Photography Blog
Photo Diaries, News and Reviews
Alongside making images, I have written a number of blogs about the process of photography. In many cases, my blogs are a visual diary of my journey in photography; maybe it’s a record of a particular trip or morning out with the camera or an update on what I’ve been up to. It also extends to include technical articles and reviews, all of which I hope you find useful in some way.
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BIBLIOSCAPES IN DISCUSSION PODCAST
I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with Euan Ross about my book, Ardnamurchan Echoes, for his Biblioscapes in Discussion Podcast.
A MORNING ON RAMAMERE HEATH
A walk through Ramamere Heath in Rushmere Nature Reserve during the rain and mist on a Sunday morning.
CHOOSING A 6X7 CAMERA
The lure of a 6x7 camera is one that's hard to resist, and there are some excellent options to choose from. In this post, I discuss my experiences with a few of them and weigh up the pro’s and con’s.
ANALOGUE WONDERLAND CHALLENGE
A black and white landscape photographer, shooting Lomo Purple in a Lomography single-use camera on the streets of Watford. What could possibly go wrong?
50 DAYS OF LOCKDOWN
A black and white landscape photographer, shooting Lomo Purple in a Lomography single-use camera on the streets of Watford. What could possibly go wrong?
TESTING SHUTTER SPEEDS
When buying a second-hand film camera, it’s worth doing a test of the shutter speeds. In this post, I describe the process I follow for doing just that.
ON LANDSCAPE - ISSUE 204
The 2019 British Wildlife Photography Awards was the first success I’ve had in a National Competition, and it was strange that it should come in a genre that I don’t really consider myself a photographer of.
WALKING THE GREEN LANES
A walk through the Green Lanes in Toddiginton on a butterfly hunt
ILFORD ORTHO PLUS
Ilford Ortho plus was released in October 2019, and as of the beginning of 2020, I hadn't yet had a chance to shoot it. However, having seen some interesting landscape images taken with it, along with it being a fine grain film with excellent sharpness., I was intrigued to see whether it would be a film I would use regularly
2019 REVIEW
A review of 2019 and my favourite landscape and nature images, and a look ahead to what's in store for 2020.
X-PRO3 AND THE NEW MULTIPLE EXPOSURE MODE
Fuji appears to have finally caught up with other Camera brands with their latest implementation of Multiple Exposure features in the X-Pro3
RETURNING TO BOLEHILL QUARRY
The third visit to Bolehill Quarry in 12 months, and a different set of images to previous visits.
BRITISH WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS
The 2019 British Wildlife Photography Awards was the first success I’ve had in a National Competition, and it was strange that it should come in a genre that I don’t really consider myself a photographer of.
A SPRING DAY IN THE PEAK DISTRICT
The day started with a stress free car journey up the M1 to the Peak District (with a small stop for brekkie along the way) and we were ready to set off from the Surprise View Car Park for a morning exploring Bolehill Quarry and Padley Gorge.
AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR ROUND 2
Really pleased to have won round 2 of the 2019 Amateur Photographer of the Year Competition! Round 2 was called Setting the Scene, and a recent image taken along the borders of Oakhill Wood, Milton Keynes, was picked as the winner by the judging panel.
PORTRAIT SESSION WITH DAVID SQUIRE
A Portrait Session of Musician David Squire, taken at the bandstand in Bedford.
CINESTILL 800T IN NORTHERN FINLAND
On a recent trip to Northern Finland, I decided to shoot a roll of 35mm Cinestill 800T. Although the film is tungsten balanced, I decided against using a warming filter because I thought the films white balance would complement the snow and blue skies.
A WINTERS MORNING
Millbrook plantation is a small area of mixed woodland on the sides of two small hills just outside Ampthill, Bedfordshire. This small series of images were all taken within a 2 hour explore during some wonderful winter weather.
ILFORD FP4+
A review of Ilford FP4+ Film, after running a couple of rolls through the Mamiya RZ67 Pro ii
A WEEKEND IN BRUSSELS
I headed off for a weekend in Brussels with my 2 best mates, 2 cameras, and a bag of film.
