Things have been busy but rewarding. A little stagnant and tedious at the same time. hopeless but positive.

Well life in London has been good and i have been enjoying myself immensely. I settled down into a nice huge warehouse conversion with 6 other people. Its a lot of people but we have space for ourselves. high 20ft ceilings and double level bedrooms. its nice... and i can use the main area as a studio. Its a great home base and i am bunkering down nicely.

I have slowly been making contacts and getting to know more of the industry. It has been a huge learning experience. I have been assisting a photographer that has been showing me lots and i have use of his studio which is great. Also I have expanded my field into modeling in the hopes of getting more work and network myself more extensively. I am going to be printed in "issue one" magazine and hopefully for some private photographers websites. As for my own photography I have been printed in "Filament" magazine for there second issue and i am working on my next set of images for issue 3. I just shot it last night, and it has a lot of work left to go but i am extremely happy with them and cant wait to see them in print.

Now not everything is all perfect, i ran out of cash, which made me put photography aside and rush to get a job that would pay the bills and give me the ability to stay here. I did find one, a coffee shop that i am not overly happy with, but it pays the bills and gives me a few days off to work on my photos. I am looking for more work in a better coffee shop or bar but preferably as a photo assistant. A long with no cash i have been having huge computer problems and have just fixed most of them, the only thing i have left to fix is being able to run my raw editor capture one. Wish i could just buy a new mac and call it a day but thats not going to happen and now that my laptop is running a lot smoother keeping this one is an option i have to use. with work and cash more stable and my computer fixed i am just getting around to catching up on my editing and backing up everything. soon i will be up to date and man will that feel great.

I have continued my use of the 580EX speed lights and have been really enjoying shooting location. My quick studio can fit into a huge backpack that i can bike around with.... not including laptop. I would like one more light and some new transievers but when as photographers do we not want more toys? I am having problems with one flash adaption for my stand that broke so i am going to have to get a replacement piece(hopefully one stronger) but that is not a bank buster.


One of the biggest things i am trying to get off the ground is my website. I have a friend that is going to put it together, all i have to do is find the right images and get a domain. If anyone has come across a website that has blown there mind away... i would like the input and ideas to make it as interesting as possible.

well thats the update. i am off to bed. hope to have new images up within the week.


David Davis.