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...

I now have some 7″x5″ sheet film for the antique Thornton Pickard (Boots) bellows camera. Unfortunately the film/plate holders are...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The fist weekend in December – in Yorkshire – in the rain – with Fujiholics on an enjoyable workshop – expertly organised by Matt Hart...

I was on a mission to find and photograph the snicket (alley) photographed in 1937 by Bill Brandt (follow link to see original)-...

Extending the bellows of the Boots (Thornton-Pickard) camera – I can get in closer to the object (Euphorbia plant). Using a highish f...

The next step in the experiments with the #antiquecamera was to try a contact positive print. First step the paper negative. Now I have...

So, using the recently acquired “plate holders” to hold the photographic paper in the back of my, now modified, Boots Half Plate Mahogany...

A good find on E-bay this “Boots” the chemist half-plate camera ( #platecamera ) arrived a week ago and I have been gradually...

A couple more hours work on the Bideford Black pigment, grinding, seiving and then mixing with linseed oil using a Muller. I was then...

#cattleegret walking amongst the cows on the Somerset Levels near Catcott. I had heard for some time that Cattle egrets were present now...

Very pleased to take delivery of a proper printing press to replace my makeshift vice-press (was great for seeing of I could do this...

Today I got to make a good quantity of ink using #pigment collected from the North Deveon coastline (Thank you John Byrne for being our...

What year it is for the autumn colours this year! Really intense colours with moody dark skies and occasional bursts of sunlight to make...

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...

A brief visit to Tyntesfield House (National Trust) as we were passing was rewarded with some impressive views of autumn colours and the...