Holga Week is an annual photographic event that celebrates the humble Holga and runs from the 1st to the 7th of October. I frequently miss it, so this year I made a concerted attempt to take part as I have a number of Holgas and love messing with them. They say that if you can …
Ilford Pan F Plus 50
The first time I used this film stock was over the Summer, it was a glorious day, so I decided to visit one of my favourite places for testing cameras and films at the coast, as it is not far from where I live. The film was shot in a Canon 3000V camera. Subsequently, the …
Coliemore Harbour
I seem to be messing with black and white instant film a lot recently. Today was no exception, there were two packs of Fujifilm FP3000B in my film fridge, their use before date was May 2015, so they were not dreadfully expired. These photos are the result of the second last pack. This film and …
Instax Wide Monochrome
This film has been available for a while and I have shot a couple of packs before, but, I don't seem to be able to get the same results as other people, so I decided to try again. Yesterday, I brought it out with me and took some photos outside on a heavily overcast day …
Polaroid Street Shots
A few weeks ago I took my One Step 2 out for a walk in town with a pack of black and white film as well as the remainder of a pack of colour film. I used flash suppression and did not use the lighten or darken options. Also, I did not cover the prints …
Holga Camera Guide
Originally Chinese in origin, the Holga is a cheap Lofi plastic film camera with a plastic lens with a focal length of 60mm that uses 120mm film, mostly, there are 35mm camera options too. They were originally used in giveaways until they became popular for photography students and fans. To focus, rotate the barrel of the lens …
B&W Development
Following on from my post on Stand Development, I thought I would add my normal Black and White Film Development process. All the chemicals will be used at 20 Degrees C. The photos below were taken on HP5 120 on a Holga 120N. Prewash: A 5 minute prewash to bring the film up to temperature. …
365 Project – Week 2
This is my crop of photos for this week. Hm, onwards and upwards I suppose.
My Top 5 Favourite Black & White Photographers
This is a tough list to formulate, however, at the moment, my top five favourite photographers are: Alexey Titarenko. I love his long exposure work, particularly the images of crowds of people. The mood of these images is slightly haunting to me. http://pin.it/TNCRkhj Michael Kenna. Kenna's use of black and white minimalism is, in  my mind, breathtaking. He …
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