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What to Stick on Your Wall?
Following on from one of Stu’s old posts, I recently decided to get a bunch of prints and canvases made to stick on our walls (now that we’re in the throes of redecoration!)
What's on Your Walls?
Seeing your own work writ large on the wall really is so much more satisfying than seeing it on a computer screen, and I would advise anyone to try it.
But a very talented photographer, who goes by the name of Ryan Hyde, raised an interesting point over on my Flickr stream. Apparently he was told by his art teacher that “to surround yourself with your own photography motivates you to only be as good as you have been”, and it’s actually better to surround yourself “with work that is greater than, or at least different from, yours” to generate new inspiration. › Continue reading
Developing Your Own Film (by Beth Wilson)
Today we have our first guest post from the amazingly talented photographer Beth Wilson (aka starpixie). She has taken the time to produce what I have to say is a kick ass tutorial to developing your own film!! We hope you enjoy it. Please leave your thanks and questions for her in the comments section and don’t forget to check out her amazing photostream. If you think you have a post or two to contribute to this site please get in touch and give Paul and I a welcome day off!!! – stu
Developing your own film is a lot easier than you may think, and doesn’t require a huge amount of equipment. Here’s a complete list of what you will need:
- Film Opener (aka: bottle opener)
- Developing Tank
- Film Reels
- Dark/Changing Bag (unless you’re lucky and have a room that can be made completely dark)
- Thermometer
- 4 x 1-litre bottles to store chemicals in
- Clips to hang wet negatives from
- Scissors
- Stop watch
- Funnel
- Kitchen Sink
The Core Equipment
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