10 July, 2016
An afternoon and evening at Stroud Brewery
A couple of weeks ago I paid a visit to Stroud Brewery. Greg, the chap who owns the place, asked us if we could come along and capture some of the atmosphere of the average Frid...
26 June, 2016
KKE – Film photography for a local architects
I haven't posted any film photography that I've taken for work on here for a little while. I should make more effort really, as quite often it's the photography I enjoy taking t...
18 June, 2016
A few snaps with the Leica M8 and Zeiss 28mm ZM Biogon
My Leica M8 has been out of action for a little while. It'd become difficult to use for anything other than close up portraits, so I just lost interest in using it. Yesterday mo...
25 March, 2016
An evening of abusing the Leica M8 in low light
If you follow this blog, you might recognise Tom (in the foreground above). He’s one of the unfortunate people I know who frequently has me pointing a camera in his face.&...
17 March, 2016
Experiences with 35mm Ilford SFX – by Rob MacKillop
Ilford SFX is an extended red sensitivity black and white film, which I had used once before through a medium-format camera. I liked it very much, though it proved expensive for...
13 March, 2016
First (digital) colour photos from the MS-optics converted Nikon L35 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar
A very quick follow up post to todays early post containing my first colour shots from my MS-Optical converted Nikon L35 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar. After I posted those shots, I was ask...
In the last part of this story I introduced you to my MS-Optical Nikon L35 35mm f/2.8 Sonnar (I really need to find this thing a shorter name). Since then I’ve s...
2 February, 2016
An evening at home with a Leica M8(!)
I've borrowed a Leica M8! I have been using it since lunch time, and already feel like I have a lot to say about the experience. Perhaps a review is on the cards...? Time will t...
