Surrey Photographer Chris Mann’s blog posts about general news

Catch up with the latest news about my photography business and life in general!

Vodafone off the air again

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Sorry folks, if you’ve been trying to call my mobile phone this morning – the local Vodafone cell is off the air again – they know about the problem and are “working on it”… Please send me an email – chris @cjmann.com with your number and I’ll call you from a landline – or try [...]

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My interview on The Perfect Pose website

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Fellow photographer Travis Hill, based near Baltimore, Maryland, is the mastermind behind a very interesting website for photographers called “The Perfect Pose” – full of hints and tips and creative ideas – and this week I was honoured to be asked to join the exclusive “club” of interviewees on the site. I think being interviewed [...]

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A “photo doggathon” for charity

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On 25th August my fellow professional photographer Paul Walker from Ayr is doing a “doggie photo marathon” – aiming to photograph as many dogs as possible in a 15-hour day! What for? To raise money for the Dog’s Trust (formerly known as the National Canine Defence League), a charity that does amazing work rescuing and [...]

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Digital Wedding Forum “A Day In The Life”

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DWF "A Day In The Life" - photo by Chris Mann - cricket on Wonersh Green

Every so often the members of the Digital Wedding Forum (a worldwide association of professional wedding and portrait photographers which I help to run) decide to do a “day in the life” shoot. Essentially what this means is that people go out and take pictures on a designated day, to give a glimpse of their [...]

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Peter Prior’s workshop in Eastbourne

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I like to go to workshops given by other photographers whenever I can, as you can always learn something from other people, no matter how experienced you are. On Tuesday I had the pleasure of attending a workshop given by Peter Prior, at the Grand Hotel in Eastbourne. I hadn’t met Peter in person before, [...]

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Volcanoes and travel…

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Well it’s been an interesting week hasn’t it? Ever since the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted (I cheated too and copied and pasted the name) and closed down European airspace I’ve been checking the news to see if it would disrupt my journey back to the UK next week.

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My interview on The Photography Parlour blog

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Chris Mann interview on the Photography Parlour blog

The Photography Parlour blog is always an interesting read, with hints and tips from professional photographers in different parts of the world. This week it was my turn – I was honoured to be interviewed for the blog, talking about how I cope with shooting in bright light.

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Preparing for the move

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Busy planning my move back to the UK and the start of Chris Mann Photography as an independent studio… lots to get organized (including this website and blog). My flight is booked – arriving on Thursday 29th April, so I think we can call May 1st my official start date! It will be sad to [...]

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