Ah “camera phone” – that was a pretty quaint term. What I probably meant to say is that I will finally have a phone with a good camera on it. My iPhone has a decent one, but I can’t reach it to clean it sometimes because of the case it’s covered with. I don’t even know what the resolution of the camera is, or what pixel density it offers or what colours it offers and the depth of picture on offer as well.
So this new phone, though, this One Plus two does, apparently, feature a state of the art camera with resolution this, pixel that, colours here and colours there. I do not understand the technology behind it, but I know that it was much, much cheaper than my last phone and is much cheaper (and just as good) as other smartphones on the market today!

I am currently travelling to a festival to do some work. Not the photography work you might expect, but instead I will be on the other side of the fence. I will be working in PR, or public relations, and managing press and photographers over the course of a couple of days. The task will not be a simple one either; setting up and manning the PR tent over a couple of days, dealing with requests from press and photographers along the way.

The photography side of it will be extremely unusual. Far from the fighting press photographers climbing over each other to get the perfect shot of a sportsman crying on a pitch, or the latest upskirt shot of some B list beauty – this will be organised. There will be lines and opportunities for both press and photographers to get their hands on various bands and artists. It will just be my job to ensure it is all smooth sailing.

Every year the finest and brightest in the photography world descend on London to celebrate some of the finest works that that year has produced. It is the world’s largest photography competition; attracting entries and contestants from all over the world, each bringing their own unique styles and visions with them to make this one of the most diverse and enthralling photography events in the calendar.

With a number of categories to look at, Somerset House holds the winners and shortlisted entries for each of the four main competition categories. The 2015 show also features a touching and fascinating exhibition from legendary photographer, and the awards’ Outstanding Contribution to Photography, Elliot Erwitt. People who book tickets in advance will also find themselves eligible for a number of extra activities and shows during the week long event. This is the perfect day out in London for anyone with even the slightest love of photography, art and culture.

So let us picture the situation; it is your wedding day. First of all congratulations! Second of all there is a lot to consider for your big day. I won’t bore you with the entire list of things, you can look forward to that yourself, but one of the things that you will need to do to savour that day and make it last forever is have lasting memories committed to photographs. But you can’t just have any old hack take pictures of you and your loved ones on your special day, not just any old Joe with an iPhone snapping you in your beautiful clothes.

So you will need a wedding photographer. You can look online, look in the Yellow pages or the local paper but it is important to find someone you trust. Ask around your friends who have got married, or your colleagues at work. They have to be good, they have to be understated and they have to capture your day perfectly. Choose wisely.

If there’s one thing a photographer needs to get work, it’s a portfolio. People want to see their photographic style and the types of photographs they take, and it’s important to have a theme running through your photographic portfolio.

Ideally your portfolio should reflect the work you would like to gain in the future. For example, if you’re want to get into wedding photography, you should have a large portfolio of wedding photographs, all finished to a high standard, reflecting your style.

This is why, if you’re a new starter, you should become a photography assistant for a current wedding photographer, you can then build up a photographic portfolio that can help you find work in the future, whilst you’re bound to learn a great deal from the photographer you’re assisting.