Photography – Page 57 – Jonathan Gazeley

Fireworks

Well, maybe I bent the rules of Stu’s challenge a little this week. Backgrounds are important to a photograph. Why not find a good background first, then wait for something to happen in front of it. My background is the boring night-time view from my balcony, but as it’s the 5th of November, naturally thereContinue reading “Fireworks”

Copper macro

I stole the idea for this shot from Paul Seward, who in turn stole it from John Domingo. With such clear instructions I thought “Meh, how hard can it be?”. I don’t think my result is anywhere near as good as Paul’s or John’s, which just proves it’s probably harder than I thought 🙂 GivenContinue reading “Copper macro”

How times have changed

I was flicking through the user manual for my 1981 Canon AE-1 Program. Some of the pages are illustrated with sketches of two characters–a man and a woman–having discussions. In every case, the “stupid” woman is confused, has made a mistake, or doesn’t know what to do. Her hero, a dashing young man, always comesContinue reading “How times have changed”

Home of the Internet

While in Sicily last year, I found out where the Internet actually is. It’s halfway up a mountain in Taormina.

My first shot at developing – results

I must say, I’m delighted with the results from my first attempt at developing my own film. This is the uninspiring view from my balcony that I’ve shot time and time again, mainly as a tester… A slow-shutter view across Clifton Triangle, Bristol. Some mushrooms in Royal Fort Garden. A couple of shots of HerefordContinue reading “My first shot at developing – results”

Housefly pupa

I found one of these disgusting little things in my house earlier. It’s a housefly pupa. Yuck.

Calibrating a TFT monitor

I hadn’t realised how important it is to calibrate a monitor correctly. My former method of “calibration” was simply to set the monitor’s contrast to maximum, and set the monitor’s brightness to a value that looked comfortable to me. I didn’t bother changing any settings in software. But I got caught out. Last night IContinue reading “Calibrating a TFT monitor”

A quad-light portrait

This week’s challenge from Stu was Limitations. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to come up with the most fantastic idea. What would you shoot if time, money and skills were no issue? Then work within your limitations to realise your dream. See what unique surprises occur. I’ve always fancied taking someContinue reading “A quad-light portrait”

How to develop black & white film

As my interest in photography progressed, it was only natural I’d one day end up wanting to develop film. I developed my first roll last night by following this guide. It was extremely helpful – but there were a few points it didn’t cover. I made notes while I was developing, and so here’s aContinue reading “How to develop black & white film”

My first shot at developing

This is me, sitting on the edge of my bath, looking dead chuffed because my first attempt at developing film seems to have come out perfectly! I will, of course, scan and upload the best ones as soon as I can. (They’re still drying at the moment). Update: the best photos from the roll areContinue reading “My first shot at developing”