17 September, 2024
The Director – A One Shot Story
Back in 1988 I was trying out my new Mamiya C330s TLR camera loaded with Ilford XP1 film at the Pier Head in Liverpool. I stumbled across a film crew on the roof terrace of a bu...
22 August, 2024
5 Frames with a Widelux F7 at The Louvre
Panoramic photography and the cameras that take them have always been one of my favorite kinds of photography. As your eyes see the world and your mind conveys the images, it...
4 August, 2024
5 Frames of Iceland (on Portra 400 and HP5+)
I’ve been trying to write this for over seven months, yet I can still remember the trip quite vividly. In November 2023, my wife and I were planning a trip to Iceland aft...
17 July, 2024
5 Frames with ‘a’ Kodak Autographic № 3.
To be accurate this is bending the rules somewhat for ‘5 Frames With’ as although there are only 5 frames also involved are: 2 Kodak Autographic № 3 cameras...
5 July, 2024
5 Frames with the Ilford Sporti
I am not sure where or when I had acquired the Ilford Sporti but I discovered it in a box of old photographic equipment that I had amassed over the years. Still encased in its o...
I had without realising it been spoiled by a lab that used Fuji Negastar B/W developer. This developer made all the films I sent, especially 400asa films, look great. Fine grain...
In 2017, I was able to travel to a place that I wanted to visit since I was little, you know one of those places that captivates your mind when you see it on television –...
1 June, 2024
5 frames with a Canon EOS 30 – A return to film
I’ve been around photography my whole life, starting with film in the 90s as I ambled around after my dad. Since we were often out looking at wildlife, as my parents are a...