Lost in Audio :: At the Mill

We went to see Lost in Audio at The Mill in Edinburgh last week and they were fabulous. They exploded onto to the stage in a riot of pent up energy and didn't stop for an hour - just tremendous. Ewan was even allowed a drum solo. Also on that night were a band called Idiotcut, who were also excellent. There's a lot of talent in and around Edinburgh. It's impressive and good to see. Shame we're so old!

New Radio Ad

Our new ad on Radio Borders will be airing from Tuesday the 1st of December! It's great so turn it up loud! Thanks to Jan and Paul at Radio Borders for all their help.

Keely in the Rain

We had a great shoot with Keely from Duns last week. It's the start of the flood season so we had to dodge the rain, but we got some great images nevertheless. This was taken around 2:30pm and we used lights to illuminate Keely and the bush. The colours are really vivid, Keely was great and you can't see the rain. A result! If you like the image and fancy something similar, please give us a call.

Say hello to :: Miranda

Miranda is from Duns and will be helping us out on various projects over the next few months. She's hard working and creative and it's great to have her on board. And of course, we took her photograph!

Out of the Office :: 12th November - 15th November

Hello! We're out of the office between 12/11 - 15/11 but will back on the 16th. We'll respond to any emails or messages then.

Thanks!

Philip & Colleen.

p.s. Martin from the Greenlaw papershop - I'll come and see you Monday morning - thanks, Philip.

Face to Face :: The People of Greenlaw 2010

Our new studio is wonderful and Greenlaw is a fabulous place to be based. We've been watching the reconstruction of the County Hall with great interest and it seems that Greenlaw is simply the place to be. So, in order to celebrate this fact we've launched 'Face to Face'.

Face to Face is about Colleen and I meeting the people of Greenlaw and vice-versa, but it's also about  using the space of our studio to promote the local area, it's people and it's creativity. This is something both Colleen and I feel very strongly about and Face to Face will be the first of hopefully many events to be held at the studio.

So...Do you live in Greenlaw? Do you fancy having your photograph taken and displayed in a public exhibition?  If so, please come down to the 80eight Studio at No 6, The Square - right opposite the County Hall. If the 'Open' sign is up, we'll be happy to meet you, if it's not, please call or send an email.

Ewan & Sofia

Yesterday we had a fabulous shoot with Ewan and Sofia - in the studio and on location. The idea was to do something really fashion oriented, edgy and interesting. Colleen did a great job of dressing Sofia in the final part of the shoot, while both Ewan and Sofia looked just wonderful. So many thanks to them and also to Zuzana and Matthew for allowing us to use their home. We've only been in Greenlaw for a few days now, yet it feels as though something good is about to happen.

Lost In Audio

Lost in Audio are the best unsigned band in Edinburgh and we had a photo-shoot with them last month. We had planned to go on location but the weather was dreadful on the day so we stayed in the studio and went to a barn at Cheeklaw Farm - which we were kindly allowed to use by Sian and her father, David.

The photographs came out just great and Murray, Joe and Ewan were just great to work with. Here are a few examples.

www.myspace.com/lostinaudio

A Conspicuous Absence...

...But no longer....Hmmm....Of course I spend all my time behind the camera and try to avoid being photographed myself in the wild. Well, I got caught and hopefully it's not too offensive. The next photograph of yours truly will be on these pages in approximately 2027. I did try airbrushing myself but no amount of Photoshop would help.

Newly Launched & Newly Open

Well, after a fabulous Halloween launch party we are now open for business - and also we have a new dedicated studio and gallery in Greenlaw. The studio is in a great location and is just a perfect space. In addition to it being used as a studio, we hope to use the upstairs room as an occasional gallery for local artists, as a room for hosting courses and for any other type of event. We're very excited.

And finally - Thanks to everyone who came to the party - you made it a great night.