My Graflex RB series B is an inspiring and challenging camera. It promises great results but doesn’t give them easily. A lesser-known Graflex Graflex is an American camera manufacturer well known for its 4×5” press cameras, such as the Graflex Speed Graphic. Those are large-format range-finder cameras that were popular in the 40s and 50s. […]
Taking the plunge I’d had this roll of Ilford HP4 for a good few months and was hesitant to put it through a camera. The fact that it was so pristine in it’s condition made me feel that whatever I used it for had to be significant. I had to wait for the right opportunity. […]
Man of science I love alternative photographic techniques like dry plates and brushed on emulsions. I am a darkroom fanatic – always exploring new ways to mash up digital with traditional analog techniques. I love all kinds of print processes – cyanotypes, salts, van dykes to name a few. I shoot all formats right from […]
What is the luminogram process? The Luminogram process is light, directed onto photo paper in the darkroom. About as basic as ‘photography’ can get. It has been with us for a long while. László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) started using it in 1922, while Gottfried Jäger described it as “the result of pure light design; the rudimentary expression of an interaction […]
People often ask me why I love street photography so much, my answer is always “you never know what you are going to come across, depending on where you are and sometimes that can be from minute to minute” let me explain… Photography is my passion I am very lucky that after a career spanning […]
