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A Kodak Instamatic and Kodachrome 64
14th September 2020 - 0 comments
Transparency film is very critical to exposure so how could I get on with it as a novice using a very simple camera in the 1970s? Surprisingly well as it turned out.
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Bygone Photographic Shops
07th September 2020 - 0 comments
Photographic shops come and go. Many are memorable for vatrious reasons. Here are some from my earlier years.
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Powis Castle (Going Down and Going Up)
26th August 2020 - 0 comments
Powis Castle is a National Trust property in Wales. I'm revisiting a folder of images I took four years ago.
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Toning (Part III)
21st July 2020 - 0 comments
Last time I went through my techniques for toning an image with a single tone. But you can add a second tone for even more options.
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Toning (Part II)
13th July 2020 - 0 comments
Last time I discussed toning for creative processing of monochrome images. Here I'll talk about some of my workflow choices.
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Toning (Part I)
02nd July 2020 - 0 comments
Sepia toning is the most well known treatment of images but there are other hues available.
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Bad Effects from Film to Photoshop
12th June 2020 - 0 comments
Altering images and getting them looking seriously bad (you read that correctly) isn't just a recent phenomenon.
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My Unconventional Macro Setup
24th May 2020 - 0 comments
Proper macro lenses give a reproduction ratio of 1:1 which is fine for many subjects but sometimes I want to get closer and this is my approach.
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Gloster Meteor
19th May 2020 - 0 comments
My monochrome image of this aircraft, taken nearly 30 years ago, started as a colour original which, while it was a fair record, wasn't eyecatching so I felt it needed something extra.
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Winter Photography (Part III)
10th May 2020 - 0 comments
The final part of photography in winter time, well this side of autumn at least. Something to look forward to when we can hopefully get out and about more easily.
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Winter Photography (Part II)
30th April 2020 - 0 comments
I'm discussing more aspects of photography in winter time. It certainly isn't a time to avoid.
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Winter Photography (Part I)
16th January 2020 - 0 comments
The first thing many think about when this subject is mentioned is snow, but there's much more to winter than the white stuff.
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Black and White Photography (Part IV)
31st December 2019 - 0 comments
In this final part I'll look at producing a black and white image from a colour original.
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Black and White Photography (Part III)
14th October 2019 - 0 comments
Last time I looked at some of the reasons for choosing monochrome. Now I'll look at some aspects to consider when creating your image.
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Black and White Photography (Part II)
21st August 2019 - 0 comments
Some images are 'better' in monochrome than in colour for a multitude of reasons. Last time I looked at why black and white was historically a practical choice. Now I look at why you'd choose black and white over colour, i.e. as a creative choice.
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Black and White Photography (Part I)
09th August 2019 - 0 comments
Monochrome images can be appealing and they have a small but dedicated following. But why should black and white images exist at all?
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Skokholm Work Party 2019
16th April 2019 - 0 comments
It’s that time of year again as the puffins return and maintenance work needs to be done on the buildings on Skokholm.
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Magical Trees
28th February 2019 - 0 comments
A couple of characterful trees in a small piece of woodland lend themselves very well to enhanced lighting.
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In-Camera Movement
16th November 2018 - 0 comments
This is a creative technique that I use from time to time.
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RIAT 2018 Review
24th October 2018 - 0 comments
Back in the summer the annual premier airshow in the UK took place, so now in autumn it's time to reflect on the event.
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