the gloomy wood

the gloomy wood, a photo by fotoshoota.com on Flickr.

"Halfway through the story of my life I came to in a gloomy wood, because I'd wandered off the path, away from the light..." (Dante, La Commedia Divina).

Kimberly Steel

Kimberly 7
Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com

A close-up portrait of the Kimberly Steel. Check out her music at http://www.myspace.com/Kiimmbbeerrllyyy and have a look at the rest of the set (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fotoshoota/sets/72157625584719056/).

The photograph was taken with Canon 5Dii and 24-70mm lens with a single flash, left of her and high up to the side through a soft box.

Walking man

I love the strong shadows in winter time, the crisp light and the many photo opportunities it brings. Perfect time of year to be out and about with my holga!

Foggy London

Recently I've been making some Holga photographs again. I was experimenting with long exposures and I like the gritty feel of this one. This scene remains one of the classic vistas in London, but the long exposure blurred out all the tourists.

Charlie takes a break

Charlie takes a break
Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com

Last week the sun was out for a change - which is always an opportunity to check out what's up on the Southbank. I shot this one from the hip without stopping or looking at the two gentlemen. The photograph was taken on a Holga FN using Fuji NCN 400 black & white film.

Going upstairs

Going upstairs
Originally uploaded by fotoshoota.com

I found this one in the archives. It was taken with a Holga FN toy camera on Ilford HP5 Plus 120 film. The photograph was one of my first experiments with a Holga and was taken a few years back in our flat just of Blackheath in London. The texture was created by photographing the negative on a lightbox with some textured photographic paper as a background. Basic processing and adjustments were needed in Photoshop.