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Simon Williams
May 3, 20241 min read
Workshop - Paper photography using old cameras
Workshop Dates & Times Thursday June 6th 14:00-16:30 Friday June 7th 10:30-13:00 Saturday June 8th 10:30-13:00 and 14:00-16:30 There are...
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Simon Williams
Sep 15, 20231 min read
Pictorialist Panoramic
Testing for exposure my recently acquired Kodak Panoram 4B with some slightly fogged film after recent replacement of bellows, I have...
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Simon Williams
Aug 15, 20234 min read
Balloons over the Clifton Suspension Bridge - Kodak Panoram
Designed by Kodak in 1890, this particular model (Panoram 4D) was built between 1920 & 1926 the camera is simple to shoot but...
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Simon Williams
Mar 2, 20231 min read
Panoram Kodak in the perfect location
Very pleased to have stopped light leaks marring the film in the 100-year-old panoramic Kodak. The solution is a piece of black paper...
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Simon Williams
Feb 28, 20231 min read
Getting to know the Panoram Kodak 4 D from 1920
I'm enjoying exploring the capabilities of this 100-year-old panoramic camera - gradually identifying where the light leaks have been...
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Simon Williams
Jan 28, 20233 min read
Kodak Panoramic 4 D - repair
Having tracked down a reasonably priced Kodak Panoram 4 D, it needed some cleaning and repair, but the effort was rewarded with a lovely...
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Simon Williams
Jun 26, 20221 min read
Dawes Twine Works “through an older eye”©
Dawes Twine Works in West Coker, Somerset is a heritage site for industrial archeology, preserving the story, buildings and artefacts of...
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Simon Williams
Jun 7, 20221 min read
3D stereoscopic images - a journey of discovery
#Stereoscopic images when viewed correctly create the illusion of depth and can be quite startling in their effect. From a small boy, I...
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Simon Williams
Apr 25, 20211 min read
Pictorialist Tulip
Having discovered by accident the effect seen here, I set out to reproduce it in order to create this image. Starting with a #largeformat...
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Simon Williams
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Lockdown learning - Wetplate Collodion
This is one good thing to have come out of lockdown for me - It gave me the time to research and then steadily work through my...
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Simon Williams
Sep 18, 20201 min read
Camera in Clovelly
A visit to Clovelly gardens in North Devon was a great chance to use my Thornton Pickard Imperial - full plate camera from the 1900s. I...
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Simon Williams
Jun 15, 20201 min read
Still learning – paper negatives
The sky looked promising for clouds above the old Birnbeck Pier, so I took my 1900s Thornton Pickard Imperial camera (Image size 8.5×6.5...
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Simon Williams
Apr 26, 20201 min read
My Favourite Images
Here are my favourite images from past few weeks – some digital – some paper negatives, x-ray film etc.. It’s good to take time and look...
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Simon Williams
Apr 25, 20201 min read
Glass dry plate – poured emulsion
Self portrait- These are my first attempts at pouring liquid silver gelatine emulsion (Foma from Silverprint) onto a glass plate to make...
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Simon Williams
Apr 25, 20201 min read
My new book – Old Parson’s Fruit ‘n’ Veg
Old Parson’s Fruit ‘n’ Veg is the title, Fruit-‘n’-Veg through old glass – is the content of my new Blurb book. created at the suggestion...
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Simon Williams
Apr 24, 20201 min read
Looking to the stars with an old eye
I love making star-trail images with my DSLR, but wanted to see what I could achieve with my 100 year old camera (Thornton Pickard...
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Simon Williams
Apr 23, 20201 min read
A perfect marriage?
Pleased to have successfully “married” my Dallmeyer 8″ (f2.9-11) to a, recently acquired, Thornton Pickard Imperial (Full Plate). I have...
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Simon Williams
Apr 23, 20201 min read
Exploring old cameras
Having started with the Victorian bellows cameras I thought I’d explore some other old cameras and see if I could use them with paper...
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Simon Williams
Apr 23, 20202 min read
So busy trying new things ……
I was surprised to see my last post was over 3 months ago. But I haven’t been idle – far from it, especially now we are “locked down” at...
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Simon Williams
Jan 16, 20201 min read
LArGE lens adds a new dimension
An exciting find at a local general auction as added a new dimension to the images I can make with my 1900s New Countess 10×8 field...
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