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I am fortunate enough to be expecting (well, my wife is) my second child in a few days, so I have bought in the stock of Fuji Pro 400H. It’s a superb film and I’ve used it quite a bit in the past. Smoother than Z800 (not that Z800 is made anymore) but still pretty quick! It’s similar to the …

The family and I recently went on a day out to Highfields Happy Hens farm and, naturally, I took my F5 along, this time loaded with Fuji Acros 100 black and white film that I rated at EI50. The day was very sunny (unusually for the UK and especially for the time of year!) and we did all the things …

There is little in life that excites me more than heading out into the wild countryside (The Peak District mostly, in my case) with my Nikon F5 and some rolls of B&W Acros or Velvia. This is especially true in winter when it’s fairly quiet and the extreme weather can make it feel like you’re in the Arctic! Timed right, …

I’m currently watching the Channel 5 show airing here in the UK called ‘How to take stunning photos‘. In some ways I think shows like these are good as it helps the lazier amongst us pick up some basic tips. On the other hand, I think they can sometimes cheapen what has always been, and what continues to be, a …

Any decent and honest photographer will tell you that in any given year, he’s lucky if he gets a handful of shots that he considers himself to be truly magical pieces of art. It’s usually even less photos than that that he feels are good enough to hang on his walls. Photographers are usually their own worst critic. I know …

When I was a small child, the family and I went to Devon. It rained all week and I’ve never been since, until last week. Excited at the potential at getting a photo or two amidst entertaining my youngest and spending quality time with the wife and family, the reality was that yet again, it just rained and rained and …