2013 – My Plans and Projects
2013 is well underway and so I thought I’d post a quick update to let you know the sort of things I’m going to work on this year (inspired by Simon’s post back in January… it’s taken me this long … Continued
Alt Photo Festival in Edinburgh (28 Feb to 12 Mar 2013)
Yesterday was the first day of the Alt Photo Festival in Edinburgh. I attended the opening night and met some fantastic and inspiring people, including the amazing artist Alastair Cook and the equally brilliant Kenny Bean, the man behind the … Continued
My New Large Format World – The Graflex Speed Graphic 5×4
When researching my scanner I read some good advice about buying one that is capable of scanning one size bigger than you think you’ll need. The reasoning being that you will eventually shoot it and need to scan it. At … Continued
Polaroid Land Camera – DoF Calculator!
In a group on Flickr I saw someone asking about the Depth of Field of a Polaroid Land Camera, which made me wonder for myself. So I posted the following: Good question, I hadn’t considered looking at a DoF table … Continued
My First Home Developed Film – The Scans
Here are my favourite frames from my quick test roll of film that I developed for the first time at home (read all about it here). These were all shot at ISO 400 on Kodak Tri-X on a Canon EOS … Continued
My First Time Developing a Roll of B&W Film
I’ve been planning this event for months now, waiting for the busy wedding photography season to calm down when I’d have a bit more time to try some film developing. I have read ‘a hundred’ articles and Flickr forum posts … Continued
LOMO Lubitel 2
I’ve been really looking forward to shooting with the Lubitel 2 – my dad kindly gave me it; it was his first camera when he bought it back in the 1960s. Here’s a snap of my dad giving me the … Continued
Olympus 35RC – Fuji Neopan 1600 – Leeds Photographers’ Get Together
Two weeks ago I travelled to Leeds on the train to meet up with some of my fellow wedding and portrait photographer friends. We are all members of a support and social network that help each other run our photography … Continued
Fuji Pro 400H 135 and 120 Stash
I was given a big, expensive Jessops gift card by some kind people and it’s been burning a hole in my wallet for over a year now. I already have most of the digital photography gear that I need/want so … Continued
The Fuji / Kodak / Polaroid Land Camera 340
I recently bought a Polaroid Land Camera 340 (manufactured between 1969 and 1971) from eBay. After resisting the temptation for many months to delve into instant photography, in fact I wasn’t at all interested in it and I didn’t really … Continued