BLOGS BY CATEGORY
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Abstract
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- 13 Aug 2022 Getting creative with Multiple Exposures on the X-T4 13 Aug 2022
- 20 Dec 2019 X-PRO3 AND THE NEW MULTIPLE EXPOSURE MODE 20 Dec 2019
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Behind the image
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- 4 Jan 2022 Story behind the image - Rapture 4 Jan 2022
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Book Club
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- 18 Jan 2022 From the Book Shelf - New York Sleeps by Christopher Thomas 18 Jan 2022
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Contact Sheets
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- 29 Oct 2021 Contact sheets 29 Oct 2021
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Film Photography
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- 29 Oct 2021 Contact sheets 29 Oct 2021
- 11 Feb 2021 Snow at the Lake - From in the field to the darkroom 11 Feb 2021
- 28 Jan 2021 Darkroom Sessions - Printing from the Holga and WIN a print! 28 Jan 2021
- 15 Jan 2021 Photo Diaries - A Walk in the Fog 15 Jan 2021
- 15 Aug 2020 CHOOSING A 6X7 CAMERA 15 Aug 2020
- 12 Aug 2020 ANALOGUE WONDERLAND CHALLENGE 12 Aug 2020
- 15 Jun 2020 TESTING SHUTTER SPEEDS 15 Jun 2020
- 16 Feb 2020 ILFORD ORTHO PLUS 16 Feb 2020
- 27 Apr 2019 PORTRAIT SESSION WITH DAVID SQUIRE 27 Apr 2019
- 28 Feb 2019 CINESTILL 800T IN NORTHERN FINLAND 28 Feb 2019
- 19 Jan 2019 ILFORD FP4+ 19 Jan 2019
- 10 Jun 2018 A WEEKEND IN BRUSSELS 10 Jun 2018
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Gear
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- 26 Sep 2022 GFX50R vs Pentax 67 26 Sep 2022
- 15 Aug 2020 CHOOSING A 6X7 CAMERA 15 Aug 2020
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Inspriation
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- 5 Oct 2022 New Photobook Released - Heathland | Rejuvenation 5 Oct 2022
- 25 Aug 2022 Cape Wight 25 Aug 2022
- 20 Feb 2022 Photographing Eyesores (polishing turds??) 20 Feb 2022
- 18 Jan 2022 From the Book Shelf - New York Sleeps by Christopher Thomas 18 Jan 2022
- 4 Jan 2022 Story behind the image - Rapture 4 Jan 2022
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Journal
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- 28 Sep 2021 The end of a local landmark 28 Sep 2021
- 19 Aug 2020 A MORNING ON RAMAMERE HEATH 19 Aug 2020
- 18 Jul 2020 50 DAYS OF LOCKDOWN 18 Jul 2020
- 20 Mar 2020 WALKING THE GREEN LANES 20 Mar 2020
- 26 Dec 2019 2019 REVIEW 26 Dec 2019
- 7 Nov 2019 RETURNING TO BOLEHILL QUARRY 7 Nov 2019
- 20 Jun 2019 A SPRING DAY IN THE PEAK DISTRICT 20 Jun 2019
- 27 Apr 2019 PORTRAIT SESSION WITH DAVID SQUIRE 27 Apr 2019
- 7 Feb 2019 A WINTERS MORNING 7 Feb 2019
- 10 Jun 2018 A WEEKEND IN BRUSSELS 10 Jun 2018
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News
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- 5 Oct 2022 New Photobook Released - Heathland | Rejuvenation 5 Oct 2022
- 12 Apr 2022 BIBLIOSCAPES IN DISCUSSION PODCAST TAKE 2 12 Apr 2022
- 1 Feb 2022 New Zine Released - Odayakana 1 Feb 2022
- 30 Dec 2021 2021 Reflections and look ahead to 2022 30 Dec 2021
- 13 Dec 2021 New Gallery Added - Architecture and Industry 13 Dec 2021
- 13 Mar 2021 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY MAGAZINE 13 Mar 2021
- 11 Feb 2021 Snow at the Lake - From in the field to the darkroom 11 Feb 2021
- 28 Jan 2021 Darkroom Sessions - Printing from the Holga and WIN a print! 28 Jan 2021
- 15 Jan 2021 Photo Diaries - A Walk in the Fog 15 Jan 2021
- 3 Jan 2021 2020 Review - My Year in Pictures 3 Jan 2021
- 26 Dec 2020 YOUTUBE? I MUST BE MAD! 26 Dec 2020
- 11 Oct 2020 B&W MINIMALISM MAGAZINE 11 Oct 2020
- 24 Sep 2020 BIBLIOSCAPES IN DISCUSSION PODCAST 24 Sep 2020
- 13 Apr 2020 ON LANDSCAPE - ISSUE 204 13 Apr 2020
- 3 Oct 2019 BRITISH WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 3 Oct 2019
- 17 May 2019 AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR ROUND 2 17 May 2019
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Review
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- 26 Sep 2022 GFX50R vs Pentax 67 26 Sep 2022
- 13 Aug 2022 Getting creative with Multiple Exposures on the X-T4 13 Aug 2022
- 3 Jan 2021 2020 Review - My Year in Pictures 3 Jan 2021
- 12 Aug 2020 ANALOGUE WONDERLAND CHALLENGE 12 Aug 2020
- 16 Feb 2020 ILFORD ORTHO PLUS 16 Feb 2020
- 20 Dec 2019 X-PRO3 AND THE NEW MULTIPLE EXPOSURE MODE 20 Dec 2019
- 28 Feb 2019 CINESTILL 800T IN NORTHERN FINLAND 28 Feb 2019
- 19 Jan 2019 ILFORD FP4+ 19 Jan 2019
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YouTube
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- 11 Feb 2021 Snow at the Lake - From in the field to the darkroom 11 Feb 2021