OPPORTUNITIES Now and again in life opportunities arises that you just have to take. You know, the ones that if you think about for too long will be missed, so you have to jump in with your best foot forward, or in this case with your best film forward. This happened […]
Yearly Archives: 2018
19 posts
LONDON FASHION WEEK Earlier this year I shot my fifth season of London Fashion Week. I’ve been trying to incorporate new and different styles into my fashion photojournalism work, in order to stand out and also to exercise my own creativity. I’ve been shooting at London Fashion Week for about […]
PEPPERWOOD 1 – CLYDE BUTCHER TECHNICAL INFO PEPPERWOOD REDWOOD FOREST #1 Avenue of the Giants State Park, California 8×10 inch Deardorf view camera 90 Snyder Super Angulon XL lens no filter Delta 400 film f/45 exposure: 10 minute Printed on: ILFORD Multigrade fiber base TELL US THE STORY BEHIND THIS BEAUTIFUL IMAGE Long before I became a photographer, the redwood forests of California […]
On a very hot, sunny Saturday six students from The Mill Arts Centre Trust in Banbury took part in a Chemigram workshop. Chemigrams were established in the 1950s by Belgian artist Pierre Cordier. Chemigrams are created by forcing a chemical reaction between photographic paper and photographic chemistry. In this workshop, […]
QUALITY, CONSISTENCY AND VALUE We have always been proud of the quality, consistency and value offered by our Kentmere range of black & white films. However, following the recent redesign of our ILFORD film packaging earlier this year we noticed that the Kentmere brand and packaging was looking a little old school (but […]
Every now and then it’s nice to freshen things up a bit. The eagle-eyed amongst you may soon notice that our 135 and 120 ILFORD film cartons have been updated. The changes are relatively subtle. ILFORD branded films are still in white boxes with the product logo. And don’t worry, […]
We’re often asked what the differences are between our PLUS films and our DELTA Professional range and have given a brief reply in our post about Choosing your first ILFORD film. If you’re interested in a more detailed explanation, the read on… HP5 PLUS Uses our more traditional emulsion making […]
AN INTEREST IN LARGE FORMAT Large format is an immensely rewarding and enjoyable way to make a photograph. It can also feel overwhelming when you’re just starting out, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. This article is for anyone with an interest in large format. I got into 4×5 […]