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Prints of Clapham and Battersea in London.
As you’ll know if you’ve been reading my blog I lived in London for may years and If you lived in Clapham from about 2003 until 2013 you’ll remember my stall in Northcote Road market. I used to sell framed pictures there on a Friday and Saturday.
Prints of London and my Big Ben collection.
Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster. I’ve been photographing it for years and I’ve used it as a backdrop for many of my London prints, I’ve photographed light streaks in front of it, photographed it in the snow, at sunset and at sunrise……
Akaroa Gallery reviews. Kind words from clients.
We love it when we get a nice review. Thank you Mark and your team for such excellent service. We’ve had lots of comments from our clients and your prints have vastly improved the look of our office. We particularly love the panoramic print of Hammersmith bridge in our reception area. D. Smallbone. London
Tower Bridge colour and black and white prints.
It's one of London's urban legends that an American entrepreneur once thought he was buying Tower Bridge, but purchased London Bridge instead. I’ve been photographing Tower bridge for years in colour and in black and white.
Eiffel Tower and framed prints of Paris for an office.
Framed Prints of Paris are perfect for offices, homes and gifts. There’s so much subtlety in the landscape in Paris and I think more about the grey tones in the black and white images I take.
Prints of Black and white New York Skyscrapers.
Skyscrapers in New York are challenging to photograph. You either have to get far away from them and photograph a row of them or you stand in the street and look up at them. Or get up high. Cityscapes in London are a bit easier as the bridges afford good views and there’s a river running through it so you can get good views from the other side.
Black and white Framed prints of London in the January snow.
This blog is a little out of date but in January it snowed in London and here are a few highlights within the set of prints I made. I travelled mostly by bike, train into the centre of London, along the river through Clapham and Battersea and ended up in Wimbledon.
Commuters on London bridge. Using slow shutter speeds
London bridge is synonymous with commuters. Capturing the movement against the static Tower Bridge in the background requires a slower shutter speed than normal. The camera also needed to be on a tripod in order to keep the tower bridge element of the image sharp.
Fine art prints of Paris and why they are fine art prints.
The definition of Fine art photography is: Fine Art Photography is a mode of photography where creative expression takes centre stage. Basically it’s a photographic print that can be displayed where the viewer will appreciate it for its content and the skill it would have taken to make it.
Albert Bridge prints I’ve made over the years.
When I first started selling my prints in London on the Northcote Road market on Fridays and Saturdays it was a popular print. As it was a limited edition I quickly ran out of prints I could sell. An estate agent once joked that most houses they had for sale in Clapham had that black and white Albert Bridge print hanging somewhere.
Prague print in an Airbnb in South West London.
Many years ago before I started my gallery I had a market stall on Northcote Road in South West London where I sold my framed prints on a Friday and Saturday. Occasionally in those early days I would be asked to do a commission.
Framed prints of London are perfect gifts.
Framed prints are great gifts. For the man or woman who has everything a reminder of a time or a place can be the perfect gift. A number of our clients have given our prints to colleagues for retirement and leaving presents.
Office wall art and the link to wellbeing
Health and wellness have become mainstays in office culture discussions. As organisations define their new normal, employee wellbeing must be a top priority.
Why we use black frames. Black frames work well as sets.
You’ll see in my galleries all of my prints are in black frames. There are two reasons for this. I like to show my clients a real print in a real frame because I make everything by hand and I like to think that my prints work so well in sets that the frames need to be the same.
Framed prints for offices and homes. A short video.
This little video helps to get to know me and my work a little better. It hopefully gets to explain the quality of the work I produce a little better. Enjoy, and if you like what you see contact us.
Why are all of my prints limited edition?
A limited edition print is a copy of an original artwork that is produced in a set number, making it more rare and valuable than an open edition print. All of my prints are limited edition normally one of a hundred and fifty.
Prints for Office walls. Framed city prints are perfect.
There’s a huge choice out there of art that can be put of office walls. And a lot of it is inexpensive. There is also a lot of ‘fine art photography’ to choose from. When you key in for example ‘Prints of London for and office’ we lurk around the bottom of the first page, sometimes somewhere on the second page.
Prints for Hotels. The Park Plaza County Hall in London.
The Plaza Hotel County Hall at the south end of Westminster Bridge in London has two of my framed photographs either side of the bed in each of the ‘superior’ rooms. This was a commission and I loved every minute of it.
Prints for office walls. Corridors and on stairs.
Corridors are tricky and so are stairs. If you put prints in a corridor will people look at them? Is there room for your visitors to stand back an appreciate the piece?
What is a light streak and how I make one.
A light streak requires a slow shutter speed and the camera needs to be sitting on a tripod. It tests every element of your skill as a photographer and I feel very smug when I’ve been successful with one.