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Death by a Thousand JPEGs: How Your Masterpiece Becomes mush Before Anyone Sees It
Photography

Death by a Thousand JPEGs: How Your Masterpiece Becomes mush Before Anyone Sees It

You spent six hours colour grading that campaign shot. Then it went through WhatsApp, a PowerPoint deck and a printer in Slough. Here's how the pixel-mangling sausage gets made — and how to stop it.

Gear & Studios

Spec Sheet Theatre: The Expensive Numbers UK Buyers Keep Falling For

Refresh rates you can't see, megapixels you can't use, resolution you can't afford to fill. We hit the studios of London and Manchester to find out which numbers on the box actually matter — and which are pure theatre.

Long Live the Fix-It Man: Confessions from Britain's Repair Bench
Photography

Long Live the Fix-It Man: Confessions from Britain's Repair Bench

While Apple wants £400 and a shrug, Dave on the high street wants a fiver and a cuppa. We make the case for Britain's independent repair shops — the unsung heroes keeping creative kit (and creative budgets) alive.

The Invisible Downgrade: Why Your Portfolio Looks Minging in Middlesbrough
Gear & Studios

The Invisible Downgrade: Why Your Portfolio Looks Minging in Middlesbrough

Your beautifully crafted portfolio might be arriving at clients' screens looking like a faxed photocopy. We speak to designers and developers about the 'invisible downgrade' — and why your London fibre connection is lying to you.

Provenance or Bust: Inside the British Fight to Prove a Photograph Is Real
Photography

Provenance or Bust: Inside the British Fight to Prove a Photograph Is Real

With AI imagery flooding feeds and inboxes alike, UK photographers and photo editors are turning to credentials, watermarks and old-fashioned scepticism. But can provenance tech actually save commercial photography — or is everyone just learning to squint?

The Sacred Scrapheap: Confessions of Creatives Who Won't Bin Their Knackered Kit
Gear & Studios

The Sacred Scrapheap: Confessions of Creatives Who Won't Bin Their Knackered Kit

Every studio in Britain has it: a wobbly monitor arm, a tablet held together with gaffer tape and hope. We asked UK creatives why the knackered kit never leaves the building — and why it probably never will.