Real Photographs

Part of a series of images from a visit to this stone circle in May 2010

Hasselblad, Ilford Delta 400 film processed in PMK developer.
Printed on Adox Nuance Grade 3, Neutol WA developer, Se toned.

From an early morning trip on a very dull day to Walcott on the Norfolk coast.

Hasselblad, Ilford Delta 100, PMK developer.
Print on Adox MCC 110, Neutol WA developer, Selenium toned.

Gallery published automatically from Lightroom 3 using the ‘Dossier de Presse‘ plugin from Luc Renambot, that utilises NextGEN.

I made these photographs in 1989 following the death of the renowned artist Edward Bawden. They depict his house and studio in Saffron Walden, just as he left it. The photographs were made at the request of the late Olive Cook on behalf of the Fry Gallery, Saffron Walden.

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This is a view outside our kitchen window. When I put the bird box up its position was not pre-determined, I just fixed it in what I thought would be a good position.

Some time later, I looked at the tree and saw that the arrangement was quite remarkable, creating this rather amusing scene.

Lith print on Fomatone 131, processed in LD20 1+1+50 at 25 deg. C., untoned. From an Ilford Delta 400 negative, made on Hasselblad, processed in PMK.

This was photographed some 30 years ago, whilst running a photography workshop in Cambridge. Contrary to everyone’s belief, the flower was not placed there by the photographer!

The film was Kodak Royal-X Pan, rated at 800 ISO (which was ASA then) and the print was made on Agfa Record Rapid paper, selenium toned.

This print is made on Fomatone 131 Glossy from an Ilford Delta 100 negative developed in PMK developer. Continue reading »

Last winter in the garden here at Weeping Ash. Continue reading »

A print made from a 120 film negative exposed in an old Koroll camera; HP5 developed in Rodinal. Continue reading »

The so-called Brontë Bridge is near Haworth, Yorkshire and was, by all accounts, a place often frequented by the Brontë Sisters. Read more about them here. Continue reading »

Original print on – I believe – untoned Kentona paper in D-163 developer, then fully bleached in ferricyanide and redeveloped in Ansco 70 lith developer. The curious split-toning that has resulted was an unexpected bonus.
(I must try and remember to write on the back of my prints before processing so that I know which paper I’ve used. I always forget to do that in my haste to see what it looks like developed!)