2013 Updates
First of all, a belated ‘Happy New Year’ to all my visitors! I hope 2013 will be suitably busy and successful for all… I have been a little quiet here over the last few months and missed out on writing my normal ‘Best of…’ post in December – in my defence, I was wrapped up [...]
Matthew Oldfield Photography Online…
For those of you who are regular visitors to my site, you might have noticed a complete change to my homepage – instead of landing on my wordpress site, you are now directed straight into my Photoshelter archive. There I use a 'Photo Wall' to display recent galleries of images, latest updates and links to [...]
Can I have your photos for free? – Part 2
Regular visitors to my site will have read a previous post about requests for free image use and my frustration at having to explain, over and over again, why I believe images should not be given away for free. That post prompted a conversation with my friend, Tony Wu, and kicked off a project that [...]
Can I have your photos for free?
On an almost daily basis I receive requests to use my images. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these requests are variations of the following – ‘We love your photos, but can’t pay for them. Can we have them for free, or in exchange for a link or credit?’ In my opinion, these requests reflect a [...]
Shoot The Earth…
I am very pleased to announce that I am now available for commissions through Shoot the Earth, an agency based in the UK that specialises in ethical, environmental and development assignments. Shoot the Earth was created by Katherine Miles who has over 20 years experience as a photographic consultant for the environment, and health and [...]
The Epoch Times and Photoshelter image delivery….
I now have a regular slot on The Epoch Times site courtesy of an old friend from Oxford. We both studied Biology and traveled out to Sabah together in 1994 as part of a reef survey expedition – my first taste of Borneo. Hopefully these regular features will mean some good exposure for me as [...]
Life as a freelancer…
Probably the biggest thing I have learnt over the last year or so is how unpredictable and surprising life as a freelancer can be. Over the last few months, I’ve put a great deal of effort into marketing myself and getting in touch with people and organisations in the UK, Africa and SE Asia, and [...]
New website design…
I want to hear your views, your thoughts, your comments! If you have the time, please have a read through the below – I would seriously appreciate any feedback about the new site. When you are wrapped up in the centre of a project like redesigning your own site, is easy to lose sight of [...]
