Neil Watson

It’s Just Their Opinion….

July 12, 2010

I‘ve been spending an awful lot of time behind the wheel just recently, more often in front of cameras instead of behind. This has lead to a couple of disturbing comments from my colleagues about similarities… First off, I was working with fellow car photographer Tim Andrew in Northumberland recently. I’ll write more about why [...]

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I’m a Steadicam Virgin…..

January 28, 2009

I’ve managed to get my hands on a Canon 5D Mk2 for the first time this week, but I’ve been giving an awful lot of thought to it’s video capabilities, including the possibilities with some of the grip and camera support equipment commonly used in motion footage. As Canon are at pains to point out, [...]

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When Working For Free is a Winner

January 17, 2009

In December, I wrote about Strobist’s blog entry on working for free and the flurry of comments it created. At the time, I said that I’d find the time in January to write about a time when working for free has worked out for me, so here’s one….

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Is It Neil or Neill Watson?

January 8, 2009

Have you ever typed your own name into Google to see what comes up? With luck and you’re doing your job right with Search Engine Optimisation, you’ll be number one on page one. Of course, you might also be dismayed at how many other people there are in the world with the same name as [...]

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Work For Free?

December 28, 2008

This month on various photographer’s blogs, there’s been a huge stirring of keyboard activity over the posting on the popular Strobist blog about working for free. I’ve had a very busy December with several short notice projects to tackle as well as trying to plan January, so it’s only now that I’m sitting reading the [...]

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