tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:55:03 +0000traumaSatnavgraphic design ratesgrowl. Bark. 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Photographic Equipmentbeerdesign processResultscopywriterphotographsDutch BargesprotesterslanepipeabstractsWillesdenexpertsFormcriminalityfreedomstupiditycemeteryGrafittiquaintportraitspembrokeshiretravelcostpembrkeshiretalent wastefar eastern suppliersWorkoffsideDomeAfricacluster headachesfreelancerelaxedAsthmaOccupyullswaterrailway archescommercialstrophywalkingreflectionssquatterscameradark skiesmigraineWorld Cupreflections painterlyTraffic signsPromotorsrivercontrastcost effectivePink Floydrecord labelslogo costsToasterWaterloopatienceEUBlack and whitedepositviews hillssdeservingarchitecturecatcrisiscrowdsourcingphotgraphCutty Sarkweb designliberation TsvangiraiDeveloped worldChinese foodGood FreelanceRed DigitalcumbriatrustCarpe DiemwailingexploringBad DesignNeighbourswinterphotographic equipmentHealthcarePoliticsbarbecuegraphic designPoettreeslayersFunctionDesperat SituationMusic Industryrural EnglandWhitechapelIsle of DogsmergeSt Paul's CathedralriversideSouth AfricavandalismrecessionCluster Headaches painwalesamateursconservationDesign PoliceNobelcrowd sourcingKensal GreencottageactivistsRedbubblefree pitchesWappingCheap freelancelow budgets marketingsunlightMbekibudgetsdrinking sambucasellingEast Endphotographersleg of lamblandscapesRanttaggingRip-offbrand identityleavesmoneyMitre BridgeA blog that records my thoughts as a graphic designer, photographer, small business marketing mentor, Dutch barge fancier, Zimbabwean exile and general punter. Read, learn, laugh, snort in derision or get angry. The choice is yours.http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Paul)Blogger58125PaulDaveyCreativehttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-9042805563326101726Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:56:00 +00002012-01-30T17:37:19.604ZOccupy LondonprotestersOccupylsxSt Paul's CathedralportraitshomelessOccupyreportagefood photographyactivistsClick images to enlarge. Having trudged countless miles around London photographing streetscapes, back alleys, construction sites, dereliction, the Thames, bridges and beloved landmarks, my eye has grown jaded. I have stopped seeing; little seems worthy of a shot. Yes, in this vast city of 7 million people, with its streets and housing estates, its grit, grime and grandeur I, astonishingly, hadhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/8YZi8d0BV4c/faces-of-occupy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2St Paul's Cathedral, London, Greater London, UK51.51389740965032 -0.0999287540588511551.50567140965032 -0.12046475405885115 51.52212340965032 -0.07939275405885116<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=8YZi8d0BV4c:_NtfsJJqbfI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=8YZi8d0BV4c:_NtfsJJqbfI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/8YZi8d0BV4c" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2012/01/faces-of-occupy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-451125984694979379Fri, 27 May 2011 12:23:00 +00002011-05-27T13:29:03.192+01:00small Businessstart-upsGood Freelancegraphic designQuick freelanceCheap freelanceSmall businesses and start-ups taking their enterprise to market usually have two things in limited supply: money and time. They need to get selling fast, but they also need to establish their credibility in the market place. They need good, relevant, creative marketing collateral quickly at the lowest possible cost. That's all very good, but the reality is, you can have good and cheap but you http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/CbhnRPX-TEc/good-cheap-quick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=CbhnRPX-TEc:-mH9OK79c8I:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=CbhnRPX-TEc:-mH9OK79c8I:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/CbhnRPX-TEc" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2011/05/good-cheap-quick.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-7139287412514672059Thu, 19 May 2011 12:13:00 +00002011-05-19T16:06:56.861+01:00logo designlogo costsdesign processgraphic designbrand identity"I need a logo for my sportswear company. It must be really classy and like Nike and adidas but not exactly the same lol. I can pay between £40 - 60. I need a top job done and if your good enough you can do my website :-)" [sic, sic, sic, sicety-sic] Okaaaaaaaay... The above is a fairly typical example of a new business putting the word out that they want a logo designed for their brand which http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/JQ8CQHLn3U8/anatomy-of-logo-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=JQ8CQHLn3U8:9XR-DxP2_H0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=JQ8CQHLn3U8:9XR-DxP2_H0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/JQ8CQHLn3U8" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2011/05/anatomy-of-logo-design.