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 Photo © Bridget Kirsop |
I have
been keen on photography for over 40 years, starting with a Box
Brownie at about age 7 and working my way up via other cheap cameras
to my first SLR in 1968, a Praktica Nova, which lasted for many
years. I still have it and it still works perfectly!
This was finally replaced by a Contax 139, a reliable workhorse of exquisite quality which I had for many years. Alas, a thief broke into my car in France and relieved me of all my gear in September 1995 (2 bodies, 5 lenses and all the paraphernalia that goes with them), so I acquired a pair of Canon EOS5 bodies with various lenses ranging from 17 to 300mm. The Canon's only drawback was its unsuitability for true infrared film, which is a medium I'd love to have experimented with more. I have now gone fully digital, originally with a Canon EOS 10D, but currently using a Canon EOS 5D (with its advantage of a full-frame sensor) and also a Canon EOS 40D to give extra magnification with telephoto lenses. I intend to get the 10D converted for infra-red. I also occasionally use a Yashica 124G, an obsolete but reliable medium format TLR which is great for studio work. But I still find loading 120 film into a dev tank an awful fiddle compared with 35 mm! My favourite subjects are landscape and people - you may access the Gallery from the top page. I also have a keen interest in alternative processes such as salt prints, cyanotypes, etc. although I can mimic most of these digitally now. I still retain my darkroom but it is now rarely used as I print digitally with an Epson R2400 which gives great monochrome prints as well as colour. I enjoy working in both monochrome and colour, but with a bias towards mono. I am an active member of the Edinburgh Photographic Society, of which I am currently a member of Council, and secretary of the Phoenix Group. I am also a member of The Royal Photographic Society, of which I hold an Associateship. I also have gained my AFIAP distinction. |