Recently I attended a studio lighting for portraits class at Photography Course London which was held in a studio in deepest Hackney Wick and run by Cleveland Aaron who is a highly regarded photographer who has worked in the music, fashion and portraiture industry.
I was a little apprehensive about the class at first, but quickly felt put at ease by Cleveland and his apprentice as they make all the class members feel welcome and relaxed through informal chit chat before the class begins. Cleveland is an excellent teacher (better than …

We were recently asked to take a look at an ebook from London Cyclist called ‘25 London Cycle Routes’, which unsurprisingly is a list of 25 cycling trips in London. The book costs around seven pounds - which is really decent considering you get lots of ideas for trips out on your bike. So even if you only go on one or two rides then you are getting your monies worth.
If you think of it in terms of pub items it roughly works out at two drinks and will no …

The Underground Rebel Bingo club is a raucous night of booze, bad behaviour and filthy underground bingo with some rather shiny prizes on offer. Held at a top secret location somewhere in London, this one isn’t suitable for the easily offended or grannies looking for some innocent fun. Unless they are grannies that like swearing, bingo dabber fights and rock n’ roll!
The premise for the night is simple get smashed play some hardcore bingo take some stupid photos of each other and live the dream!
We recently spoke to head bingo …

The London Necrobus creates quite a stir when rattling it’s way down the streets of London. The black double-decker bus makes pretty much everybody’s jaw drop as it whistles by. People hurriedly reach for camera phones and tap their mates on the shoulders in the pub in disbelief.
Waiting for the bus at a random point of Northumberland Street is quite an unsettling experience as you begin to wonder whether it’s real or not. When the bus appears and the lerch like conductor steps off in his full uniform and rings …

Free London Audio Guides
Londonerseye is pleased to offer some free audio guides from a new website called www.comeawaywithme.co.uk. The tool has lots of guides to some of London’s best attractions and some pictures of each of them too.
This tool is a great idea if you are constantly looking for ideas to entertain guests abusing your London floorboards.
The map can be found embedded into the following page www.londonerseye.com/interactive-london-audio-guide.html

All you have to do is scroll around the map and click on the images to listen to some audio guides about London’s historic …

Fancy Oyster Card Holders
Sometimes tabbing in and out of the London Underground with your Oyster card every day can get a little tedious. Having the exact same dazed look as everyone else can make you feel a little like a zombie as you slump down the escalators and stairways of the London Underground.
Well the clever folks at Stray Decor have come up with a small way to brighten up your day!
Stray Decor sells customisable Oyster Card-holders at reasonable prices, (around three quid) in nearly 100 different designs. The card-holder designs …