London – Subjektiv

splitcam // april 2019

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019Posted in Analogue, Photography, split cam, street photography, Travel, UncategorizedTagged analog, double exposure, London, milan, soho, street photography, TravelLeave a comment

Just a cheap plastic camera, just some double exposure, just my impatience.

10 years ago / crowd / the coronet

November 28, 2017Posted in Digital, England, LondonTagged Animal Collective, black and white, Elephant and Castle, gigs, London, music, nightlife, The CoronetLeave a comment

One of my first gigs in London, seeing Animal Collective (touring their album Strawberry Jam) at The Coronet in Elephant and Castle. Floated home.

Album of the Month: Friends

July 23, 2017Posted in Digital, London, Photography, street photography, UncategorizedTagged album of the month, friends, London, music, rough trade, shoreditch, street photographyLeave a comment

A photo I took years and years ago. A personal favourite of mine.

Konica C35: B+W Film 3

April 25, 2017April 25, 2017Posted in Analogue, Konica C35, London, PhotographyTagged Analogue, black and white, Film, Ilford FP4 125, Konica C35, London, Photography3 Comments

New experiments in film. A few simple images from London. Oxford str, Paddington station, Harrow.

Kensal Green: X-Pro

April 2, 2017April 2, 2017Posted in Digital, London, Lumix, Nature, PhotographyTagged cemetary, cross processing, Digital, Kensal Green, London, Lumix, Nature, Photography1 Comment

The sun was out today in London, so I decided to head out for a walk with my Lumix, so I can continue to get to grips with it. I’ve seen it from the train a few times, passing Kensal Green, so decided to finally hop of the train here to check out Kensal Green cemetary. I also wanted to check out an exhibition at the Dissenters’ Gallery. There are lots of interesting textures and angles and lots of cool greenery and birds here; a surprisingly nice and interesting place for a walk. I didn’t find it depressing, but I also didn’t spend much time reading messages on gravestones. I just enjoyed the oldness, the greeness and the general tranquility. I never managed to find the gallery, hidden somewhere on the grounds, but it was worth the visit anyway. Here’s a few ivy-heavy cross-proccessed (x-pro) shots I took:

A Quiet Moment

March 8, 2017Posted in Analogue, Konica C35, London, PhotographyTagged a place that time forgot, Analogue, art, Camden Arts Centre, Joachim Koester, Konica C35, London, meditation, Photography, quietLeave a comment

A quiet moment when the noise of the world looks and feels far away. Shot on my Konica C35 at Camden Arts Centre.

Konica C35: Berlin (Pt 2) + London (Jan 2017)

January 28, 2017August 4, 2017Posted in Analogue, Konica C35, London, PhotographyTagged Analogue, Berlin, Konica C35, London, Photography3 Comments

Berlin (Dec 2016):

London (Jan 2017). Two pretty good portraits on this film.

Konica C35: B+W Film 1

November 12, 2016August 4, 2017Posted in Analogue, PhotographyTagged Analogue, black and white, Bristol, Film, Konica C35, London, PhotographyLeave a comment

First attempt using black and white film in my Konica C35. Pictures taken in Bristol and London.

Harrow Camera: Ilford HP5 Plus 400

November 6, 2016November 6, 2016Posted in Analogue, PhotographyTagged 120mm, Analogue, black and white, Film, Harrow camera, Ilford, Italy, London, South Africa, SpainLeave a comment

In my gear talk post, I mentioned a bakelite shell camera similar to Lomo Diana I’ve been using for a while now.Because the seal on these aren’t great, you often get light leaks, which in some cases adds a nice touch, but in other cases can ruin your pictures. It’s been hit and miss with this camera. I’ve tried a few kinds of film, all of which seem to require very bright light conditions to achieve good results with this camera, no matter if the film in question is described as suitable for low light conditions. In this post I’m sharing some of the results I’ve achieved with Ilford’s HP5 Plus 400 (120 mm). These images were taken in Spain, Italy, South Africa, Berlin and London.

Konica C35: Film 2

November 6, 2016December 28, 2016Posted in Analogue, PhotographyTagged 400ASA, Analogue, Bristol, Cardiff, Film, Kodak Gold, Konica C35, London, South Africa1 Comment

After seeing the results I achieved with my first film using my new Konica C35, I was excited to take this camera with me on a trip to South Africa in October this year. Big blue skies, bright sunshine, incredible scenery; all the good things. Along with some amazing landscape shots, I took what I felt were some potentially great portraits of people. When I came to the end of the roll, and started winding it back, I felt a bit of tension (that’s what she said), and then an awful snap. Not just happy with snapping pictures, I also want to snap the actual film! Boom, tish. There’s a joke in there somewhere. I waited until it was dark, thinking I’d open the camera and unwind the film from the spool by hand. Unfortunately all I found when I opened it, was a mangled piece of film three frames long. It slowly dawned on me that the film was never rolling onto the spool, while I was taking what I thought were all these amazing pictures. Maximum bummer, man.

So technically, the pictures below are the best of from my third roll of film (400 ASA Kodak Gold), which I also managed to snap when rolling it back into the film cartridge! How strong am I? I lost a few frames bordering the broken section (again, bummer), but managed with the help of my local developing lab to save most of the pictures. I must be doing something wrong when feeding the film into the spool initially, or the tension on the winding mechanism must be too great. Still scratching my head on this one. On the same roll of film, I took a few casual shots of a friend’s band. I was really eager to see how these came out, but with the relatively slow film speed and low light conditions (very overcast, late afternoon), they turned out rather blurry. Maybe best to not volunteer to take someone’s wedding or graduation pictures when you’re still learning. At least I’ll have future opportunities to photograph the band. 🙂 The pictures below were taken in Cardiff, Bristol, London and the Freestate in South Africa.