tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179Wed, 25 Sep 2024 22:32:05 +0000food photographyphotographysmall BusinessGrand Union CanalLondongraphic designstart-upszimbabweOccupy LondonRiver ThamesWappingadvertisingbrochurescreativemarketingportraitsreflectionswebsitesCredit CrunchDesign PoliceIsle of DogsLightroomMugabeOccupyPoliticsRant. Photographic EquipmentSMESt Paul's CathedralWarehousesabstractsactivistsbeerclientscostdesignlogo designlow budgets marketingprotestersratesreportageriversidesunsetwaleswalking docklandsweatherweb designwinterAfricaAnonymous UKAsthmaBad DesignBandsBlack and whiteBoxerBritish systemsBuckinghamshireBucksBusiness expansionCanon Powershot G10Carpe DiemCashCemetaryCheap freelanceChinese foodCholeraCluster Headaches painCreen IssuesCutty SarkDesaturatedDesperat SituationDeveloped worldDeviant artDomeDutch BargesEUEast EndElephant and CastleFIFAFeesFootballFormFunctionGood FreelanceGrafittiHealthcareIntereferenceJamesKensal GreenKettleLimehouse CutLondon benchesMbekiMitre BridgeMusic IndustryNHSNeighboursNobelNobel Peace PrizeObamaOccupy LSXOccupylsxPeace PrizePink FloydPoetPromotorsQuick freelanceRantRed BubbleRed DigitalRedbubbleResultsRip-offSatnavSoccerSouth AfricaSundayThamesToasterTower BridgeTraffic signsVictorialWaterlooWhitechapelWillesdenWorkWorld Cupactivismamateursant- capitalistarchitecturebaboonsband managersbarbecuebarkingbrand identitybrandingbudgetsbusiness strategies.busy-bodiescameracash flowcatcemeterychefsclient relationshipscluster headachescommercialscompanyconservationcontolling costscontrastcopywritercost effectivecottagecountrysidecriminalitycrisiscrowd sourcingcrowdsourcingcumbriadark skiesdemocracydepositderelictdeservingdesign conceptsdesign processdesignersdisruptiondownturndrinking sambucaeatingenduroentrepreneursexpertsexploitationexploringfaithfar eastern suppliersflat batteryfollyfree pitchesfreedomfreelancegnashing of teethgovernment spendinggraphic design ratesgreedgrowl. Bark. Bow wow wow.headachesholidayshomelesshopelesshumouridealismidealistinhalerinterviewlake districtlandscapeslanelayersleavesleg of lambletterliberation Tsvangirailifestylelogo costsmedicationmergemigrainemoneymonochromemontagemusiciansnearsidenew busiunessnight_shootnoise intrusionofficiousnessoffsidepainterlypatiencepavingpaypaymentpeacepembrkeshirepembrokeshirepenny pinchingphotgraphphotographersphotographic equipmentphotographsphotoshoppipepriceprofligate spendingprotest campquaintquietradiorailway archesrainrecessionrecord labelsrecyclingreflection canalreflections painterlyrelaxedrevengeriverrunning before walkingrural Englandsailing bargesaw you comingscenicsellingsilk pursessmokingsow's earsspeed limitssplit toningsquattersstupiditysunlightsunny daytaggingtaking riskstalenttalent wastetequilatraumatraveltreestripodtrophytrustullswatervandalismviews hillsswailingwalkingwaste of moneywasted diplomacywaterwavesworkmatesyouthA 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)Blogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-4105453987084491271Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:49:00 +00002012-02-25T10:49:32.404+00:00activismactivistsAnonymous UKant- capitalistidealismidealistinterviewlifestyleOccupyOccupy LondonOccupy LSXPoliticsportraitsprotest campSt Paul's Cathedralyouth  Elijah. Click to enlarge ©2012 Paul Davey I met Elijah a couple of weeks back when I started shooting images at the Occupy LSX camp at St Paul’s Cathedral. I was photographing Indigo, his girlfriend as she sat in the entrance of their tent. Elijah was inside, in the shadows, embellishing some of Indigo’s answers to my questions, as I took shot after shot of her. He was like a colour http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2012/02/faces-of-occupy-elijah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-1120013118280509037Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:22:00 +00002012-02-09T08:28:47.052+00:00food photographyOccupy Londonportraitsprotestersreportage Bombadil. Photographed at Occupy London's Finnsbury Square camp. Click to enlarge. © 2012 Paul Davey Creative I have been making progress as a portrait photographer. Or should I say, a reportage-style portrait photographer. In my previous post, I told you how I "had to overcome a secret fear that I have: photographing people". Perhaps I should have been clearer. I have made quite a large http://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2012/02/more-faces-from-occupy-london.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-9042805563326101726Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:56:00 +00002012-01-30T17:37:19.604+00:00activistsfood photographyhomelessOccupyOccupy LondonOccupylsxportraitsprotestersreportageSt Paul's CathedralClick 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2012/01/faces-of-occupy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)2St Paul's Cathedral, London, Greater London, UK51.513897409650319 -0.09992875405885115551.505671409650319 -0.12046475405885115 51.52212340965032 -0.079392754058851156tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-451125984694979379Fri, 27 May 2011 12:23:00 +00002011-05-27T13:29:03.192+01:00Cheap freelanceGood Freelancegraphic designQuick freelancesmall Businessstart-upsSmall 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2011/05/good-cheap-quick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-7139287412514672059Thu, 19 May 2011 12:13:00 +00002011-05-19T16:06:56.861+01:00brand identitydesign processgraphic designlogo costslogo design"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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2011/05/anatomy-of-logo-design.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-4065535795288453404Mon, 09 May 2011 12:37:00 +00002011-05-09T18:57:20.753+01:00crowd sourcingcrowdsourcingfreelancegraphic designgraphic design rateslogo designFor 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2011/05/crowdsourcing-how-to-abuse-freelance.