11 November, 2025
A Portrait on Velvia 50
I never shot Fujichrome Velvia for portraits, except, apparently, when I did. I have absolutely no recollection of making some frames I found in a box labelled “1998. Blue Banan...
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14 October, 2025
One By Four – A One Shot Story Told by Four Photographers – Part 2
This is my contribution to the “One by Four” series that began with Scott Fergusson’s post four days before this one. You can see Scott’s post here. To r...
11 October, 2025
Kodak Ektachrome E100 on Holidays in 2025.
The purpose of this article is to lay to rest my nagging question as to whether there’s any point in me shooting slide film for holiday snaps in 2025. Spoiler alert – my answer ...
19 August, 2025
Fujifilm Velvia 50 and an Aesthetic of Necessity
I’ve recently been digging through folders and shoeboxes, looking for photos I shot in Venice in January 1995. That was a painting trip, but of course I took some cameras with m...
I love a “Full Roll Friday” and I’ve done four of them in the past. But only one of mine was a full roll shot the conventional way – usually I’d find a way of cheati...
This little thing is fun. That’s the main takeaway — the key word that came up over and over again on a recent photo walk in my hometown of Adelaide, South Australia. The event ...
14 April, 2025
Fujifilm S5 Pro and What does “Film-Like” Even Mean?
Most film shooters would know that over the past few years there’s been chatter about certain older camera sensors, in particular CCD sensors, that are widely reported to have “...
19 March, 2025
Kitchen 1991 – A One Shot Story by David Hume
Our daughter was visiting recently and started rummaging through one of the boxes of prints she found in a cupboard, looking for baby photos. “You really should scan these...