Dumbarton
I had a little bit of developer left and a roll of film. I was going to Dumbarton today (7 miles away) and had some time to kill so thought I’d take a few pictures …
Film
A 5×4 Pinhole Picture
Still having some 5×4 inch film sheets left over – what do you do…? Use them of course… I’ve always fancied having a go at pinhole photography, so taking one of the lens boards for …
5×4 Negatives – Local Pictures
I was sorting out my cupboard and opened the bag where I keep my 5×4 camera – and I still had some dark slides loaded with film. So, use them I must…. I didn’t go …
Loch Lomond – Paper Negatives
I was really happy with the process of using printing papers instead of film. Okay, I admit – I thought it was a fluke – so I thought I’d give it another try. Loading up …
The Beach – Paper Negatives
One thing that has interested me, besides film or wet-plate collodion, is what Fox Talbot’s pictures may of looked like. Henry Fox-Talbot invented the first repeatable process for making pictures in 1835. The Frenchman Daguerre …
A Summer Day
It was a sunny day, today. Which to be honest, is a rarity in this part of the world. I was also at a loose-end so decided to take a walk with my camera. …
Will’s at Work
My son, Will’s, was busy working on his motorbike. He’s a busy guy and spends ore time working than being at home, so I shot a couple of pictures of him hard at work while …
Stockholm on Film – using a Voigtlander
When I visited Stockholm to see family, and I took two film cameras with me, one of the cameras being a Voigtlander Bessa 35mm rangefinder camera. Known as a poor-man’s Leica, it looks similar to …
Stockholm on Film – using a Balda
Recently I went to Stockholm to see family, and I decided to take two film cameras with me. The pictures in this post were taken on a Balda ‘Baldix’ 6x6cm camera. The Baldix was made …
Portraits on an Old Camera
I had to photograph some family portraits and shot them using my normal cameras, but I also asked them if they minded if I took some pictures using my film camera. They said yes so …