Category Archives: Minolta XG1 50mm

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More stalking

More stalking outside Angel tube. I wonder what the guy in the middle saw on the guy in a duffle coat next to him? There’s a warning sign next to them. So maybe one of them is dangerous?

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High Contrast

Last week I took photos of Annalie at the Gramophone. It was a tough gig to take photos at, all the gramophones stage lights are aimed at the walls and the ones aimed at the performers don’t work. I should … Continue reading

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Lost ball

I’m a bit of a sap, but isn’t there something awful about a lost ball. Not sure, how I got the light leak, on the left as it was the middle of the film and it’s the only one that … Continue reading

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Stalking strangers

I was waiting at Angel station for someone, and I thought I’d spend a bit of time stalking people. Seeing if I could capture something private. I wonder if she’s bored or upset? I shot it on Ilford hp5+ 400, … Continue reading

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And the rest

Tonight I’m taking photos at Annalie’s latest gig at The Gamophone on Commercial Road by Spitlefields market. Unfortunately I thought it was yesterday so turned up there by accident! If you want to come here are the details. It’s a … Continue reading

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Sun under a tree

There’s lots of sun right now, which means I find it pretty tricky to shoot black and white film. The exposure needs to be quite exact to get the greatest latitude so you can see the difference between the highlights … Continue reading

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Mr Biscuit

I did a short film a few weeks back. Here you can see the Director of Photography Gavin Fry focusing a light while talking to the director Robbie Gibbon. In the cupboard is Marc Spector who recorded sound, he’s making … Continue reading

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More of the big ugly unfinished building

I’m not sure why I’ve taken so many photos of such an ugly half-finished building. In fact a quarter of the photos I took in May where of this one building. I took the majority of these photos after having … Continue reading

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Out of focus tree

I got a beautiful lens a few months ago which I’m trying to work out how to use it’s horribly unforgiving. It opens to a 1.4 aperture which I’m not that used to using. As you can tell by this … Continue reading

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Sun dappled fern

I think this tree is a fern, I don’t really know anything about nature. I love the way this shot has captured all of the detail in the tree and the trees behind it. I was a bit worried about … Continue reading