- My first ever camera was a Kodak Instamatic. The camera was basic with a fixed focus plastic lens and flashcubes, nonetheless a good introduction to taking pictures and have been fascinated ever since. I have studied photography for five years and in that time have gained a good working knowledge of the traditional and digital methods in producing an image. Since study I now have a vast portfolio specializing in landscape and still life.
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- I use all kinds of cameras and digital equipment from a Leaf Aptus digital back an MPP 5x4 to a Holga or Brownie camera depending on what the subject matter requires. I have always loved the monochrome image and my work reflects that. I like to create texture and mood and what craft I use in the darkroom is also emulated digitally. Combining the two it really suits the style I have created.
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- To create the mood and texture I use various techniques. Black and white film has always been a favourite, especially fast film. I love the contrast and grain and I also emulate the final result digitally with Photoshop. I will print by hand if required especially for warm tones and deep blacks that you get with some of the more traditional papers.
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- I use digital to capture very fine detail in some of my still life work. Digital has come along way from when I was first taught photography and I have been lucky enough to have studied in a time when it was in its infancy of development and I have been able to learn both sides of the medium in depth with all its changes and I am able to appreciate and use those skills to my advantage.
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- With regards to my colour work, it will have a similar theme and I use it when it is required creatively. I mainly use it commercially for catalogue work and weddings and I am in the process of expanding my colour portfolio for image libraries and competition work.
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- I am still learning and I use a 5x4 Cambo with a Leaf Aptus digital back for studio work. Although I like the control and detail it captures I will often swap the digital back for a Polaroid (Type 55) as I just like the edges and image quality a Polaroid will produce and I find that really also sums up how I like to work on an image.
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