Category Archives: Photography
Developing Colour Film. That’s difficult isn’t it?
Well, put simply the answer is no. No you don’t need a darkroom. No you don’t need expensive equipment. No you don’t need complicated temperature control. The image above was developed, basically, in my kitchen sink. No darkroom. No expensive … Continue reading
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Vanity and Obsession
Last Thursday evening I was lucky enough to get along to the launch of Kevin Mason’s Vanity Project exhibition at Garage Studios in Brighton’s North Laine. Thanks to Kev and Georgie for being patient enough to pose for my attempts … Continue reading
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Tagged brighton, exhibition, fringe, garage studios, polaroid, portraits
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Unfinished Business
A recent move of server meant I had to move my blog. This made me realise I haven’t updated it for 10 months! To rectify that, here’s a few of my favourite snaps from the NY visit in my last … Continue reading
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An Englishman In New York
Wall Street Originally uploaded by AndyWilson …or what I did on my holiday. More photos and scintillating text to follow soon…
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Brighton Naked Bike Ride
At the recent flickr meet on Brighton Beach mention was made of the Brighton Naked Bike Ride, and of the fact they welcomed photographers – so I decided to pack a long lens, a Holga and a Demekin 110 fisheye … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Toy Cameras
Tagged Brighton Naked Bike Ride, Demekin, Holga, Sony A700
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Garage Studios Flash Course
Last Sunday I loaded up a real camera bag with real cameras and flashes, grabbed my flimsy £15 Argos Tripod and headed (in my new car) over to Brighton for the Garage Studios 1-day Flash Course. I’m not quite sure … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Photo Experiments, Photography
Tagged brighton, flash course, garage studios, sony alpha a700, strobist
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Back On The Road Again
Well, it took a few weeks but I’ve finally replaced my written off Accord – with another Honda. Drove out to Herstmonceux Observatory to use their car park for some snaps on a Zenit LC-A – but when I got … Continue reading
Mayday with the A700
As mayday is what the size-conscious call “big” in Hastings I thought I’d take my new Sony A700 out for a proper test drive. Along with over 20,000 bikers arriving in town for the annual Mayday Run there’s also the … Continue reading
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Tagged Hastings, Jack In The Green, mayday, Sony A700
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Disposable Heroes of Kodakography
Why, after going out and spending hundreds of pounds on a new DSLR body, then reeling off a quick 100 shots – are those shots languishing in Lightroom on my laptop, while the shots from the disposable camera (40 cameras … Continue reading
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Tagged a700, alpha, disposable, kodak, sony
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Swine Flu Fever
I couldn’t let all of this media hysteria about Swine Flu pass by without spending £1.99 on a pig mask yesterday and spending my lunch hour wandering the streets of Brighton taking photos. Got some very strange looks, some passers … Continue reading