an opportunity to play – making pictures like this one. I feel a new series coming on. [Pic]

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Toytown UK

Another Workshop

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:48:10 +0000

I’ll be running the next street photography workshop on July 25 / August 8 – see the Photofusion site for more information. This shot was taken on the previous running when I was demonstrating how to be unprofessional by gate crashing someone else’s shoot. Here’s the gallery of participants’ pictures. [Pic]

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Another Workshop

Work

admin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:11:00 +0000

Click to enlarge. [Pic]

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Work

Meetup Group Talk

admin — Sun, 17 May 2009 21:05:03 +0000

Yesterday I ran a kind of cut-down version of my street photography workshop for the London Photographic Meetup Group. They seemed like a keen bunch and during the talk, laughed in all the right places, which is always reassuring. Thanks to the organisers, Tom and Alex, for looking after me.

This was my first time using Stage Hand a super useful iPhone / iPod Touch app for controlling Keynote on the laptop over wi-fi – it worked well and I recommend it.

In the Realm of the Underwhelmed - the photography blog of Gary Alexander

Meetup Group Talk

The All New

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:43:59 +0000

I’ve had the 5D Mk 2 since late last year but somehow managed to avoid posting any pictures here. This is one I shot with an old manual lens which I’m using just to make my life more difficult.

The dates for the next running of the Street Photography Workshop have been set (June 6 & 20) and I’m also starting a new, two-day video introduction course (May 12 & 19) mainly covering Final Cut Express. [Pic]

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The All New

Favourite Corners No. 32

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:39:39 +0000

Fun for all the Family

admin — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 09:44:51 +0000

I thought I should add a contribution to the current climate of financial panic with this game snapped on a local stall yesterday. [Pic]

In the Realm of the Underwhelmed - the photography blog of Gary Alexander

Fun for all the Family