Nemesis. 31st March.

So today I have another iPhone photograph for you, mainly because I was at Alton Towers.. which isn't a very camera-friendly place! I have to admit, I am a little bit of a thrill-seeker even though the rides at Alton Towers do not excite me as much as they should, I probably need to go to america and experience one of the theme parks out there. I do like theme parks though, they are interesting, people wonder round holding massive teddies they have won, rollercoasters stand as twisted lumps of metal, and greenery and props create scenes to excite the imagination. I would love to go to a theme park for a day with my camera and just capture life within the gates of the park, I think it would make for an interesting project.

Enlarged. 30th March.

This morning I was working in the darkroom on prints of the film which I shot today. I was in there with a group of other photographers, I love working in the darkroom and it's great to gain feedback on your prints an share opinions on other peoples prints! I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with traditional printing, but it is amazing when you print a perfect photograph and know that you had hand crafted it!

Headstock and the Awkward Noise collective exhibition. 29th March.

I've been out shooting more film today with my group, we've been shooting portraits to use as part of our collective exhibition on the 25th-29th June. Our collective is called Awkward Noise and we are all currently working on independent projects which we shall be showcasing alongside each other. It's exciting as we watch each other's ideas form and come to life, I'm going to be shooting like crazy over the next few weeks, it's exciting, I love it! More information will come about the exhibition over the weeks leading up to the exhibition, so keep checking this blog, twitter or facebook for updates!

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Wind turbines on the riverside. 28th March.

I have been taking photos today, but sadly I do not have anything to show you as I've been shooting on film... so I've uploaded an iPhone snapshot of a river which I drive past all the time (I didn't photograph this whilst driving though). I have been in the studio with a few other photographers and we were shooting a number of portraits with a few different cameras; we first shot with the Holga, a camera which I have a love hate relationship with depending on the quality of the Negatives, I then used the Bronica, a camera which I love using (although I prefer a Mamyia and it's 6x7 negative format), and then I did a shot on the 5x4 pinhole camera. Developing these tomorrow and hopefully scanning them too, so keep tuned to see the results!

Summer on the Island. 27th March.

I was out shooting for my project about The English today, this is a quick phone snapshot as I was shooting with the Mamyia on film (so I can't upload it right now!). I shot at a couple of locations today, a country park and a housing development, so they are very different types of location... but I am hoping that the photographs will be strong when put side by side. 

Mamyia. 25th March.

So recently I've been shooting with a beautiful beast of a camera, the Mamyia RZ67, it produces slightly larger than medium format negatives (6x7), so pretty great for landscape and portrait photography! I've been using this for my current project about the English and how we live, the negatives are amazing quality when scanned in and it is an exciting piece of kit to use. 

I can't lie, it is a very hefty piece of kit, especially when you have a tripod, lenses and a digital SLR to cart round... but it does make me feel like a legitimate photographer rather than someone who just sees a photo and takes a snapshot of it on their phone. Cameras like the Mamyia take time to use, they make you focus on creating the perfect shot, that's one of the reasons why I love these cameras so much.

Life On The Riverbank. 24th Marh.

I was walking along the Peterborough Embankment today and due to the lovely weather there were quite a few people out biking, walking, boating etc... There were these people sitting outside their boat sunbathing and relaxing in the weather, I thought it would make a great snapshot to capture the day and the way that us British embrace the weather.