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		<title>HOW TO GET GREAT PORTRAITS – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Okpala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember that we are not perfect body shapes and features (even celebrities have issues), the little quirky bits are what make us unique. PHOTOSHOP is great – BUT DON’T let it be the first thing you ask about. If you do all the things listed here, you will have little reason to have to rely on Photoshop to ‘improve’ yourself]]></description>
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		<title>STEPPING BACK TO GO FORWARD &#8211; ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU DO</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Okpala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I started out as a photographer, all I wanted to do was create great images that people loved and appreciated. The business of it did not really matter or kick in till much later on. There was no thought or consideration for what was profitable or viable to do, I just so wanted to be a photographer, it was a desperation.]]></description>
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		<title>FEBRUARY 14 – A REMARKABLE DAY!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Okpala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 14 is a remarkable date for me but not because it is Valentine’s Day. It is remarkable for being the date I opened my first high street studio premises at Balaam Street E13 and that was February 14th 2000.
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		<title>SIZE &#8211; DOES IT REALLY MATTER?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Okpala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does ones size matter – YES…. AND NO.  From a photographic viewpoint NO, it only becomes an issue depending on how you view yourself. There is a lot of pressure to be slim or look 'fit', this is the by product of our being far too easily influenced by magazines, catalogues, peer pressure and the media.
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		<title>Whoa!! It’s been two years? (since this blog started&#8230;)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 10:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Okpala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s right, two years! I can&#8217;t quite believe it myself, two years ago this month (February 26 2010 the first post went up) and frankly speaking, it’s been a struggle. I did not realise just how difficult it would be, but over the last few months I’ve been doing some poking around, visited a lot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What a week! London Wedding &amp; Portrait Photographers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Okpala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve had the sort of week you want to forget quickly, you know – the kind you go ‘thank God it’s Friday’. Last year, I made up my mind to rev things up a notch with my work and blogging. So I did some research and spoke to some really clever people (as one does) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Valentine Portrait &#8211; London Portrait shoot.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Okpala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So it&#8217;s that time of year again, Valentine day (February 14th) is round the corner and everyone will soon be running helter skelter looking for a way to show the &#8216;love of their life&#8217; (wives, husbands, partners and significant other halves etc) how much they care. Traditionally flowers, chocolates, cards or dinner dates are the more usual [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SJ&amp;T &#8211; Cute kids studio shoot &#8211; London.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Okpala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I did this shoot last summer. I had photographed S (blond boy when he was about six &#8211; nine months old, he is six years old here) but his mother&#8217;s friend brought her kids along for the shoot too &#8211; J&#38;T (dark hared boy and little girl with hat). They were so cute and part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JJ &#8211; All round nice guy &amp; CEO &#8211; Corporate Portraits in London.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Okpala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 matches on remorselessly. I promised myself this is the year I grow up &#8211; don&#8217;t get me wrong, I am a grown man by all academic and social definitions of the term (but in many ways I am also a kid at heart &#8211; most creative people unfortunately are) but I&#8217;m determined to define [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double Take &#8211; the final curtain!</title>
		<link>http://www.picturework.com/random-thoughts-views-and-opinions/double-take-the-final-curtain/</link>
		<comments>http://www.picturework.com/random-thoughts-views-and-opinions/double-take-the-final-curtain/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Okpala</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 is only a few days old and it has already claimed the scalp of one of the UK’s major high street photography businesses – Double Take, bringing back the memories of Olan Mills closing a few years before.

I am particularly saddened about the demise of Double Take because it’s establishment and growth was quite an audacious and impressive business move for the owners who themselves where not photographers  - either by trade or calling. And whilst there were other reputable studios such as Gloss (known as Cover Shot) who had cornered the makeover photography market. The arrival and success of Double Take proved that with drive, imagination and wit – anything was achievable and inspired me to pursue my dream of establishing my own high street studio.

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