15 May, 2026
Above and Beyond – One Shot Story
For anyone with an interest in cars and, or, people the Salon Privé at Blenheim Palace in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, England makes for an enjoyable day out. This is an annual gath...
14 May, 2026
Canon FD 15mm f/2.8 – Time to go fishing
Well not fishing for real fish but fish-eyeing for images. I’ve had this Canon FD 15mm f/2.8 S.S.C. Fisheye MF Manual Lens for years. As you can imagine it’s not t...
Because of my obsession with different sensors (currently in remission thankfully) I had to buy an Olympus E-300. It has the famed Kodak CCD sensor as found in the Leica M8 (exc...
Taking meaningful photos in Venice is quite challenging because the strong déjà vu effect can blind you to the city’s beauty. I’m not talking about the myriad selfie...
I found myself thinking about some past summers and winters in London. Some scenes I photographed stayed with me because they come from moments when more extreme weather conditi...
It’s not uncommon nowadays to come across out-of-production or repurposed movie film for both 35mm cameras and medium format. Movie negative color films have different chemistry...
11 May, 2026
The City Speaking All At Once – A One Shot Story
I was there after a morning meeting, part of the routine marketing work that freelancing tends to require, now walking through central London on my way to the tube station with ...
7 May, 2026
Shooting Pano on a Hasselblad
There have been more than a few interesting posts over the last couple of months exploring various approaches to shooting in a panoramic format, including Simon Foale’s pi...
