Long lenses for 4×5″ 210mm and Above. A Brief Overview
Step one – What will fit your camera? Before you pick any large format lens you have to make sure it will work with your… Read More »Long lenses for 4×5″ 210mm and Above. A Brief Overview
Step one – What will fit your camera? Before you pick any large format lens you have to make sure it will work with your… Read More »Long lenses for 4×5″ 210mm and Above. A Brief Overview
A lot of photographers find group portraits quite daunting. There are a lot of people to organise and control and you are usually limited for… Read More »Group portraits – 5 top tips for Great Groups!
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I love TLRs. Currently I have five sitting on my shelf, the Yashica 635 is the newest addition, and I am always on the look… Read More »Yashica 635 Review. An affordable medium format option?
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Upwaltham Barns is a wedding venue about 8 miles outside Chichester, West Sussex on the A285 towards Petworth. It comprises of three main buildings. The… Read More »Upwaltham Barns Wedding Venue Portfolio
What are large format camera movements and what are they for? In simple terms, conventional large format camera movements are a way of maximising depth… Read More »Camera Movements in Large Format – A Beginner’s Guide
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I love shooting film at weddings. Adding work from a vintage camera like a Rolleiflex or 4×5 camera makes the experience for the couple that… Read More »Shooting film at weddings. 6 Top Tips (if you are not a wedding photographer).
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Rolleiflex 3.5C. Lightweight medium format camera with top quality Zeiss lens I wasn’t really looking for another TLR when I came across this Rolleiflex 3.5C… Read More »Rolleiflex 3.5C Review
This is a collection of my large format camera articles I have written over the past few years. I have tried to keep everything simple… Read More »Large Format Camera Articles
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When Ella and I arranged this shoot, I had checked the weather and the forecast was for bright, overcast day. Perfect weather for photography. So… Read More »Portraits on the Beach with a Large Format Camera
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