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John Herschel and Cyanotypes

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, was born on the 7th March 1792. Apart from being an astronomer like his father William, who discovered Uranus, he was a mathematician and a chemist – for photography enthusiasts he is most famous as being the discoverer/inventor of the cyanotype process. The City of Bath has already been mentionedContinue reading “John Herschel and Cyanotypes”

Bronica SQA

I used to have a Bronica SQA until I traded it in last year for something different. I had the plain prism, the standard 80mm, which was a lovely lens, and I had the 50mm, which I never really used that much, as it was so wide! Most of my photography these days fits (inContinue reading “Bronica SQA”

Canon Powershot Zoom Preview

I have to admit for some strange reason this little digital camera caught my eye and I was lucky enough to get hold of one of the first, to have a play! If Apple made a Powershot I guess this is what they would make – it’s feel seems so inspired by them. The promiseContinue reading “Canon Powershot Zoom Preview”

Ferrania P30 Alpha

I think all of us who use film regularly are delighted when not only does a new (old) film hit the marketplace but an old/new company returns with it. To a degree I think that we photographers are a friendly lot, who like to support each other and in that vein I ordered 3 rollsContinue reading “Ferrania P30 Alpha”

First Attempts

In my “about me page” I mention that my first camera was the Ilford 50c. A 126 camera, that I took control of around the age of 7. By the age of 10 I had taken over the rickety old wooden shed at the end of the garden, wall papered the inside, and painted itContinue reading “First Attempts”

Pentax ME Super – Jr.

This might turn out to be the first in a long line of posts about my thoughts of certain cameras I’ve owned over the years. I hasten to add I’m not calling them reviews, other people can, and have done that better than me – so these are my thoughts… First in line is theContinue reading “Pentax ME Super – Jr.”

Pinhole – Dorchester

Not only is this my first ever pinhole image – it’s my first ever real blog post! A while back, I was taken by some images that I’d seen online and thought- that looks fun to try. So from a well known UK online retailer, I brought myself an Ilford pinhole kit. Basically a boxContinue reading “Pinhole – Dorchester”

Welcome

Hello! Welcome to my new blog! Yes I realize I’m rather late to the party when it comes to blogging, I’ve been meaning to create one for ages to share my photographic exploits but never seem to have gotten around to it – now, finally I’ve made a start. My name is Andy, and I’veContinue reading “Welcome”