One Year Of Shooting Film – By David Ellinsworth

One year ago my sister gifted me her Minolta SRT101b, a fully manual 35mm film SLR (single lens reflex) camera from the 1970s, which our parents had bought for her when she started art college 30 years ago. Up until then I had never considered shooting film. I just perceived it as cumbersome in comparison toContinue reading “One Year Of Shooting Film – By David Ellinsworth”

And another year begins! Photography is back!

It’s been a strange month, what with Christmas and the New Year, plus a break in my group walks. I haven’t picked up my Fujifilm X-T3 in a long while, not since the last meet of 2021. However, I have still been taking photographs, with my Instax cameras and with my new Google Pixel 6Continue reading “And another year begins! Photography is back!”

A year in review 2021 and what to expect in 2022

Just like everyone else, 2021 was a strange year that was blighted by Covid. But it wasn’t all bad, I managed to take many photographs, have new gear, get things done on the website and much more! Photography in 2021 Photography was a big part of 2021, and I was lucky enough to get outContinue reading “A year in review 2021 and what to expect in 2022”

Darktable 3.8 Quick Review

Darktable has had a new release, and with version 3.8 we see many refinements and extra features that make it even better than it’s been before. Why pay for editing software when Darktable 3.8 is just so good? What is Darktable? Darktable is a raw editor for the full control of editing your images (itContinue reading “Darktable 3.8 Quick Review”

Why you need an Instant Camera.

Instant film is the largest selling film in the world right now, with over 95% of film purchased being of the instant variety. Today we take a brief look at why you need an Instant camera to compliment your digital camera. What is an instant film camera? The name is a little misleading in oneContinue reading “Why you need an Instant Camera.”