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-4065535795288453404Mon, 09 May 2011 12:37:00 +00002011-05-09T18:57:20.753+01:00logo designgraphic design ratescrowdsourcingcrowd sourcinggraphic designfreelanceFor many small businesses there has opened up a new and exciting opportunity for getting work done at a price that fits your budget. Crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing is a simple concept. You register what you want done on a website and freelances like me quote to do your work. You choose the designer who best fits your budget and he delivers your work a few days later. Brilliant. The problem is, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/ZonPwJY2Gts/crowdsourcing-how-to-abuse-freelance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=ZonPwJY2Gts:4xxMs9SG32U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=ZonPwJY2Gts:4xxMs9SG32U:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/ZonPwJY2Gts" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2011/05/crowdsourcing-how-to-abuse-freelance.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-7026336640209662148Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:38:00 +00002009-11-02T23:58:44.911Zsaw you comingprofligate spendingwaste of moneygovernment spendingI have decided that I no longer care whether doing government work is boring. It is not. Nothing that makes you rich is boring - and becoming a supplier to HM Government or to Boris's London will make you very, very rich.How rich? Well for painting a big "X" on a busy intersection you get five million quids. Yes, Five million quids.Today saw the launch (or do I call it an opening?) of the new "http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/WRcs0OeazE4/i-want-to-become-government-supplier-x.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=WRcs0OeazE4:z53lDMYrkT4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=WRcs0OeazE4:z53lDMYrkT4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/WRcs0OeazE4" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-want-to-become-government-supplier-x.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-94822508673842127Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:24:00 +00002009-10-09T18:59:59.809+01:00enduroNobel Peace PrizeletterObamatrophyPeace PrizedeservingNobelDear Mr Nobel and Co.Thank you so much for giving my friend Mr Obama a Peace Prize. One of the reasons I would have voted for Mr Obama, had I been allowed to vote in the American elections, is that he sure looked like a peaceful kinda guy. Anyhow, well done.Now I'd like to apply for one of your prizes too. I'm mainly interested in a Peace Prize as I'm not very good at mathematics or science. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/_7xYM-NrcME/i-deserve-prize.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=_7xYM-NrcME:8mcSLdVrywY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=_7xYM-NrcME:8mcSLdVrywY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/_7xYM-NrcME" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-deserve-prize.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-5643017519386537466Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:12:00 +00002009-10-05T16:55:33.880+01:00taggingvandalismGrafitticriminalitystupidityIn 2012 London will be hosting the Olympic Games. Splendid! I am fully in support of the games as I do believe that there will be a permanent, useful legacy left behind in the form of stadia, housing and sporting facilities. I have no fear that the Olympic park will fall into a state of disuse as has happened in several cities.Where I have a problem with the London Olympics is in its branding. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/5JadsPZF7WE/abominable-works-of-zerx-and-his.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)7<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=5JadsPZF7WE:NVEL050WddQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=5JadsPZF7WE:NVEL050WddQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/5JadsPZF7WE" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/10/abominable-works-of-zerx-and-his.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-8412346162129755424Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:26:00 +00002009-09-15T10:07:12.825+01:00HealthcarewailingmigraineNHSmedicationgnashing of teethCluster Headaches paintraumaThis blog was originally to be about graphic design and marketing for small businesses, but from the off its been about that and just about anything else that enters my head. One day I will set up another blog for the other stuff and this can return to its original purpose. Perhaps...Today, I want to write about something that has for the past 12 - 13 years been a part of my life. An unwelcome http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/tiJ84HqSzf4/afflicted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=tiJ84HqSzf4:R_1mxL3Jdpk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=tiJ84HqSzf4:R_1mxL3Jdpk:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/tiJ84HqSzf4" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/09/afflicted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-1789740747097141260Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:08:00 +00002009-09-08T14:04:44.679+01:00humourIntereferencefree pitchesadvertisingchefsclientsOkay, I'm now getting grumpy. A lot grumpy.After having my bank card stopped by my bank because some cretin nicked the details and went on a spending spree in the Philippines, I am expecting after ten days to get my new card sometime today. This means I will be able to spend money again – and make up for a weekend lost to being cashless.My plan is to invite myself out for dinner. I am not sure http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/BLiFxEo0NhY/jumping-through-hoops.