We’ve been talking photography here at the office today thanks to the fact that I’m still a little weak in the knees about my Chuck Close moment.

Also, the LA Times has a really nice piece that traces the most influential people in modern fashion photography. Seriously if I had money to spend on art, a huge chunk of it would go to photography.

There would be Chuck Close (of course), as much David Bailey as I could get my hands on, and if I could ever afford to have Mario Testino shoot me looking a fraction as pretty as he has so many other girls, I would be self-involved enough to hang a picture of me in my apartment.

We’ve always had a bit of a blog crush on ShowStudio and now they’ve really gone and done it.

Nick Knight moved the site’s headquaters to London’s Bruton Place - parallel to the dream street that houses Stella McCartney and Matthew Williamson’s - and thought they’d get in on the retail action.

Today marks the opening of their very own store full of fashion delights including props straight from a few major runways. The Shop is part live studio and part gallery, selling things like a John Galliano customized Union Jack and a miniature Victorian greenhouse built for a Tim Walker/Coco Rocha editorial.

British fashion photographer Tim Walker’s just confirmed that he’ll branch out into film in 2009.

He’s the man behind most of Vogue UK’s fairytale-like editorials and a major contributor on Nick Knight’s ShowStudio. You know this almost iconic image of Lily Cole and the December 08 spread starring Karen Elson and Tim Burton.

His short film will debut this spring with a follow up feature length film slated for Fall 2009. No word yet on plot lines and characters but we do expect fantasy and would love for Gemma to land a role.

Between this and Tom Ford’s movie and Vogue’s Sundance debut, fashion’s officially crossed over.