Welcome to The Decisive Moment

We are not particularly looking for good or bad experiences; I’m exploring stock photography in general and I have always liked the fotoLIBRA format, even if only because it is different to the “usual” library way of working

We’re talking traditional darkroom prints and artist paints, no Photoshop allowed; my work is the relaxing antithesis of digital photography and consists primarily of landscapes from the rainy Northwest

I’m not sure if anyone else will find this as funny as I do, but I recently read a comment by someone (and it was serious, I promise) and I need to share it.
They said “I recently discovered the work of Ansel Adams for the first time. It was fantastic, especially when you consider he [...]

So when my friend Tony offered me the chance to go along as his assistant at the evening event of a wedding he was covering, I immediately closed the curtains, hid behind the sofa and pretended to have moved away.

Known for his uncompromising documentary work, award-winning books and critically-acclaimed short films, Richards will present an exclusive insight into his latest project, War is Personal, together with his first major colour series, The Blue Room

Having all the best kit is cool, but often the viewer will be unable to tell the difference. As I read on a blog recently, “the best camera is the one you have with you”

While the emphasis of the podcast is primarily legal issues such as copyright, harassment by the police and security guards and privacy, the trio also covered some ‘lighter’ general photographic topics such as retouching.

1st September 2009 until 10th October 2009 -The Little Black Gallery proudly announces its autumn show; “I WANT IT ALL”, an exhibition of photographs of film stars, rock legends, cooks and queens.

“Writing a book is something many people say they would like to achieve in their lives and having now done it, I must say the excitement has gone away. It’s such a long process, that at times it felt impossible… one of the things that kept me going was the intention I had for the dedications in the book”

So I guess the question really is, if you are used to the quality of an SLR, is there a compact that can really cut it as a substitute when you don’t want to carry all the kit?