Monthly Archive for: ‘March, 2013’

Giving Cars Some Stick Since the Nineties

Giving Cars Some Stick Since the Nineties

Since the nineties I’ve had one piece of kit that has helped me capture exactly what I need for clients such as Bentley, Peugeot and Subaru. To the passer by this kit looks like an extendable thick stick, something fire-fighters might use to rescue a cat from a tree, but to me, it’s a trusty […]

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Cablecam, chain saws & Charles II

Cablecam, chain saws & Charles II

Spending a Full Day in the Royal Oak! Recently I was called from a Jacobean oasis in the centre of Spaghetti Junction, where cavaliers proudly sported shining helmets and men in tights shot prematurely into the air. With the sounds of cars in the fast lanes behind him, Tony Chance presented me with a challenge […]

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Tony Chance and his part in the Escape of King Charles II

Tony Chance and his part in the Escape of King Charles II

As you’ll know if you’re a regular reader of Harniman’s blogs, I (Tony Chance) occasionally have a cameo role to play. This usually involves a story board, actors – real or imagined – and video. In fact, the first time I graced these pages was in the blog about a joy riding skeleton in a […]

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Gadget Geeks Collide for Coffee and Conversation – with Jon Bentley

Gadget Geeks Collide for Coffee and Conversation – with Jon Bentley

I always look forward to the Focus on Imaging event, even if my accountant goes weak at the knees. He knows I’ll return with a new wish list of must have advanced, but pricey, photographic equipment. This year, however, I already had my eye on the prize, as I made a beeline to the IQ2, […]

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Capturing a demented Kawasaki Mean Streak with Profoto Flash

Capturing a demented Kawasaki Mean Streak with Profoto Flash

This week I thought I’d return to the spray paint work of Piers Dowell by shooting one of his finest creations – a Kawasaki 1500 Mean Streak. And I wanted to do this using one of my favourite flash lighting tools – the Profoto strip light. Dennis Hopper on a chopper As with Piers’s spray […]

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