Paul Chapman Pictures 1 year on...

After a long a break, Paul Chapman Pictures has returned with more blogs, website updates and much more.

Firstly I have to confess that this break in blogs has been too long. However now that my MSc dissertation has been completed at Oxford Brookes University I can now fully commit to the website to improve its functionality and looks. Although the amount of time that was spent working on my dissertation distracted from the upkeep of the website, I had no option, degrees are never easy, but postgraduate degrees are even harder - period. However I wouldn't change a second of it, as the experience I have gained will stay with me forever.

My main experience at Oxford Brookes was being the official photographer of the Oxford Brookes Formula Student race team. This role has now been completed as the team attended the Formula Student Germany Competition at the Hockenheim F1 race circuit. This was the last event of the three competitions that the team were intending to participate in. These photos can of course be found on the website.

After travelling back from the competition in Germany the Paul Chapman Pictures website achieved its first birthday since its inception in late August 2007. In its first year the website has grown and evolved. The photo gallery alone has grown to hold an impressive 560 photos, ranging from 11 different motorsport events, taken in 4 different countries.

One of the key differences that Paul Chapman Pictures has strived to make is to widen the websites appeal and awareness by using new and innovative technology. The main way in which this has been achieved is through the YouTube videos. The first YouTube video was added to the servers in late October 2007, since then a total of 10 videos have been added to the pcpimages YouTube Channel. These videos were intended to showcase many of the best photos taken from each featured event, with many of the photos then available to order directly from the website. The popularity of these videos has been overwhelming, since adding the first video a total of 7,216 video views have been made worldwide. No other competitor website offers such a service to its customers and fan base.

This very Blog has been used to allow everyone to understand how the website has evolved, and what to expect in the future with regards to updates, news and forthcoming motorsport events. Look forward to more regular and entertaining Blogs in the coming year.

From the very beginning Paul Chapman Pictures has utilised technology to showcase the website, the future holds more technology - More details will be disclosed on another dedicated Blog, all I will say for now is Photosynth...