Theory & Reflections Archives

22 November, 2018

Sharing my Failures – Lost Frames from Amsterdam – by Simon King

By Simon King

I recently spent some time in Amsterdam, nothing work related just a short escape from the city. I was joined with fellow photographer David Babaian which was great because I ha...

16 November, 2018

A Difference Between Professionals and Amateurs – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I do not aspire to be a professional photographer. I shoot maybe three rolls of film per week and another couple hundred images digitally in that same period, which likely would...

5 November, 2018

How Film Photography Helped Me to Appreciate Colour – by Simon King

By Simon King

When I first started shooting film alongside my digital cameras I wasn't really confident what the results would be - whether they would remain a medium for experimentation or w...

3 November, 2018

Is it Easier or Harder to Take Photos Now? – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

I received a compliment about my photos that illustrates how much digital technologies have become the norm. I had emailed a few images to a friend. “Photos you sent are fantast...

2 October, 2018

My Dead Dogs Came Back – By Frank H. Wu

By frankhwu

My dead dogs have come back to me thanks to photography. I recently found a roll of film I shot circa 1998 but did not develop. Buster and Ding Ding, two mutts, were the exclusi...

16 September, 2018

Sharpness? A creative goal, but still not a prerequisite for a good photo, or: why I’m enjoying my Makina 67

By Hamish Gill

I recently wrote a post about sharpness being overrated where I ended up alluding to the question (somewhat rhetorically) of why we as photographers obsess to the degree we do o...

15 September, 2018

Kodak Ektar 100 – Shooting Fashion In The Dark – By Aukje

By Aukje

I have been a fan of Kodak Ektar for some time, specifically for shooting in low-light conditions such as a forest. It wasn't love at first sight though. My first experiences wi...

9 September, 2018

Sharpness? Overrated, and very rarely part of the definition of a good photo!

By Hamish Gill

I’m not going to overdo this particular sentiment, it’s been articulated a million times. That being said, I do want to chuck a few thoughts into the mix about sharpness not bei...

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Ibraar Hussain on A Tale of Two UFOs (a One-Shot Story)
I don't think there are any, but both authors' books are short stories which explore what I think you would…
Geoff Chaplin on Zeh Zeca-Flex Camera Review
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Jeffery Luhn on Baby Brownie – A review of a quaint box camera
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