Two recent books have stirred my interest in exploring the variety of affordable vintage cameras that can still be used. The books are: ...

The Blog writing has been on the back burner whilst I spent time refurbishing my two 1900s, mahogany and brass bellows camera. The Boots...

It has been a very busy April/May – preparing 75 pieces for North Somerset Artsweek #nsaw2019 – but so worth it! We have had a great...

Captured a few images today with the 1900s Hora half-plate camera on X-ray film – scanned and inverted. Just learning what iso this film...

It has been a busy few weeks preparing for North Somerset ArtsWeek in May. I am exhibiting at The Theatre Shop, Clevedon BS21 6HX. ...

Taking the opportunity to stay a few days at Skipton this week, I packed the VW Camper with my “new” 1900s Hora bellows camera and basic...

I added a second plate camera (By Hora & Co – Wandsworth London 1902-1930) to my collection recently and it came with a Thornton Pickard...

Another useful tip from an online forum – to reduce the contrast of a photo paper negative, the advice is to “pre-flash” it with a short...

With 5×7 sheet film being expensive, at over £1 a sheet, I have been looking for alternatives. I love the look paper negatives give to...

Having learned how to set the exposure on the 100 year-old Thornton Pickard I have been working on getting everything well-focussed. The...

With the sun out and the roads passable, I ventured up onto the top of the Mendip Hills with the Thornton Pickard and some film...

On a snowy day, staying at home was the warmer option and gave me a chance to apply what I have learned about exposure for this camera to...

On the frosty Mendip Hills this morning, I used the vintage Thornton Pickard camera to take some silhouette images of trees. Building on...

Very pleased with exposure of paper negatives today. (Images here have been inverted in photoshop from a scan of the paper negatives) ...

Clevedon Pier – again from a photo – laserprint transferred onto aluminium with acetone then etched in copper sulfate and salt. Raising...

Having successfully transferred the laser prints of my photos onto aluminium plate, the next step is etching in copper sulfate/salt. To...

Well, some success and still some failures(learning opportuntites). Saggy bellows have caused a shadow on the negative and one or two...

My Boots branded 100 year old Thornton Pickard camera has a new addition – a mechanical shutter. This allows me to shoot at speeds under...

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...

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...