Lots and lots of photos
Photography is something that fascinates me and intrigues me. So when I decided to organise the product photography for Bytemart Limited I had not really grasped the concept of how much effort it was going to take.
First of all I put together a ‘lightbox’ to use as the environment to take the photos, this required some mounting board and a roll of white paper and … more
Spending time in relaxing surroundings
Today was the first of our ‘Lounge Fridays’. Ben and I spent the day working together at The Wellington Inn.

The Wellington Inn
A great finish to the week mainly spend hauled up in the office taking product photographs for the new Bytemart website.
Figures and Prep
This month I will mostly be catching up with myself, things that have been left to one side while I concentrated on the contract working for Alniro.
One top priority on my list was to concentrate on my business accounts to ensure that my tax return was completed properly and my future accountancy records are kept in an orderly fashion. Up steps FreeAgent a magnificent online application for all freelance and contractor accountancy needs.
I have been featured on FreeAgent’s User Testimonial page
sfImageTransformPlugin – released
Stuart Lowes has released sfImageTransformPlugin 0.1.0 for Symfony. This plugin is for manipulating images using the GD or ImageMagick libraries.
A simple to use and flexible image manipulation symfony plugin. The plugin allows you to perform “transforms” on an image. A transform maybe simple like a resizing or mirroring or more complex … more
sfImageTransform – logo
I’ve put together this morning a logo to suit sfImageTransform, Stu Lowes Symfony plugin.
I took the idea of “transform” and thought of a new butterfly emerging from it’s chrysalis, seeing as my mum is the Publicity Officer of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Butterfly Conservation the idea sprung to mind. … more

