Berlin - Brandenburg Gate on Fotolia

I recently went to Berlin, Germany to Visit a friend. I didn't get to take as many pictures as I would have liked to have done. Also the weather wasn't in my favour for quality images for stock use. I did however, manage to capture a few of the Brandenburg Gate, or Brandenburger Tor, if you live in Germany.

NatJag - Fotolia.com

As they were only taken on my 8MP camera I didn't feel the quality would be good enough to upsize and submit to my collection at Alamy. Instead I sent it to a microstock site called fotolia.

There have been many discussions about micro stock sites on photography forums as they sell pictures at a very low price. This is very good for many people that have personal blogs and want quality images to use without the huge cost that businesses would be able to afford for slightly more exceptional images. I only have a small collection on this site as I removed much of it a few years ago. They still have strict quality controls and one of my images wasn't accepted. Next time I visit Berlin, I will perhaps take my tripod and get some exceptional images of the city.

Also see a rejected image by fotolia on my rarely used blog site at Shutterchance.com

Radio times party with Terry Wogan

Terry Wogan

Last week on 18th January there was a Radio Times Cover party at Claridges Hotel in London. The event was listed as 'No Press Access'. This didn't stop many photographers from turning up outside the hotel anyway. I was really pleased to have photographed broadcasting legend Terry Wogan. Although it wasn't a posed studio shot, it was still nice to have seen him through my lens.

I am now away in Berlin for a few days.

As I mostly try to to point out, all the photos on my blog and on the first link included are taken by myself (except where I state otherwise). In this instance they are available for commercial use via Famous Pictures. If you are interested in prints of my pictures contact me for details.

Hollyoaks actress Melissa Walton celebrates her 21st Birthday in London

Melissa Walton
© Nathan J Hulse

It is very quiet for me at the moment. Things should be picking up soon, with few lifestyle shoots being planned.

The other week I went to the Café de Paris in London for Melissa Walton's 21st Birthday. This was as a paparazzi photographer rather than being in a press pen or something similar. Melissa Walton is in Hollyoaks. I was hoping a few of the other actresses from the show would also turn up. Sadly for me they didn't. I'm sure it didn't stop Melissa enjoying her night.