Building a Guitar
Reading Time: 5 minutes I have wanted a 12 string electric for a while – a lot of what I do with guitars is drones and textures, so having messed about a bit with a 12 string acoustic for a while I though this might be a fun new …
Author: Christian
Hockney and Saltaire
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recently we have had a bit of a resurgence in playing the recorder in these parts, having received a Treble for Christmas. For a bit of a day out we decided to take a trip over to Saltaire – not far up the road (or …
Winter Snow and Lights
Reading Time: 2 minutes So on the eve of the new year, we have been treated with a little bit of proper winter. Doubtless we’ll end up having a pretty shit spring and I will eat those words, but actually having some snow and the chance to have a …
Chatsworth House
Reading Time: 2 minutes A quick visit to Chatsworth House, for family business, I grabed the chance for a few quick photos of the gardens, still looking quite green for this late in the year. And a few in the greenhouse. This year has been characterised a little by …
Light Night and the Moon
Reading Time: 2 minutes …the main attraction (for me at least) this year was Luke Jerram’s “Museum of the Moon” – a 7 metre diameter accurately mapped spherical installation of The Moon, suspended over Leeds Dock…
We started out for a quick drink, then wandered down to the Docks joining a fairly steady stream.
Jellyfest X Weaverfest at Chunk
Reading Time: 2 minutes Shock Horror. I have actually gone out. I’ve been hibernating quite a bit recently, partly age, partly money, partly winter which has taken a bit of a hit on the material I am pulling together for Images From The Underground. Invited by my friend Derek …
Dewsbury to Mirfield
Reading Time: 4 minutes Further to the eventual aim of walking all the Yorkshire Canals, we set of on another canal walk, this time with the Aim of Dewsbury to (at least) Mirfield. As I have said before, though there are some reasonably interesting Industrial buildings, Dewsbury is not …
Carnival Time Again
Reading Time: 4 minutes Leeds West Indian Carnival is the oldest and one of the biggest West Indian carnival events in Britain today. Started in 1967 by Arthur France, and a group of Caribbean strengths in Leeds, it is now in it’s 50th year, and what an event it is! …
Sepia Sprockets
Reading Time: 4 minutes Following on from my post on stand development in Rodinal a few days ago, this seems as good an opportunity as any to write about another film for which I used this process, along with some digital trickery to create some exciting hybrid images. The …
Old E4 film in Rodinal
Reading Time: 3 minutes Sometimes I wonder about my sanity. A long time ago, I bought a random collection of old film from that den of iniquity that is Ebay. I think I was pulled in by the fact that it had a couple of 126 Cartridges, which are …
Blue Bleach Bypass
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ever pushing the boundaries of odd techniques in kitchen development – I decided in the middle of a hectic and busy developing session recently to try something a bit odd. Cross processed, bleach bypass slide film. An experiment in blue Quite what led me to …
Caterpillars
Reading Time: 2 minutes We attempted to grow some Kale this year. Unfortunately one day, with very little warning we noticed this! By this point it was past the point of doing anything, so I left them too it and took the photo opportunity. After this, they all departed, …