Room 13 – visual arts, creativity and stuff that matters..

I like duckrabbit. Because its all about storytelling, and art. But mainly because its about teaching those things too. Thats what's really important. Good art can affect people, but learning how to create art......

3D vision is Hobbit forming.

What 48 RED Epic cameras and a big budget (and a lot of imagination) can do for your digital storytelling! Interesting behind-the-scenes peek at some of the technical geewhizzery that Peter  Jackson is employing to......

Game, boy?.

http://vimeo.com/31934230   Read more here....

11/11/11.

A few moments visual silence for Armistice Day. The Commando Memorial near where I was born. Spectacular hilltop location surrounded by steep......

#FF Funky Friday.

For the uninitiated. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuUWt48IeAw&feature=related...

This is pretty bloody awesome.

http://vimeo.com/31773934 kudos. From California is a place...

The Mona Lisa is a fake..

Sara's great post had me ruminating again on the most famous painting in the world. When I saw it, I peered for a good few minutes. However, as I've posted before, back in......

Social Media Tips For Photo Galleries.

There's been a great discussion on the Facebook Flak Photo Network about how Social Media has changed things for photographers, if it has done so. It draws from ...

Tom Waits is back (on form).

Lush. http://youtu.be/xHn_Kb4Dz40 And if you don't know Waits' work this is a sublime place to start: http://youtu.be/XrkThaBWa5c    ...

How Long Should You Look At A Photograph?.

I was reading this piece on the BBC, which talks about the upcoming Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery. In it, the show's curator, Luke Syson, argues that each......

BJP report new public photography guidelines for security guards..

The Home Office and the British Security Industry Association have published a new set of guidelines for security guards confirming that photography in public places is legal and cannot be restricted Read more here....

Does photography need this?.

I've been chatting to a some of the other photography course leaders down here at University College Falmouth, and there is something troubling me. To be honest, it's been troubling me since I was......

All change and updates.

David is now degree leader of the Press and Editorial photography course at Falmouth  uni. Peter Rudge joins duckrabbit as a new Director of defense against dark arts. Let's hope he lasts longer than his colleagues......

Occupied Spaces.

"Ultimately, I didn't see any point in making photographs at the camp if I couldn't add anything new to the standard photographic language that we see repeated again and again at protests. I'm convinced......

Got a few spare GoPro Hero cameras knocking about?.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0x52u2yzgI London based Timeslice Films have - here's a short promo they made for Rip Curl using 30 GoPro Heros set up in an array. ...

World Press Multimedia Contest Now Open To All.

The process is outlined below. Its an improvement on last years closed shop but still a bit of a disappointment for me. Again, as I've said before, I would like to see entrants placing their work......

Proper retrospectives.

I've been now a couple of days in Helsinki (Finland). A great time with photographers, curators, gallerists, etc., but that's another story. To stick to something specific, I think this is the first time......

Do not, whatever you do, stop watching this.

I promise you when it all kicks off you will hardly believe what you are seeing. WOW. ...

Re-Opening Open Eye Gallery.

After being closed to the public since spring this......

Patty Griffin ‘Moses’.

Damn but that Cold Specks track was stunning. Its the weekend. No politics, no clamour, no controversy. Just music, and voices that give you goose bumps, take me away Patty..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-cRNV_6U3Q...