This came about due to having an idea for my next audio portrait where I wanted to shoot with as fast a shutter speed as possible. I knew that the leaf shutter on my medium format camera should sync right up to 500th of a second, but I had never tested it so was not totally convinced […]
Martin Scarland This is a Pinhole photograph I took in January 2012. I was still experimenting with my home made camera and I believe this was taken with Ilford Delta 3200 to give me a reasonable shutter speed. Of course it is very soft but I like the general feel.
I asked Jon a number of weeks ago if he would mind me taking his portrait and he agreed which was very kind. When I came to the shoot earlier this week. I had a flash syncing problem which was very frustrating, meaning I had to spend two thirds of my time using digital instead
I was asked to reshoot a portrait of Steve the Vicar of my church All Saints Crowborough. I had a few Ideas I wanted to try out. I did have one or two failures due to camera focus failure and one other thing I have learned from. But all in all I am pleased with
I was going to see Peter to photograph some of his paintings. I had thought I may ask him if I could take his portrait but was a little uncomfortable about the idea of it I would see how it went. On arrival I was asked by his wife if I would mind taking here
John Scarland Portraits are not things I naturally do, as I find them difficult and often a bit disappointing. Recently I bought a new soft box with the intention of taking some portraits, I had agreed to take of the ministry team at my church. So when the time arrived I took the opportunity to