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=BLiFxEo0NhY:THJSuz-Q_QI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=BLiFxEo0NhY:THJSuz-Q_QI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/BLiFxEo0NhY" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/09/jumping-through-hoops.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-9015494165360052262Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:37:00 +00002009-09-02T13:28:58.691+01:00expertssmall BusinessbarbecueamateurspavingwebsitesbrochuresBecause it was a long weekend I intended to have a well deserved, long lie-in followed by a leisurely listing of the relaxing, cool activities in which I'd indulge myself for the next three days.I had little movies playing, as they so often do in my head, where I the Star, would be attending some sexy food market somewhere, purchasing the makings of a rather elegant (but casual) dinner. Another http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/RIWimkwE6wo/paving-im-no-expert-should-have-used.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=RIWimkwE6wo:wFO14awwZso:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=RIWimkwE6wo:wFO14awwZso:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/RIWimkwE6wo" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/09/paving-im-no-expert-should-have-used.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-6307714479782586277Wed, 06 May 2009 15:48:00 +00002009-05-06T23:05:38.910+01:00ullswaterpembrkeshirephotographytravellake districtcumbriawalesholidaysMe. In Cumbria. Atop a hill. With a view.Click on image to enlargeCopyright 2009 Paul R Davey. All rights reservedFor an extremely top secret reason, I am unable to travel to distant shores for me 'olidays. I consider this to be a major pain in the backside because I really do want to go to some places, far, far away for some very special reasons. Instead, I have to stay here in Blighty and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/jCeM82vj39w/me-olidays-ah-well-britain-will-have-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=jCeM82vj39w:WFZR5Fa4yNc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=jCeM82vj39w:WFZR5Fa4yNc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/jCeM82vj39w" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/05/me-olidays-ah-well-britain-will-have-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-7562363329042348499Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:25:00 +00002009-04-30T20:08:22.784+01:00This blog post is a little shameless self promotion before I disappear tomorrow to the Lake District, on a shoot. Well, to a wedding (that I am not photographing) that will be one afternoon and an evening. The rest will be a mixture of photography and exploring the area with Anna. I've never been to the lakes before, but have always wanted to go. I don't care what weather we have, because I bet http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/KkafkiF6ki0/this-blog-post-is-little-shameless-self.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/KkafkiF6ki0" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-blog-post-is-little-shameless-self.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-6555218426469058191Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:19:00 +00002009-04-27T09:15:23.533+01:00night_shootscenicwalespembrokeshirelandscapescemeteryfood photographyI really do need to make more effort with this blog, but at the same time, I'm trying not to write just for the sake of writing something; this is not about quantity, its about quality.Kensal Green Night ShootFirst off, a brief report on my efforts to spook myself. On the full moon before Easter, I decided it would be clever and energetic to get off my backside and do some night shots in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/1Q1u1bPt-Us/little-catch-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=1Q1u1bPt-Us:xrUEr-N937M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=1Q1u1bPt-Us:xrUEr-N937M:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/1Q1u1bPt-Us" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/04/little-catch-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-3708755319508261626Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:53:00 +00002009-04-02T19:11:22.932+01:00quaintrural EnglandBuckinghamshireexploringlanecottagetreesrelaxedcountrysideBucksviews hillssfood photographyHaving attended a swanky engagement party for my very good friends Ian and Heather on Saturday night, and having had my equally good friends Sue and Fernando staying with us overnight, I was unsurprised to wake up on Sunday morning with Hangover Vulgaris.Despite having gone to bed late and quite bladdered, I was still awake early, fighting to fall asleep again. Then I remembered that Mr Button http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/78yd-NZ18OM/having-attended-swanky-engagement-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/78yd-NZ18OM" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/04/having-attended-swanky-engagement-party.