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Permalink Comments (8)14 April 2008 at 15:04 by James Allsworth
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Photographytv.tv is a web based photography show made for photographers - and recently they visited our UK office for a look around and a chat.

For an exclusive behind the scenes peak at our offices, plus interviews with both James West and Alan Capel, go to the Photographytv.tv website and click on part 3 of show number 2. They seem to have edited out the part where we give reasons as to why our offices look so boring but never mind...

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  1. 16 April 2008 at 09:05 Ian M Butterfield

    Borring offices...? Not a problem to me. I'd much rather the you spent the time selling my photos than making your offices look pretty! [Grin!]

  2. 16 April 2008 at 09:24 Lisa valder

    Both the content of the program as well as PhotographyTV itself show that photography as a profession is a thing of the past. Let's just hope we can compete with the large influx of hobbyists. Also, it would be nice to see more evidence of PR efforts towards clients rather than towards ever more contributors.

  3. 16 April 2008 at 12:13 Peter Davey

    Lisa - I think with such words you should look to justify such statements.

  4. 16 April 2008 at 16:12 Lisa Valder

    no offence intended. it's just that while i was watching somebody being interviewed about how to achieve lack of depth of field, i wondered who the program is aimed at. anyway, what do you think about it peter?

  5. 16 April 2008 at 16:28 Peter Davey

    Well as I own the site it's difficult to please everyone, so we try to find subjects that can be covered in an interesting way without boring people or going down the now over used reality tv route. Each show will differ in it's appeal.

    The other thing to point out is that the shows are part information / part entertainment so they are not meant as tutorials.

    I think as it's a new concept for people it's being judged on what has gone before or what is being done very badly.

    We also try to cover real situations with real photographers from across the broad spectrum at both pro and hobby levels.

    What people seem to forget is the everyday photographer that provides most of the images we see around us.

  6. 06 May 2008 at 16:03 Jaybee

    Peter,

    Nice idea but if you're pitching this at people who don't know one end of a lens from their elbow then you can hardly expect professionals to sing its praises.

    The BMX feature was interesting in as much as the lighting used by the photographers was just woeful - as were the shown results. If this is what people think lighting an action shot is all about then bring it on.

    Liked the flow and the editing and general pace of the TV show though.

    Nearly forgot the lovely presenter too... ;)

  7. 06 May 2008 at 16:15 Kevin

    Always good to hear James West.

    The last comments in his interview we´re especially honest and brave. Also a tad more eloquent than what dear old granny always said about my eggs..!

  8. 07 May 2008 at 23:13 Peter davey

    Jaybee - thanks for your views but I'm never going to please everyone in one show. So you'll find bits of interest in each show I hope.

    Alamy was aimed at the freelance / pro guys and BMX was aimed at a broad base, to say the results were woeful is harsh as you're not judging them on full sized still images but on inserts into a video production on a small screen - which is unfair, would you like your work judged in such a way ?

    Remember Top Gear is about cars but it won't teach you how to drive!

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