Pinhole photography is the love of my life. Give me a pinhole camera and a roll of FP4+ and I will happily pootle off into the woods or around town or by the sea and make images all day long. So why do I do so little of it? Did this in colour too. Pinhole... Continue Reading →
Get comfy. This is a blog post about my very favourite film, one that I have used for many years and has become a trusted friend. 9 times out of 10 I can get a great exposure with this film, and during 2018 and 2019 I have learned how to get the results I want... Continue Reading →
Colour film. Something that for a long time had been at once alluring and terrifying, daunting yet exhillerating. And expensive. Since I transmogrified myself into a film shooter in summer 2015, I have shot colour film only in my 35mm cameras, point and shoot for holiday snapshots and random attempts at recording daily life. These... Continue Reading →
This is going to be interesting, since I have never shot slide film before. But I have, and I am pleased with the results. These photographs are from a trip to the Isle of Skye in the summer of 2019, and were taken with an olympus OM10, a camera I have been using for many... Continue Reading →
I started making a podcast. I thought about it for a long time and finally took the plunge and did it. Phew! I decided to make it after hearing a few other of me favourites tackle the same kinds of things I wanted to do, a roving reporter kind of deal where I am out... Continue Reading →
Recently I took a trip to Brimham rocks in the Yorkshire dales. I took 3 rolls of film and one camera, and just wanted a day out to take some photos and chill out. I also had a sneaky plan to try something new... I had planned to make this a podcast episode, but on... Continue Reading →
Last weekend I took a walk with my homemade pinhole camera. I made the camera about 3 years ago and have used it on and off, taking it more seriously in the last couple of years. I designed it to take medium format film to produce a 6x6 square negative. My ammo of choice was... Continue Reading →
Thanks for joining me! The aim of this blog is to keep a record of my adventures in film photography. I have been photographing for 10 years, and have started and failed many blogs since then. It's only recently that I have managed to have the time and expense to put more effort into my... Continue Reading →
Tales from the magic box 