01 Dec One More Visit To The Barbershop
Do they do it to you ? They do it to me - every time. I sit down in the chair and the barber asks me how I want my hair done. " Tapered back - quite short, please " is my standard answer. Then they...
December 2017
01 Dec Barbershop For The Adventurer – Part Five – Pack Your Back
I am impressed by backpackers who set out to tackle the world with only what they can carry. More impressed with the ones who head out of town trudging on the side of the road than those who get aboard a jet airliner...
30 Nov Barbershop For Hard Cases – Part Four – Just Carry On…
This one popped up on the radar in Murray Street - and it was completely unexpected - the online catalogue for the main Barbershop site did not list it at all. It was only when I looked at the images provided by or Australian wholesaler...
29 Nov Haircut Anyone? – Barbershop Part Three – Waiting For The Doctor
I was sorely tempted when I saw the " Quiff " in the Barbershop online catalogue to choose it instead of the " Bob Cut " for my studio bag. Now that I have seen an example of the real thing in the Murray Street...
28 Nov The Barbershop Experience – Part Two – The Bob Cut
As you'll no doubt pick up before the end of the week - the Barbershop bag company like to name their products after hairstyles or things to do with facial hair. It's a harmless fantasy, and one that I find charming. I note that when...
27 Nov A Trip To The Barbershop – Part One – The Pageboy
This week I get to show you a line of products that have captured my imagination - the Barbershop range of camera and photographic bags. There are new stocks of these in Murray Street and Stirling Street - and you'll be well advised to visit each...
23 Nov The Sounds Of Good Buy
Don't be sad, Kamahl. You may be lonesome but doesn't mean to say that you have to have distorted music. I discovered these headphones in the video cabinet at Stirling Street while reviewing rigs for adding monitors and lights onto DSLR cameras. As most modern cameras...
22 Nov Top Of The Tree – Part Three – The Payoff
Well, I've teased you long enough...
21 Nov Top Of The Tree – Part Two – The No-Name
Do we all remember Dr. No in the James Bond novel? Wasn't a very nice person, was he? His name was chosen for sinister overtones and because everyone reacts negatively to negativity. No? It's the same in the photo game and on the shelves of the...
20 Nov Welcome To The Top Of The Tree – Part One – The Brand Name
So good to see you here - out on this limb, so far above the ground. Nice to have company. Don't jiggle, people. It's not that strong a limb. I've asked you all here to discuss the business of names in the photo trade - or more...