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Forgotten Film Negatives

Real Photographs Posted on October 21, 2026 by Roy HammansOctober 27, 2026

In November 2009 I spent an hour wandering through Harlow Town Park in Essex. The 120 film negatives from that trip lay dormant in my files, not printed, not scanned, forgotten. Fuji GW690iii camera, Ilford Delta 100 120 fim. I … Continue reading →

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Carbon Toner

Real Photographs Posted on February 22, 2026 by Roy HammansOctober 21, 2026

Playing around with Moersch Carbon Toner

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Amaryllis 2026

Real Photographs Posted on February 10, 2026 by Roy HammansFebruary 10, 2026

The annual ritual of photographing my amaryllis blooms continues. I’ve been recording them – with a few gap years – for over twenty years now.

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Still Life – 2026

Real Photographs Posted on February 3, 2026 by Roy HammansFebruary 10, 2026

New Year, new image. I really must try and post here more often! I had the Sinar camera set up to photograph this year’s amaryllis and thought I’d play around with a low-key still life of some of the quirky … Continue reading →

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Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera)

Real Photographs Posted on November 17, 2025 by Roy HammansFebruary 3, 2026

Sinar P – Fomapan 8 x 10 Sheet Film developed in ID11 Exposed for 2 minutes at f32 (Scan of negative}

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Thorpeness Beach – November 2025

Real Photographs Posted on November 17, 2025 by Roy HammansFebruary 3, 2026

Fuji GW690III Image on Fomapan 100 film, processed in 510 Pyro from Zone-Imaging.co.uk

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Upcoming…

Real Photographs Posted on January 2, 2025 by Roy HammansJanuary 2, 2025

Three films on photographers and photography being released in 2025. Martin Parr, Ernest Cole and Joel Meyerowitz Full details on the British Photographic HIstory site here.

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Christmas Post

Real Photographs Posted on December 16, 2024 by Roy HammansDecember 16, 2024

Well, not much has appeared here for quite a while but that’s mainly because I’ve been busy with lots of other things. I helped a friend produce a book of his photographs and that has prompted me to finally get … Continue reading →

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Salt Print – Made by the sun

Real Photographs Posted on September 11, 2022 by Roy HammansSeptember 23, 2024

A long hiatus, but posting once more. This, the latest image, made this afternoon.I have been experimenting with the salt process over the last year or so, off and on, without great success until now. The 8×10 negative from which … Continue reading →

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The Colours of Black & White – 1

Real Photographs Posted on February 23, 2022 by Roy HammansSeptember 11, 2022

Simply put, standard black & white printing produces an image the ‘colour’ of which depends on the paper used and the developer, discounting any toning afterwards. Every black has its own hue, this can be from any part of the … Continue reading →

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Nyctophilia

(n.) Love of darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness.

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