Shooting film, where you have a finite (and small) number of exposures on a roll, greatly helped me become more effective as a photographer. It encouraged me to take my time more, and make each shot count, as far as possible. Now I'm predominantly shooting digital again, I've tried to retain some of the best… Continue reading The Most Incredible Photograph You Can Make
Month: July 2017
Wandering On The Wide Side
When I predominantly shot 35mm film, my default lens was a 50 or 55mm. The world just looked right when viewed through them, plus they're compact, can usually focus down to around half a metre, and perform very well. Then when I began experimenting more with digital - first with my Sony NEX mirrorless, then… Continue reading Wandering On The Wide Side
How To Find The Lenses Best For You – Choosing Focal Length
Since discovering film cameras and vintage lenses some five summers ago, I've been through a fair bit of glass. Enough to become concerned about being a lensoholic. What I've learned from this experience - and I appreciate compared with some people's lens count this is a tiny drop in the Atlantic - is which lenses… Continue reading How To Find The Lenses Best For You – Choosing Focal Length
Film Faves #2
A regular series of very short posts that revisit some of my favourite film photographs from the last five years since I’ve been shooting film. I'm fond of this shot for a few reasons. Mainly because it was the first shot where I figured out how to deliberately layer two compositions so one filled the… Continue reading Film Faves #2
When Nature Reclaims
Nature is an essential element in my life. Tracing it back, I remember running for what seemed like hours in the woods during cross country running training around maybe 9 or 10 years old and loving it, feeling I could run for hours more, forever into the trees. Even earlier I recall roaming the woods… Continue reading When Nature Reclaims