Hunting for beauty and balance, camera in hand
It's no secret I've used more than a few cameras in the last seven or eight years, both film and digital. Over this period, I've developed an early litmus test for whether a camera is worth keeping to explore further. I call it The Yes Shot. Now, this is purely related to the pictures I… Continue reading The Yes Shot
For the last few years I've wondered why, despite having found an excellent core arsenal of cameras, I still get something different, something extra, from using a camera that's new to me. I feel I should be entirely happy with cameras I love like the Pentax K100D for colour, and the Ricoh GRD III for… Continue reading Photography With A Point To Prove
When I had my first car, a Vauxhall Nova, I had my life up to at least the age of 30 carefully mapped out by which cars I would own. The rather feeble 1.2 litre engine of my little Nova would be upgraded to the sportier 1.3 SR, then the 1.6 GTE, through three VW… Continue reading A Life Story In Cameras
There's no question in my mind that a camera can be an instrument of beauty. But what this means can vary, depending on the camera. Broadly speaking, I've realised I've found cameras fall into one of two categories of "instruments of beauty" (or of course they're not interesting or enjoyable enough to be in either).… Continue reading Cameras – Instruments Of Beauty
Over the last eight years or so I've had one or two different lenses and cameras. Those that remain I'm very happy with. But sometimes I think about others I had and enjoyed, but then donated or sold on, regretting that decision later on. In fact sometimes the regret was so great I sought out… Continue reading The Ones That Got Away
