Having successfully transferred the laser prints of my photos onto aluminium plate, the next step is etching in copper sulfate/salt. To...

I’ve cracked it! Using acetone to transfer laserprint onto aluminium plate ready for #etching. Plates on the left in this photo the...

After my initial experiments with the etching process, I started today to apply what I have learned to my Exmoor tree images. (See...

Well, some success and still some failures(learning opportuntites). Saggy bellows have caused a shadow on the negative and one or two...

My Boots branded 100 year old Thornton Pickard camera has a new addition – a mechanical shutter. This allows me to shoot at speeds under...

In order to access shutter speeds of less than 1s I need a mechanical shutter. I found one on eBay for a bargain price – and it is in...

Today was bringing together my photography and my relief printing. Starting with a B&W photo with a lot of contrast – An old oak door in...

I now have some 7″x5″ sheet film for the antique Thornton Pickard (Boots) bellows camera. Unfortunately the film/plate holders are...

I like trying photograpy in new situations and Wednesday evening saw us at a friend’s party with live band and the request to take some...

Having the chemicals and photo paper to hand, I thought I’d try a coffee-tin pinhole camera. I drilled a 2mm hole into the tin and sanded...

Time to get some exercise – The tide was up at 9am in nearby Clevedon and at this time of year we get good flocks of waders...

The iphone Lux app reading indicated F2.8 Iso 6 for 15s. In fact 2.25 mins was needed. This needs investigation. Interesting that since...

The fist weekend in December – in Yorkshire – in the rain – with Fujiholics on an enjoyable workshop – expertly organised by Matt Hart...

I was on a mission to find and photograph the snicket (alley) photographed in 1937 by Bill Brandt (follow link to see original)-...

Extending the bellows of the Boots (Thornton-Pickard) camera – I can get in closer to the object (Euphorbia plant). Using a highish f...

The next step in the experiments with the #antiquecamera was to try a contact positive print. First step the paper negative. Now I have...

So, using the recently acquired “plate holders” to hold the photographic paper in the back of my, now modified, Boots Half Plate Mahogany...

A good find on E-bay this “Boots” the chemist half-plate camera ( #platecamera ) arrived a week ago and I have been gradually...

A couple more hours work on the Bideford Black pigment, grinding, seiving and then mixing with linseed oil using a Muller. I was then...

#cattleegret walking amongst the cows on the Somerset Levels near Catcott. I had heard for some time that Cattle egrets were present now...