If I was any doubt in yesteday’s post about digital vs film then I think the way I clapped my hands and did a little dance when I got home from work and spotted a chunky envelope on the…
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Whenever I’m out and about in a town and stuck for something interesting to photograph I’ll often look to shop windows for inspiration. They’re normally nice and colourful, they don’t move or complain and are conveniently always changing through…
I have so many cameras now (and shh, don’t tell anyone but I’ve bought another one over the weekend) I thought I might pit them aganst each other! This first bout sees three contenders: In the red corner… he’s…
A bit late for five sense friday, but here’s mine for a super sunny saturday… tasting: strawberries – so many strawberries. seeing: the intense glittering of a gentle sea in bright, bright sunshine. hearing: bands at glastonbury (via the…
There are lots of reasons why I love my Lubitel 2 camera… You shoot from the waist so people don’t realise what you’re up to. If they do realise what you’re up to they don’t mind too much because…
A few months ago I took possession of an old camera (a Lubitel 2) of dubious heritage. A skip was mentioned. It looked OK, but then I took it from its case and saw the bottom was in pieces.…
Something terrible always seems to happen in the world at Christmastime – or maybe it’s just that the festivities are a convenient bookmark in our memories in a world that is always troubled by something or other. This year’s…
Recently I treated myself to a Diana+ camera. It’s as far from state-of-the-art as you can get, which ironially gets you much artier results! It’s a film camera, not only that but it takes medium-format film (big 2″x2″ square…
I have now entered the world of the Lomo. A bulging package was UPS’d to me all the way from Vienna. This means I now own a Pop-9 and an Actionsampler Flash – woohoo! It’s all a bit strange…