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1) Have an exhibition 2) Be asked to do a portrait shoot for either Vogue or Vanity Fair

Truly inspiring. Thanks!

Great article. Essentially it says that these great photographers influenced photographic styles to such an extent where their influence became overwhelming. In order to be original you have to step away from their influence. They could have added a couple of late 20th century fashion...

When I started off I was doing club photography with a 400D and no external flash either. I would recommend setting your apperture to F3.5 (or the lowest number on the 18-55mm lens). Set your ISO to between 400-800. Anything higher than 800 will flood your photos with noise on the 1000D. Set...

In addition to the above it can be used (again deliberately) in an abstract shot, especially in architectural photography. The abstract composition becomes the focus as opposed to the balance of the composition. This is was used in some shots in Inception as well.

Good to hear it went well. Fortune favours the brave. I have seen so many photographers say no to challenges such as this and they never get to know what they can achieve.

I have found it is even better if you can get your model/subject to put on music using their ipod/phone. Even if it is not my style it almost always makes them more relaxed. The famous and late fashion photographer Richard Avedon used to make sure he knew how each model liked their tea and...

I find using a light grey background can give you some interesting tones when shot B&W. Here are a couple which I have done:

The new Chris Beetles gallery in London is showing a massive Eve Arnold exhibition. This is an amazing collection of this legendary photographer: http://www.chrisbeetlesfinephotographs.com/exhibitions/eve-arnold.html

Bill Wyman and his girlfriend. Outside of celeb portfolios/PR stuff I have casually shot Brian May, Kevin Spacey and Alex Baldwin. The latter was shooting a movie in a street in LA and gave me the look of death as I took the snap. It was a point and click so it wasn't as if I was a pap.

The Embankment is a great place to start because you have the architectural monoliths of the National Theatre and St. Pauls all within walking distance. It is also full of tourists, street performers, skateboarders and freaks. As a wildcard I would definitely recommend either Kensal Green or...

Barcelona should really be your first choice if you love architecture. It's an architectural wonder. I assume you have already been there.

I would argue that it is the gallery's responsibility to obtain the release forms but it is your responsibility to verify that they have done it. They are arranging the shoot and providing the models. In this context you are just a hired gun but I do believe you have a duty of care to mention it...

They are good photos Chris. I would just suggest that you try a few slight light adjustments. Your secondary light on the right in your headshots is a little too weak. If you want to do a beauty shot the light needs to be more evenly spread. The secondary light in your full body shot has the...

What possible emotive narrative does it add to a photo? In both HDR and B&W (if done well) those techniques enhance details and draw you into the photo. The technique serves the photo the photo does not serve the technique. With selective colour it just informs you that the groom wore a pink...