Pride of place
I finally got around to framing and hanging some photos of favourite places in my home office.
Published on 13th September 2018
Blog posts about monochrome
Silver Efex Pro
The image editing tool Silver Efex Pro has long been a much-used and highly recommended solution for converting digital (or scanned colour) images to black and white. There are many detailed options for conversion, including specific settings for reproducing the…
Published on 26th March 2016
After Sieff
Black-and-white memories of a dodgy hotel in the back streets of Paris in the 1990s.
Published on 14th September 2013
The Weather Project
Visiting Olafur Eliasson’s “The Weather Project” with family, at the Tate Modern gallery in London. The figures in the top of the picture are reflected in the mirror-like ceiling of the vast turbine hall.
Published on 30th September 2012
Found on film
In going through old negatives to scan, I came across a set of unpublished black and white photographs from a day with my family in London during 2007.
Published on 5th January 2011
All Staff
Black and white images from previous work trips out to Zürich, Basel and Neuchâtel.
Published on 15th June 2010
Smogging
One of my Gran’s endearing terms was “smogging” (which the rest of us know as “snogging”).
Published on 16th June 2009
Street Scene, Tenby, Wales
A great moment as a family’s dog can barely contain himself on the way to the beach.
Published on 12th June 2009
Dark Interior, Pompeii, Italy
Jo makes her way interestedly around one of the few semi-intact rooms in the ancient ruined city of Pompeii.
Published on 17th July 2008
The Leica Experience
I used a Leica M8 for a minute or so yesterday; my first ever hands-on experience of the digital version of a classic rangefinder camera.
Published on 19th November 2007
Switzerland hit for six by storms and floods
Torrential rain has hit Switzerland in the worst storms since the heavy flooding experienced two years ago. Sirens sounded the alarm in several parts of the country on Wednesday evening and more than 100 people were evacuated from their homes…
Published on 9th August 2007