Category: Portrait Photography
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New lens for my first camera
I started this blog to share my journey with my Pentax 645N medium format film camera. But the journey to the Pentax was through nearly twenty or so years with various digital SLR Canons (350D, 50D and the 7D) preceded by my first camera, a Canon EOS 300… I’ve been using it on and off…
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Deeper and deeper…
I’ve just received 8 rolls back from Exposure Film Lab. Excitement is one word for it. This was the largest collection I have sent. I shot nearly 6 rolls on our recent cruise to the deep and stunning fjords of Norway through my two film cameras – my Pentax 645N and my Canon EOS 300,…
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Family time
As I find my way with film photography, particularly of the medium format variety, it seems it will suit me to use my Pentax 645 to capture those special moments. For me, it will be recording family time in the special way that a digital camera cannot compete. I am delighted with these lockdown and…
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Medium format film has so much depth
My friend doesn’t like this shot but I love it. I am normally really self-critical of the photos I take but my Pentax 645 is beginning to change all that. The digital scans are so much more natural and flattering than anything that I have seen digital do. While you are here, check out: www.bridgeneglin.com . All…
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9 Reasons to buy a Pentax 645N
I have been experimenting with my Pentax for a few weeks now and as I have written in a previous post, I am hooked. Here are my current arguments for taking the plunge into medium format film with a Pentax 645. I hope I am convincing. As I continue to use and enjoy my Pentax…
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It used to be a numbers game…
This new Pentax of mine has made me think about my craft. Now I see light, I pose a shot in my own mind, I set it up, point the camera, look at the scene through the viewfinder, check there is nothing ugly in the background, focus and take the shot. Simples. Two poses. Two…
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Patience rewarded
They are here. My first set of scanned negatives from Exposure Film Lab delivered by WeTransfer.com. True to form, film kept my patience in check, again. I think the new year has been a busy time for Exposure and I had to chase my scans up but to be fair they were working close to…
dan on film 