I'm first choice for official StartUP Manchester photographer

[Paul Murray]

... despite not being a photographer, owning a camera or knowing much about professional photography. I've agreed to do it on one small condition though...

[Boss Hog]

Good man, I actually e-mailed them telling them that we had loads of UK based designers crying out for work and maybe pointing start-ups to the Tenders & Services section of our Forum would be a good idea, instead of Welcome | DBA - design business association which is a database of large design agencies who probably charge a fortune!!

The jist of the e-mail back was they weren't going to...

[Ian Bonner]

... despite not being a photographer, owning a camera or knowing much about professional photography. I've agreed to do it on one small condition though...

Well done Paul.

[YellowPeril]

Good man!

[Paul Murray]

Still waiting for them to get back to me. I wonder how many other people they've asked? Maybe they'll want us all to take pictures then they'll use the best?

[Tony Hardy]

That's an excellent response Paul. Fantastic.

[Katedesign]

Still waiting for them to get back to me. I wonder how many other people they've asked? Maybe they'll want us all to take pictures then they'll use the best?

Good response Paul - and I bet you're right about using lots of people!!

[Boss Hog]

I expect it wasn't a paying job?

[Paul Murray]

Probably not. It would be a great chance to increase my portfolio though, and how knows, maybe it would lead to some paying work in future :P

It's ironic how they're hosting StartUp Manchester in less than 2 weeks after several businesses were destroyed in the riots days ago. Talk about salt in the wounds.

[Boss Hog]

Probably not. It would be a great chance to increase my portfolio though, and how knows, maybe it would lead to some paying work in future :P

Ha Ha, makes you laugh though, they are supposed to be helping start-ups and yet it seems they expect a small new-ish business like yourself to work for free, can see why they decided to promote 99 designs now!