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...

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-a-mess-tickets-56035951038 Saturday 9th March in Weston High Street, I’ll be there offering the...

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) ...

Finally, after five attempts, I’ve got a plate with; enough etch to make a relief print, a satisfying sky effect enough detail in the...

Having another go with my Clevedon Pier photograph. This time I used a thinner application of oil for the sky and less etching time....

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

First prints from the aluminium etchings. Very pleased with these first lifts – on 200gsm, glossy card. [Update! – when dry the ink...

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

I’ve cracked it! Using acetone to transfer laserprint onto aluminium plate ready for #etching. Plates on the left in this photo the...

After my initial experiments with the etching process, I started today to apply what I have learned to my Exmoor tree images. (See...

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...