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-1737435614062095134Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:07:00 +00002009-03-20T14:43:59.821ZdisruptionpeaceNeighboursnoise intrusionquietrevengeLondonI am somewhat alarmed to note that the weather this weekend will be what meteorologists describe as "lovely".Now, there was a time when I was delighted to hear that the weather would be lovely, especially in early spring. I'd get my beloved sea kayak onto the roof rack and head for the Thames and have a lovely, long paddle about 15km upstream and then drift back down nice and leisurely like. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/hgNX6_orRic/dangers-of-sunny-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=hgNX6_orRic:zRUSagh8KoY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=hgNX6_orRic:zRUSagh8KoY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/hgNX6_orRic" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/03/dangers-of-sunny-weekend.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-3103634013758398676Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:36:00 +00002009-03-09T08:17:11.254ZSundayWaterlooGrand Union CanalElephant and Castlerainweatherrailway archesLondonfood photographyToday, after staying in bed till NINE THIRTY, I decided to go and shoot in the Elephant and Castle area of London and then head west-ish to the Brixton/Clapham in search of urban grit.Well, I got to Elephant and Castle, but when I came out from the underground I was navigationally discombobulated. I couldn't tell my north from my south-south-east. Elephant and Castle is basically a huge traffic http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/xH7wHCTraTU/rudderless-on-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=xH7wHCTraTU:SFz9UyBDzms:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=xH7wHCTraTU:SFz9UyBDzms:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/xH7wHCTraTU" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/03/rudderless-on-sunday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-621756631421854247Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:53:00 +00002009-03-06T18:55:55.651ZLike most creative people, my productivity and work ethic has its peaks and troughs. Right now, we have, ladies and gentlemen, a trough. A rather big one.First of all the excuses:There is a recession and we're all gonna die.I have been suffering from an extended, erratic bout of cluster headaches that are supposed to have buggered off.Its a bad time of year for business.I am in love with http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/pehxQbRmMuw/case-of-missing-mojo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=pehxQbRmMuw:tY9i87o3_EU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=pehxQbRmMuw:tY9i87o3_EU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/pehxQbRmMuw" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/03/case-of-missing-mojo.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-7223146661977555414Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:59:00 +00002009-02-18T12:55:53.820ZI've recently been adding photographs to my RedBubble gallery as well as completely rearranging my catalogues of images - everything shot since 2003.I now use Adobe's exceptional Lightroom as my main tool for organising my images and am slowly converting the chaos that moving my iPhoto library caused, into some semblance of order. I am still scratching my head a bit as to where vast tracts of myhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/GP--OkvVKOc/plundering-archives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=GP--OkvVKOc:-HGd_YcZOsw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=GP--OkvVKOc:-HGd_YcZOsw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/GP--OkvVKOc" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/02/plundering-archives.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-7501332450055431901Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:40:00 +00002009-02-10T13:23:36.688ZsellingRedbubbleCutty SarkRed BubbleDeviant artfood photographyConvergence Available for sale as a greetings card, laminated print, mounted print, Canvas print or framed print from here.I do apologise to the handful of you who read blog for my failure to post since January 2nd. There is a good reason: I was too lazy.I have spent weeks procrastination about which online 'showcase I will sign up to so as to display and hopefully sell, some of my photographs.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/Rdn0aOq7KEM/absence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=Rdn0aOq7KEM:VgWRWL9l-fE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=Rdn0aOq7KEM:VgWRWL9l-fE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/Rdn0aOq7KEM" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/02/absence.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-1198352699946678382Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:42:00 +00002009-01-02T15:48:32.146ZI have resolved to try and keep this blog as much as possible about my creative business as a designer and a photographer, but then along comes an out-of-topic story of such significance that I have to have my say. Please accept my apologies and understand that what you are about to read is deeply significant to all who admire the perseverance of those who struggle against adversity.My attention http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/sWuXLZ6IZlM/tale-of-true-courage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=sWuXLZ6IZlM:VGv-DE_PmyU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=sWuXLZ6IZlM:VGv-DE_PmyU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/sWuXLZ6IZlM" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/01/tale-of-true-courage.