#photography

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...

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...

Oct 2, 20192 min read

Going “large”

Having tried 10×8 photography using my cardboard cameras and being satisfied with the results I decided that it was time to “go large”....

Jan 31, 20191 min read

6 out of 6! – 6 Good exposures

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

Jan 5, 20191 min read

Success with the antique camera and shutter

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

Jan 5, 20191 min read

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...

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...

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...