1 January, 2025
TLR under Grey Skies – A response to Geoff’s TLR challenge
For months after I got a Mamiya C220, I struggled with focusing. There were all sorts of possible explanations and I even visited an optician to discuss the issue in detail. Fin...
29 December, 2024
A Complicated Relationship With Colour Film
“Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.” — Raine...
3 December, 2024
Can You Get Mojo From TLR Cameras?
Tony Warren’s recent post entitled, “My TLRs Over the Years”, got me thinking about the who, what, where, and how my experiences with TLR’s made phot...
1 December, 2024
DSLR Scanning on a Budget: Unlock Stunning Results with an Affordable Enlarger Lens
You can fall in quite a huge rabbit hole if you read about scanning negatives with your mirrorless or DSLR camera, lots of people recommend different lenses. You easily can spen...
24 November, 2024
Converting Colour and B&W Film Negs – an Evolution
Today there are many options for converting colour and b&w negatives to positives that combine hardware and software. In contrast to now, when I embarked on this journey, th...
21 November, 2024
The Wider View – learning to create panoramic images
Over the last few years my photography has definitely moved away from landscape to urban subjects. Of course, restrictions due to the pandemic were the catalyst for this s...
21 November, 2024
Memorable photos made with forgettable lenses
Well, memorable for me anyway – your mileage may vary. Some of the images I’m sharing here made good money for me a few years ago when I had a side hustle in stock...
