Dead rabbit near the base of Thorpe Cloud, Derbyshire. I had an enjoyable day of printing in the colour darkrooms at NTU yesterday. This is a scan of my favourite print from the day. Technical info: 10×8″ colour c-type print on matte Fujicolour Crystal Archive. Expired Kodak Portra 160VC, 120 format. Bronica SQ-A, Zenzanon-S 80mm ƒ/2.8

Behind the visitor, whose name I didn’t catch, is excellent work by Simon Roberts and others. I’d say that this photo is a reasonably fair representation of what the visitor actually spent most of his time doing whilst in the venue.

I’ve been volunteering for the FORMAT13 Photography Festival in Derby for the past four weeks, mostly performing invigilation duties. This is Matt, who I had the pleasure of invigilating with this past Tuesday. If you’ve not had a chance to visit FORMAT yet, and can get to Derby either tomorrow or Saturday, I strongly recommend checking it out. The festival is spread over numerous venues across the city centre and beyond, so prepare to spend […]

I’m considering getting this as a 20×30″ print for our living room – I think I may have caught Kat‘s ‘thing’ for moss.  

Clearing at Rufford Abbey Park in Nottinghamshire.

Kat has an awesome camera satchel from Porteen Gear that she uses to carry her various cameras around with her when we’re out and about. Satchel-type bags are great for photographers because they allow easy access to your gear. I personally use LowePro rucksacks for carting my gear around (currently a CompuDay Photo 250 and a Fastpack 350), as I’m usually travelling with more than just my camera. If anyone has any particular preferences then I’d […]