Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
Photography for me is all about exploring the countryside alone, camera in hand, being immersed in that meditative and restorative experience. I also like the making of a picture to end with me pressing the shutter button. I've wasted too much time in the past with post processing - including scanning negatives myself (torturously laborious,… Continue reading Making Black And White Photographs In Camera With The Pentax K-m
The majority of posts I write on 35hunter include some kind of suggestion (or sometimes more like a command!) to myself to reroute my photography path a little. Hopefully sometimes that suggestion resonates with you too, encourages you to think about your approach differently, and make positive steps that end up with a happier photographer,… Continue reading Forget The Tedious Test Shots, Get Out And Make Some Real Photographs
This year I've been on a quest to explore colour again, after nearly two years of shooting b/w almost exclusively. You can read the other colour quest posts in the series so far here. The last two Colour Quest posts have been about how I've rediscovered the delights of a CCD sensor, in this instance… Continue reading The Colour Quest (IX) – The Colour Is The Composition
My great film adventure began on my birthday in June, 2012, with a Holga 120N and five pack of Ilford HP5 Plus 400. A month later I'd dipped my toe in 35mm, and for almost five years, this was my predominant photography medium. But, since the spring of 2017, I haven't shot a single frame… Continue reading Why I Haven’t Shot Film In Two And A Half Years (And Haven’t Looked Back)
Don't know about you, but I’m a rather thinky person. On numerous occasions in my life, a conversation I’ve started with “Have you ever thought about...” has been quickly shut down by the other person with a brief “um, no, never...”, and a look somewhere between baffled and bemused, as to why anyone would give… Continue reading Thinking About How Much I Think About What I Think About (And Then Blogging About It)
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