Children's Portrait Photographer and Platinum Printer London
Alba Fucens, a few miles north of Avezzano (Abruzzo), dates back to the 4th century BC. Perched above the ruins of the main archeological site, sits this Amphitheatre, where legionnaires stationed at the Roman outpost once cheered battling Gladiators. Alba Fucens was completely devastated by an earthquake, but recent excavations are beginning to show the…
a fashion film, Aravore AW2011 My first children’s fashion film – commissioned by Aravore to promote the Autumn and Winter 2011 clothing collection. Combining moving imagery with traditional still photography campaigns is becoming more popular, as channels for the distribution of rich media grow. Although my focus is very much on producing wall art for…
I had been working in a darkroom for about a year, before I first understood the concept of a Fine Print. It took another few years before I felt confident enough to claim I had actually made one. In traditional photography we start with film, the material with which a moment in time is captured…
This was one of those happy accidents. I was photographing with the Holga plastic camera when I saw this scene at a decommissioned hydro electric mill in Italy. I made two exposures from the same position, but forgot to wind on the film between each. The result is a slightly nauseating rendition of an artery…
The art of traditional darkroom printing is as mysterious as it is fascinating. I talk to Mike Crawford, author, and owner of one of the United Kingdom’s last remaining commercial darkrooms. Please tell us how you first got started in the darkroom Initially at school by joining the photography club. Later, I studied photography at…