Jo de Banzie photographed this series entitled 'Dreamers' for internationally renowned jewellery designer Sophie Harley. "Mixing and layering precious metals and stones, Sophie’s pieces are magical - full of stories and secrets. We created ethereal images to communicate these qualities" says Jo, "and all the images were shot on location in London (yes, all of it shot in London!)". Modelled by Sarah Palmer, with make-up by Chloe McCall. Here are a few layouts from this 10x10 Press Book, printed on Nettuno page stock. Click here to view more of Jo de Banzie's work. Hope you are inspired! Anna To View More >>

Click here to watch on Vimeo. I've never met Crash Taylor, but I've been looking forward to interviewing him because of this endearing habit he has of poking his head above the parapet and getting shot at. As in this post, for example, which I published because he was nice enough to call Queensberry "the Tiffany of wedding albums". I didn't mean to buy into a storm, but I did anyway – as you can see from the post comments. You can read the full brouhaha on DWF if you're keen. For the record, I think it's hard to argue with "cheap publicity" (is there any other kind?) and when I spoke to him To View More >>

Ok, the coach has said to pass it to the backs and they will chip and chase. For those who don't know what that means, stop a Kiwi in the street and ask. Or an Aussie. Maybe a Brit or the odd South African … although they do tend to get their forwards to drive it up the middle and kick the pill between the sticks. Sorry, I digress. Coach wants me back on the field, keep it short and get over the line. Come on, Ref, blow the whistle and let's get started! 6. Alignment tools OK, I'm cheating a bit here – this isn't a button but a complete tool kit. But get these working for you and life becomes To View More >>

We couldn't resist sharing this beautiful album! With photography by Nick Unwin, it shows a few hours in the carefree world of an 8 month old foal, Tallulah and her mum Bunty at their home in Wark, Northumberland in the UK. Tallulah's owner Jude Isbister, also owns several other horses that feature in the album as well. Here are a few layouts of the 14x10H Digital album with Iron Contemporary Leather cover. Click here to see more of Nick Unwin's work. PS - Nick also made a beautiful movie of the album, you can check it out here. You'll find another post for horse lovers here. To View More >>

This post won't mean much to those of you who's knowledge of social media is limited to, "You know, Facebook and Twitter etc". But the rest of us are trying to get good at it without feeling like it consumes all our time. Anyway, I've just been asked my opinions about automation and social media. It's something I feel strongly about, and my advice is to "approach with caution". Here's why. 1. We're in the 'intimacy business', and automation is usually the the enemy of intimacy. If I skype my wife, "Hi darling – love you!", we both feel good about it. It was impulsive and heartfelt. Automate To View More >>