Last Christmas Chris and I, and my parents, spent a lovely few days staying with my sister Holly her husband Matt, who live in the pretty Shropshire village of Ackleton. Over the few days of our visit there was enough fine weather to get out and about for some very pleasant and enjoyable walks. This trip saw me […]
I’ve been wanting to shoot some Portra 800 on my Canon AE1 for a while now, mainly inspired by some beautiful results that I’ve been seeing from this film stock in 35mm from my work scanning clients’ film in my lab. Recently I was able to combine this with another mini ambition, to take a […]
I’m not a natural ‘morning person’, but this past Sunday the forecast was showing a small window of good weather after a series of wet and windy days. With things to do later in the day it seemed that an early start would be our best chance of some beautiful and unusual light. So I set a […]
Six months ago, spring – my favourite time of year – was underway in my garden, coming alive with yellow-greens and soft, warming light. Try as I might, I can never quite stop feeling that Autumn is an ending. As September gave way into October I was happy one day to receive a visit from a common carder […]
I don’t think I’ll ever get over the joy that is shooting Kodak Ektar on a glorious, blue sky day. One Saturday morning in September we had coffee near the university in Sheffield, and then took a brief wander round the nearby streets and alleyways. With the sun smacking down on bold red brick, shiny […]
