Recent content by Phaedra

talking specifically Agryotype and Cyanotypes here, any experiences? I'm thinking of getting one of the kits from silverprint and doing that for my uni project, with whatever the hell i decide to photograph. and with the papers, if i want to do bigger prints, what paper do i get?

you might also want to try www.thedarkroom.co.uk i get my matt paper from there.

I did photography at A Level and it was a good start, moved on to study it at Uni which is an entirely different kettle of fish i can tell you. I highly doubt a GCSE in it exists, might help to be doing something like GCSE Art though. Even the ND would be a good start. although i highly...

i didn't know you could get an iso of 600 either. tsch.

couple of wrecked aircraft in the peak district (sabre and superfortress for those in the know, up near (ish) kinderscout.) shot on hp5 400iso. on a mamiya rb67. i lugged that damn thing and it's beast of a tripod twelve miles on seriously rough terrain and through a blizzard, so i am so pleased...

Kodak Portra colour neg film is the best i've found, i usually use VC (vivid colour) but they also do a natural colour version, which i can't comment on. i like vc though, bright colours, little grain. i mostly shoot landscapes on MF but Vc skintone's are still accurate and it just amkes the...

I went with the 24-85mm, and it arrived today, i like it muchly! going to save up for the likes of a 10-22mm now.

It's a pity you don't like further south - as city photo in southampton do a three-hour turnaround for 120 film. Have you tried contacting any independent photo shops in yr area - they might?

Just upgraded from my canon 350d 18-55mm *ick* kit to a shinyshiny new 40d, i brought the body only cos i wasn't sure about lenses. and i was too poor at the time to get both. Ha. Anyways. My question. It's between two lens, basically. I have a budget of around £250 tops. The two...

Hi, I'm Phaedra. I'm nineteen, a 2nd year BA Photography student at Solent University. I use a Canon 40d (it's my new pet, and lens-less atm), and also a canon 3000v 28-90mm, just replaced my 30 year old ME super. :( alongside a mamiya rb 67. :) nice to meet you all!