Let high-heel-related foot pain be a thing of the past!

Have you ever danced the night away in your favourite high heels, only for 2am to come around and for the balls of your feet to feel as though they’re on fire? Perhaps you’ve got blisters too, and/or a sore spot on the back of your heel. I’ve certainly walked home bare foot after […]

UK Photography Law - Do You Know Where You Stand?

My good friend Damon Allen Davison has just published a clear and concise article regarding UK copyright law on his website:
Damon Allen Davison - Photographer agreements for models
It is the first in a series about UK copyright law in relation to photography - both from the perspective of the model and the photographer.
This should help […]

Interview with Gemma Parker, Artist.

“American Curl” - by Gemma Parker
 

I recently had the opportunity to catch up with Gemma Parker, one of my favourite UK artists. Gemma is currently based in Manchester and prides herself on being “Manchester’s first and only burlesque and retro pin up artist”. I was absolutely blown away by her work when I […]

Ever Wanted to make LED pasties?

LED Pasties
 

Well now you can!
I’ve no idea why Sooty here was deemed to be the most appropriate model for said pasties, but who am I to argue with artistic intention?
Full instructions can be found at instructables.com - “Obviously this is information you need to succeed in life!”
Thanks to Boingboing for the […]

Vintage Scans Blog

Vintage Scans

The wonderful team at Sophisticates Diary have just launched their new vintage scans blog.
“We felt there was a dearth of large, mid-century images on the net and the ones that we have found were, quite frankly, very poor indeed so we decided to scan our own. We think we’ve struck […]