Photography Archives

28 September, 2025

Hitting the “Zone” – Shot-by-Shot street shooting with a Hasselblad 500CM

By Scott Ferguson

Going out to shoot still photos can be a bit of a ‘hit or miss’ experience for me. While always starting with high hopes to shoot beautiful and/or memorable photos,...

28 September, 2025

5 Frames with a Pentax Pino 35 and Kentmere 400

By Steve Phillips

I think this camera came to my attention as I was browsing through various blogs and reviews about cheap take-anywhere point & shoot types. My own journey down that road had...

Picture of a Nikon F camera with 5 Nikkor lenses

27 September, 2025

5 Frames with 5 lenses and a Nikon F in Tennessee’s Oldest Town

By Victor Dively

I recently moved to Jonesborough, Tennessee, to be close to the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains. Jonesborough is the county seat for Washington County, the fi...

27 September, 2025

Crosby’s Blitz Beach with a Yashica D and Kodak Gold 200 – The Whole Roll

By Peter Roberts

I’m sure every long-in-the-tooth parent knows this situation. And if you as a parent haven’t yet reached that certain age believe me you’ll experience it event...

26 September, 2025

5 Frames with a Mamiya 6 on expired Fujifilm Pro 400H

By Ciarán Utting

Something very specific happens to my brain whenever I load up a medium format camera with expired film. It’s probably 90% fear. You never quite know what you’re going to end up...

26 September, 2025

Zip Disks – A One-Shot Public-Service Announcement

By Dave Powell

Remember these? How long has it been since you stored important files– especially photos– on Zip disks? It’s been three decades for me, since higher-capacity CD-R me...

25 September, 2025

Day Out at The NPG – Part 3 – 85mm Lens – One Shot Story

By Leon Winnert

In Part 1 I relayed a conversation I had had with our Tutor Eddie. On his assertion that no-one shoots with an 85mm lens these days and all portrait photography is shot using wi...

24 September, 2025

Day Out at The NPG – Part 2 – Kit – A One Shot Story

By Leon Winnert

Towards the end of my article Day Out at The NPG, Part 1 – Eddie, I very briefly introduced our photographic model for the day. Kit, a gentleman in his late 70s who is a profes...

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