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-7026336640209662148Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:38:00 +00002009-11-02T23:58:44.911+00:00government spendingprofligate spendingsaw you comingwaste of moneyI 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/11/i-want-to-become-government-supplier-x.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-94822508673842127Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:24:00 +00002009-10-09T18:59:59.809+01:00deservingenduroletterNobelNobel Peace PrizeObamaPeace PrizetrophyDear 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-deserve-prize.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-5643017519386537466Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:12:00 +00002009-10-05T16:55:33.880+01:00criminalityGrafittistupiditytaggingvandalismIn 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/10/abominable-works-of-zerx-and-his.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-8412346162129755424Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:26:00 +00002009-09-15T10:07:12.825+01:00Cluster Headaches paingnashing of teethHealthcaremedicationmigraineNHStraumawailingThis 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/09/afflicted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-1789740747097141260Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:08:00 +00002009-09-08T14:04:44.679+01:00advertisingchefsclientsfree pitcheshumourIntereferenceOkay, 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/09/jumping-through-hoops.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-9015494165360052262Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:37:00 +00002009-09-02T13:28:58.691+01:00amateursbarbecuebrochuresexpertspavingsmall BusinesswebsitesBecause 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/09/paving-im-no-expert-should-have-used.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-6307714479782586277Wed, 06 May 2009 15:48:00 +00002009-05-06T23:05:38.910+01:00cumbriaholidayslake districtpembrkeshirephotographytravelullswaterwalesMe. 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/05/me-olidays-ah-well-britain-will-have-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag: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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/04/this-blog-post-is-little-shameless-self.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-6555218426469058191Sat, 25 Apr 2009 08:19:00 +00002009-04-27T09:15:23.533+01:00cemeteryfood photographylandscapesnight_shootpembrokeshirescenicwalesI 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/04/little-catch-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-3708755319508261626Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:53:00 +00002009-04-02T19:11:22.932+01:00BuckinghamshireBuckscottagecountrysideexploringfood photographylanequaintrelaxedrural Englandtreesviews hillssHaving 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/04/having-attended-swanky-engagement-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-1737435614062095134Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:07:00 +00002009-03-20T14:43:59.821+00:00disruptionLondonNeighboursnoise intrusionpeacequietrevengeI 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/03/dangers-of-sunny-weekend.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-3103634013758398676Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:36:00 +00002009-03-09T08:17:11.254+00:00Elephant and Castlefood photographyGrand Union CanalLondonrailway archesrainSundayWaterlooweatherToday, 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/03/rudderless-on-sunday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-621756631421854247Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:53:00 +00002009-03-06T18:55:55.651+00:00Like 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/03/case-of-missing-mojo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-7223146661977555414Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:59:00 +00002009-02-18T12:55:53.820+00:00I'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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/02/plundering-archives.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-7501332450055431901Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:40:00 +00002009-02-10T13:23:36.688+00:00Cutty SarkDeviant artfood photographyRed BubbleRedbubblesellingConvergence 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/02/absence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-1198352699946678382Fri, 02 Jan 2009 10:42:00 +00002009-01-02T15:48:32.146+00:00I 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2009/01/tale-of-true-courage.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-9133100145384641782Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:33:00 +00002008-12-29T19:07:18.226+00:00food photographyGrand Union CanalreflectionssunsetA 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2008/12/light-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-3449444087863783933Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:40:00 +00002008-12-28T09:08:13.371+00:00DivisionSt 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2008/12/boxing-day-walk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3829381927329094179.post-4796885610349576483Sat, 13 Dec 2008 15:56:00 +00002008-12-13T18:07:15.579+00:00FIFAFootballMbekiMugabePoliticsSoccerSouth AfricaWorld CupzimbabweAs 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://pauldaveycreative.blogspot.com/2008/12/no-to-fifa-world-cup-in-south-africa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Paul)0