How to measure the speed of my antique shutter
My Boots branded 100 year old Thornton Pickard camera has a new addition – a mechanical shutter. This allows me to shoot at speeds under...
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Simon Williams
Jan 5, 20191 min read
Adding a shutter to my antique camera
In order to access shutter speeds of less than 1s I need a mechanical shutter. I found one on eBay for a bargain price – and it is in...
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Simon Williams
Dec 20, 20181 min read
Photo-Print-Transfer-Etch-Print!
Today was bringing together my photography and my relief printing. Starting with a B&W photo with a lot of contrast – An old oak door in...
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Simon Williams
Dec 19, 20182 min read
Sheet film experiments
I now have some 7″x5″ sheet film for the antique Thornton Pickard (Boots) bellows camera. Unfortunately the film/plate holders are...
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Simon Williams
Dec 14, 20181 min read
A new challenge
I like trying photograpy in new situations and Wednesday evening saw us at a friend’s party with live band and the request to take some...
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Simon Williams
Dec 14, 20181 min read
Going back in photo-tech with a pinhole camera
Having the chemicals and photo paper to hand, I thought I’d try a coffee-tin pinhole camera. I drilled a 2mm hole into the tin and sanded...
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Simon Williams
Dec 11, 20181 min read
Walk on an overcast morning
Time to get some exercise – The tide was up at 9am in nearby Clevedon and at this time of year we get good flocks of waders...
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Simon Williams
Dec 10, 20181 min read
Still life indoors – a metering challenge
The iphone Lux app reading indicated F2.8 Iso 6 for 15s. In fact 2.25 mins was needed. This needs investigation. Interesting that since...
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Simon Williams
Dec 3, 20181 min read
A snicket in Halifax
I was on a mission to find and photograph the snicket (alley) photographed in 1937 by Bill Brandt (follow link to see original)-...
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Simon Williams
Nov 27, 20181 min read
Getting in close
Extending the bellows of the Boots (Thornton-Pickard) camera – I can get in closer to the object (Euphorbia plant). Using a highish f...
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Simon Williams
Nov 23, 20181 min read
Progressing with Antique Photography
The next step in the experiments with the #antiquecamera was to try a contact positive print. First step the paper negative. Now I have...
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Simon Williams
Nov 19, 20181 min read
100 year-old camera’s photo of my garden
So, using the recently acquired “plate holders” to hold the photographic paper in the back of my, now modified, Boots Half Plate Mahogany...
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Simon Williams
Nov 3, 20181 min read
Unexpected reward for a walk
We needed to get out for a walk this morning so went to Sand Point near Weston Super Mare and headed north towards Middle Hope. The beach...
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Simon Williams
Oct 31, 20181 min read
Guernsey Rocks Linocut
I loved the rocks on Guernsey’s coast – especially as they were lit in the low sun of evening – strong shapes and deep shadows. So I have...
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