alanshortis.com http://www.alanshortis.com/ Update feed for alanshortis.com Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:08:00 GMT en-uk US Elections. http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#261008 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:25:21 GMT Judging from recent polls, and the amount of people who are choosing to vote early, I am really hopeful that America make (what I consider to be) the right decision on November 4th and elect Barack Obama. Writers Block. http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#251108 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:57:25 GMT I have been working on a screenplay for about 4/5 months now, and it's got to the point where I have around 60 pages written of my target of 100. Every time I sit down to work on it, I end up taking as much out as I put in, or going back over dialogue and pulling it around because I don't like the tone, or it doesn't fit the character... Twitter http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#250109 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 17:37:26 GMT

I have recently joined twitter, and I am sure many more people will after Stephen Fry launched it into the news recently by mentioning his updates in an interview... Expired Film http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#140209 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:28:26 GMT

I have been hunting for expired film in the last few weeks and have picked up some real gems... Scroobius Pip's Satin Lizard Lounge http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#080409 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT

A new night of spoken word and music, devised by Scroobius Pip in association with Redshift Rebels, and taking place the second and fourth Wednesday of every month starts tonight at Pure Groove in Farringdon, London... Volume Magazine Feature http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#110709 Sun, 11 Jul 2009 21:46:00 GMT

Volume Magazine have featured 3 of my photographs in their 6th issue, all 3 from my holga/diana series. Volume is a free quarterly publication that features new British creative talent... Become a fan on Facebook... http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#140909 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:11:00 GMT

I have set-up a page on Facebook, since everyone uses it... New York Galleries http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#061109 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:49:00 GMT

I have been in New York all week to shoot and see some shows; here is a short breakdown of some notable galleries... Albums of 2009 http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#311209 Fri, 31 Dec 2009 15:51:00 GMT

What follows is a list of my favourite new albums of 2009. I have not ranked them; that's impossible... TwentyTen http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#010110 Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:52:00 GMT

TwentyTen promises to be a productive year, with a few projects (or at least ideas for projects) in the pipe line, as well as new work and improvements to existing work... All About Film http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#250110 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:07:07 GMT

Since the launch of the new Groups system on deviantART (which is excellent, despite the massive increase in new work that lands in my message centre) has seen the birth of a new Group - #All-About-Film - of which I have been appointed a 'Co-Founder'... Polaroid Film is available, and not just from eBay... http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#020210 Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:07:07 GMT

A risk of having my office 5 minutes walk from London's Photographer's Gallery is that I often end up in their excellent store/cafe area. Not only is the soup good, the selection of books and Magazines (they stock Light Leaks, which makes me very happy) is insanely good, not to mention the range of film including the new Polaroid stock, as part of The Impossible Project... It's all new... http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#050210 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:07:07 GMT

What started as a few small changes to the website to make it easier to update and improve browser compatibility turned into a complete re-build from the ground up... v2.1 already... http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#060210 Sat, 06 Feb 2010 12:10:00 GMT

Part of my day job is software testing, and something that is repeated by either my colleagues or myself during every project is that it is impossible to test every scenario before the software goes live; errors and the required changes are inevitable... A photographic nod to Mark Rothko http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#170210 Fri, 17 Feb 2010 18:08:00 GMT

[images only] Updates, Work. http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#190410 Mon, 19 Apr 2010 22:15:00 GMT

So... Things are a little quiet, no? Well, since we last spoke this site has had a major upgrade: more than 100 additional music photos, new collections and a new database and some smarter PHP is keeping everything running smoothly. I wish I has some more time to write something that you might actually want to read... Groups, Images of Yore, fotoblur. http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#090510 Sun, 09 May 2010 22:08:00 GMT

I have set up a group on deviantART called #reflect-and-capture. The aim of the group is to collect images whose focal point or execution relies on the use of reflections, whether intentional or consequential. With the help of =Izaaaaa, I hope to put together a good collection of reflections. A New Camera. http://www.alanshortis.com/blog#170610 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:08:00 GMT

After many months of searching ('searching' makes it sound more involved than it actually was, but it's easier than saying 'checking the pre-owned gear in Jacobs every so often') I found good SLR - a Bronica S2 with a 6x6 back and a Nikkor 70mm f2.8 lens included.