From the Archive: Freelance Photographer
From the archive: a Freelance Photographer magazine profile looking back at my career in portrait, editorial and celebrity photography, from Glasgow to London.
Daylight Portrait Photography: Learning to See the Light
Daylight Portrait Photography: Learning to See the Light Probably 90% of the portraits I’ve made over the years have been photographed using daylight – what is often described as natural or available light.It’s always been my preferred...
Looking Beyond the Water
Looking Beyond the Water The river shapes more than its banks. When I first began walking the River Chelmer, I thought I knew what the project was about.The idea seemed simple enough. Follow the river from its...
Airport X-Rays and Film: Why Your Negatives Get Fogged (and How to Avoid It)
Airport X-Rays and Film: Why Your Negatives Get Fogged (and How to Avoid It) / Airport X-rays can fog film — something that catches people out more often than you’d think. You shoot a roll of film, develop it… and everything looks slightly off. Flat. Lacking contrast....
The First Time You See Your Film
The First Time You See Your Film / There’s a moment, just after the tank is opened.The film is still wet. Light catches it slightly differently. You’re not quite sure what’s there yet.And then — slowly — the images begin to...
Black & White Film Photography: A Beginner’s Guide to Shooting and Developing Film
Black & White Film Photography: A Beginner’s Guide to Shooting and Developing Film There’s something different about working with black & white film.It slows things down. It asks for a different kind of attention. Light becomes something you notice, rather...
Cyanotype Workshop at Art Lab, Tottenham Hale – Final Workshop of the Year
Cyanotype Workshop at Art Lab, Tottenham Hale Final Workshop of the Year On Sunday 23rd November I ran what turned out to be my final cyanotype workshop of the year, hosted by Studio Monde at 318 Art Lab in Tottenham Hale. It was a...
The River Returns
The River Returns After months of dry riverbed and large summer skies, the River Chelmer is finally flowing again. I’d paused the project during the warmer months — everything felt too...
Karthik’s Journey — Analogue Photography Mentoring in London
Karthik’s Journey — From India to London(Mentoring, Materiality, and the Philosophy of Process) Every so often, someone makes the journey that reminds me why I do what I do.A few weeks ago, Karthik K Samprathi, a fine art photographer from India, flew to...