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Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he eats for a lifetime.
I write this after a chance discussion with my young, ten year old, daughter. She has been teaching herself gymnastics for some time now and is really very good at it. I'd go so far as to say she perhaps has a talent for it. Like all good parents, we are trying to persuade her to join a gymnastics class, so she has something
Central London Photographed at Night with Fujichrome Provia 100
So at the end of last week I was in London again when it was really cold! -4C is not the coldest I have photographed in (which is -18 degrees) but it was cold enough when I didn't have my full winter clothing on! So I only shot one roll this time, but instead of using Black and white film, this time I chose
A quick trip out to the woods with Kodak Tri-X 400
Like most modern families who spend all week at work or school, the weekends are a time of either catching up with everything in readiness for the following week, such as laundry, ironing, cleaning, car repairs, house repairs and so on, or they involve trying to get at least some family time in before the wheel starts all over again like taking the kids
Lomography Lady Grey 400 film – my first attempt with it.
Disclaimer : this post is not serious photography! It's just a general blog article provided for information with some demo images. So recently, by a stroke of sheer good fortune, I happened to visit a UK medical store called Boots, where they still stock some limited film stocks, albeit at a very high cost compared to online retailers. I was just looking to see
Recommended Podcasts for Film Photographers
I don't know about you, but I am always seeking knowledge to improve my photography. The best teacher is of course experience, and the more photographs I take, the better I become, for sure. But aside from trial and error based experience (which is expensive when using film!) there is no substitute for teachers. I've never had a photography education. I've never studied it
Kodak Ektachrome in Medium Format 120 by April 2019?
It's an exciting time to be a film photographer! After sitting through the last 15 years or so feeling like it was gradually fading away, the last couple of years especially have seen a very notable rise in enthusiasm for film as a photographic medium. Kodak are largely thanks to a big commercial buzz around film at the moment because of their apparent enthusiasm
Central London Photographed with Kodak TMAX 100
So I added to my London Series after another trip to the capital of the UK. It was fairly cold this time at about only 1 degree C, and despite being wrapped up fairly well, the hand suffered holding the Hasselblad. Still, at least I had my new mini Manfrotto tripod ( Manfrotto PIXI EVO 2-Section Mini Tripod) with me this time which helped me
Photographing horses with Fujichrome Provia 100 and my Hasselblad
So the other day, shortly after New Years Day, after 10 days of relative over-indulgence and general slobery, the wife and I decided it was time to get us all out in the winter air for a bit of a walk in the nearby countryside....you know, blow the cobwebs off a bit. Naturally, being a photographer, I immediately assessed the light outside and made
Hasselblad 501cm with Manfrotto PIXI EVO 2-Section Mini Tripod
So recently I participated in a wonderful evening photo effort in central London and conducted some night photography with my Hasselblad 501CM and some Tri-X 400 pushed to EI 1600. The results were wonderful, but they suffered slightly by my use of embankment ledges and lens caps and boxes of film to get the angle and stability for a 5 or 6 second exposure.
Central London photographed using Kodak Tri-X 400 film
I am a frequent traveler to London and in more recent times I find that I do not have the time that I used to for landscape photography. Family life and work life make that a difficult endeavor at the moment. So I have been trying to find an alternative subject for my photography that I can fit in around my busy lifestyle. Street