In photography, as in life, it is easy to take ourselves too seriously. Once you go beyond being a simple snapshot photographer and move unto the realm of finer craftsmanship, the…
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Guest Musings Inspiration Photo-PhilosophyFinding my way in photography part 1 – Guest post by Nick Holt
I defected from digital three days ago with the purchase of my first film camera; a Hasselblad Xpan. My decision to move to film was arrived at slowly, although reading some…
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Readers of this blog and those who interact with me on social media often comment about what they see as a varied choice of cameras in my collection. The most common…
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Just a bit of fun. I’ve been thinking about Gear Acquisition Syndrome and what it means to me. I thought about writing a post about it but decided instead it could…
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Lenses are like the eyes of our cameras, they don’t process information, they just transmit it to what’s behind. Perfect vision, or perfect eyes are always going to be an advantage…
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Photo-PhilosophyThe Viewfinder effect – and why I choose to cripple myself with an offset viewfinder
On face value, there might appear to be a significant advantage to shooting with a single lens reflex camera over and above the rangefinders and compact cameras I prefer to shoot…
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In its most simple form there are three elements to a film camera; the lens the camera and the film. Of course in the process of taking a photo, there is…
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Photo-Philosophy PhotozineThoughts on ‘up north 1’ and a little common ground shared with someone I’ve never met …
I was first made aware of Paul and his photos through an article he wrote for JCH. The article, which can be found here, is about his current relationship with photography…
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Photo-PhilosophyShooting film, XP2, my laziness and other comments on entering the world of analogue photography…
I don’t consider my self particularly qualified to talk about film with any authority. It’s silly really as I do have some experience, just not as much as it feels like…
