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What to Expect This Year
So, what can you expect from me in 2020? If you follow me on Instagram (like you should, @fabienb) you may have noticed how I’ve gone quiet in December. This is often the case for me. This is the month I look back at all that happened during the year and then prepare for the new one. This time is also the start of the new decade. How exciting! With the Christmas...
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Hart's Of Smithfield Christmas Auction
Early this morning, like every year, the Smithfield Christmas auction takes place outside Hart’s Of Smithfield in London’s meat market. ⚠︎ Please read carefully before proceeding! The Christmas auction was a butcher shop sale. If you’re vegetarian/vegan or get offended or upset by the view of raw meat, I heartily recommend you go back to the home page and read a different article. I would never want to trouble you and trust...
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Christmas gifts list (Evergreen!)
You didn’t really think you would not find a Christmas gifts list here, did you?Of course, I had to make one! I put together a list of a few items I own (or I have at least tried) and recommend. Maybe you saw my Black Friday list, where I didn’t go on trying to sell you just anything. So, if you trust me a little bit you know this is good stuff...
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My Past as Food Blogger
Not many people know about it, but I was the first Italian male food blogger. I started writing La Cuisine de Fabien in early 2006. Only a few food blogs existed back then, and even only a few blogs in general. I was looking for a recipe online and found a couple websites that looked like they were written by “normal” people (as in “not professional chefs”). Being much less of a...
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Fujifilm flagship store just opened in London
That’s right, this morning the brand-new Fujifilm flagship store opened its doors to the public! And of course, I was there queuing! House Of Photography is what Fujifilm calls this new “experiential concept store”. And they indeed offer all sorts of services to make you feel at home. But let’s start from the beginning… The Long Wait Historically, Fujifilm UK has never been a big player on social media. There seems to...
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Black Friday 2019 (with a FREE gift from me)
Yes, it’s that time of the year: Black Friday 2019 is here! I have always found good deals for Black Friday (and Cyber Monday). I’m not a big spender, though: last year, I only purchased one item. But I spend (pun intended) quite some time looking at offers. This year I already purchased the upgrade to Nik Collection, probably my favourite plugin for Lightroom and Photoshop. And now I know I’ll be...
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With Great Influence Comes Great Responsibility
Despite being a fiery Italian (at least half of me is), I rarely publish rants on Instagram. It might happen on Facebook, where I still keep my private life and my friends separated from the rest of the world. But not on other platforms. Today, though, I woke up to fellow Instagrammers from London promoting an app they are featured in (also hiding their involvement). And what I saw made me run...
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Free Instagram photo critiques
As of this month, I started offering free photo critiques through my Instagram account @fabienb. The concept is really simple. I always try to find ways to give back and help the community and this is one more way for me to do so. I ask my followers to send me their pictures to review and critique. It’s the same kind of work an editor of a magazine could do, for example....
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You Got Talent
I feel like I need to write a few words about talent. It’s something I thought about after some feedback I received following my recent attempt to immerse myself in the world of Street Photography. You might have seen the results in my Instagram feed and stories (@fabienb) or in the Highlights. Or in some recent blog posts. Among the feedback I received were comments like “you’re very talented” or “you’re very...
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Street Photography workshop in London
Together with John Hughes, I will be hosting a street photography workshop in London on the 23rd of November. John and I have become friends through photography. We have met several times for photo walks in London and also went shooting together a few times. John is a well-known talented street photographer. I learned a lot from hanging out with him and all the people he’s connected me with. He already hosts...
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Jerusalem Light (Street Photography)
While in Tel Aviv for the OFFF event and my workshop, I decided to go capture the Jerusalem light again. When I went last year, I explored the holy city to find good Landscape and Travel Photography opportunities. This year, I went with my friend Chris to photograph life in the old town’s narrow alleys. We had some restrictions, but nothing major. First, you can’t access the Muslim side on Fridays and...
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10+1 Reasons Why I Don’t Show My Portfolio [Medium]
I know this will sound incomprehensible to most of you: I don’t have a public portfolio on my website. Which looks pretty counterintuitive for a Designer. This article (first published on medium.com) is not meant to be a suggestion to ditch your own. This works for me for reasons I will elaborate on here, but it may not be the right choice for everyone else. Since making this decision, I have already...
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