An abandoned farmhouse in North Dakota, not far from the Canadian border. Pigeon filth, broken glass, broken floor-boards. This jacket caught my attention: iPhone image of abandoned jacket It reminded me of one that I once had with a 'sheepskin' inner. I particularly liked the hanger on the nail and the way the cracked sleeves … Continue reading The Jacket
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This photograph took some effort. The church is almost abandoned, lying about five miles west of Rugby, North Dakota. The problem was that the altar and its furniture was not quite square, so I moved the furniture to find symmetry around the figure of Jesus. Whereas I find asymmetry often pleasing, something that is supposed … Continue reading Tunbridge Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Church, North Dakota.
Pinhole photography inevitably requires long exposures. So one of the features of many pinhole images is the high contrast caused by the long exposures. I am investigating the use of Pyro developers with their compensating behaviour to reduce the overall contrast, particularly in the skies. I also want to incorporate some edge effects. Pinhole images … Continue reading Pinhole and Pyrocat HD
Broken clock and tape; Cropped; 120mm Macro Planar lens; 120 FP4+, Rodinal
There is something very enticing about stripping away complexity, going back to the source, starting again. In the case of film photography nothing can be simpler than taking photographs with a pinhole camera. But actually it's not that easy. My pinhole camera: a Zero with an aperture of f. 138. The format is 120. As … Continue reading The Promise of Pinhole