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-9133100145384641782Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:33:00 +00002008-12-29T19:07:18.226ZGrand Union Canalsunsetreflectionsfood photographyA cold, post Christmas Sunday had me itching to go out and take some photographs. I had been ogling lots of other photographers' websites and was inspired. I didn't have time to travel far, so I decided once again to walk from home and see what I could dig out. I thought I'd pay close attention to how the light works on objects and see what I could come up with...Pavement: Into the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/-4gaqdBb3Ms/light-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=-4gaqdBb3Ms:gffUd1M0aPQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=-4gaqdBb3Ms:gffUd1M0aPQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/-4gaqdBb3Ms" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2008/12/light-on.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-3449444087863783933Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:40:00 +00002008-12-28T09:08:13.371ZDivisionSt Katherine Dock, LondonCopyright 2008 Paul Davey CreativeEems. She has stolen my heart. I want this little warship.St Katherine Dock, LondonCopyright 2008 Paul Davey CreativeTower BridgeLondonCopyright 2008 Paul Davey CreativePigeon-proof Tower Bridge Pier, London Copyright 2008 Paul Davey CreativeTower Bridge London Copyright 2008 Paul Davey CreativeLast Kiss St Saviour's Dock, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/8f57gXNxxVo/boxing-day-walk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=8f57gXNxxVo:bfTWXqtOlig:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=8f57gXNxxVo:bfTWXqtOlig:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/8f57gXNxxVo" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2008/12/boxing-day-walk.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-4796885610349576483Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:56:00 +00002008-12-13T18:07:15.579ZMugabeMbekiFootballzimbabwePoliticsFIFAWorld CupSouth AfricaSoccerAs thousands of Zimbabweans lie dying of cholera in various provinces around the country - and now in neighbouring countries too - the world is at last starting to take notice. Yes, the unfolding humanitarian disaster that has been happening for ten long years is finally being taken seriously.How so? Well, Mr Brown, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has said Mugabe is very naughty or http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/2EUBCGeSQmM/no-to-fifa-world-cup-in-south-africa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=2EUBCGeSQmM:nUreD_RGmWU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=2EUBCGeSQmM:nUreD_RGmWU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/2EUBCGeSQmM" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2008/12/no-to-fifa-world-cup-in-south-africa.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-6291688207257544989Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:24:00 +00002008-12-09T23:10:50.769ZPoetphotographywinterwalkingBoxerRiver ThamesLondonDomeSelf PortraitA shot of my shadow, tweaked in Lightroom and Photoshop. Click to enlarge. Copyright 2008 Paul Davey Creative. All rights reserved.Sunday was one of those perfect winter days when the sky is crystal clear and the deepest possible blue, especially in the north. It was cold, so suited and booted in my arctic gear, (that's my normal clothes with an extra jersey) I decided to pop out forhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/xcJnu0A8K5c/ghosts-in-tunnel-poet-and-boxer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=xcJnu0A8K5c:EQcD5v7mRfc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=xcJnu0A8K5c:EQcD5v7mRfc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/xcJnu0A8K5c" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2008/12/ghosts-in-tunnel-poet-and-boxer.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-1100951886432062783Sat, 06 Dec 2008 10:55:00 +00002008-12-06T12:10:12.096ZDeveloped worldGrand Union Canalexploitationcrisiswasted diplomacyEUzimbabweOn Thursday, one of the world's most respected moral authorities, Bishop Desmond Tutu at last, at long, long last said what has been needed to be said for many many years: "Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe must resign or be sent to The Hague for the "gross violations" he has committed..."Well done, Des, you're the man! Now to be fair, Bishop Desmond Tutu has spoken out against Mugabe before, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~3/MrRdbD4cfwE/zimbabwe-too-little-too-late.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=MrRdbD4cfwE:jI8bb29cHSE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?a=MrRdbD4cfwE:jI8bb29cHSE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PaulDaveyCreative?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PaulDaveyCreative/~4/MrRdbD4cfwE" height="1" width="1"/>http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2008/12/zimbabwe-too-little-too-late.html