Filling The Time

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LGBTQ+ Faces of Bristol

LGBTQ+ Faces of Bristol - My new portrait project to increase visibility and empower the community of LGBTQ+ humans of Bristol. #lgbtqportraits #lgbtqbristol

I have started a new ongoing project, which could potentially keep me busy for the next few years. The project is called ‘LGBTQ+ Faces of Bristol’. It is a series of portraits of people living in Bristol (UK) who identify within the LGBTQ+ space. I am really excited to be doing this project as it has opened up a lot of new photography adventures for me. Meeting loads of people and learning how to…

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Filling The Time in Catalunya

Filling The Time in Catalunya - My new Zine is now available to buy :) #filmphotography #believeinfilm #karenshootsfilm

My latest photo book is now available to buy. I’m super happy with this one as it is really close to my heart. It is A5 in size and contains 32 pages of images that my wife and I took during our honeymoon. We spent 11 days exploring parts of Costa Brava including; Tossa de Mar, Blanes, Girona and Barcelona.

If you would like to buy a copy head over to my Big Cartel page.

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Let's go to the woods

Let's go to the woods! #filmphotography #believeinfilm

The weather has been getting nicer in the UK which has given us a few more options for photo walking adventures. We decided to take a walk in the woods.

Camera: Minolta Dynax 7 Film: Kodak Ultramax 400 Developer: CineStill C41

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Social Distance Skating

Social Distance Skating - Skating and tea drinking in the car park. #filmphotography #rollerskating

When the lockdown started to ease in the UK Colleen took the opportunity to meet up with a friend and get some skating in. I tagged along to snap up some photos.

Camera: Minolta Dynax 7 Film: Lomography Berlin Developer: HC-110, Dilution B

Camera: Minolta Dynax 7 Film: Yodica Pegasus Developer: CineStill C41 Kit

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Lockdown Gold

Since lockdown I have been capturing a little bit more of the local area. These photos were taken with my Pentax ME Super and a roll of Kodak Gold, then developed with the CineStill C41 Kit.

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The Slow Meow

The Slow Meow - 35mm film by @allthroughalens #slowmeow #allthroughalenspodcast #filmphotography

35mm Film by All Through a Lens Podcast

All Through a Lens Podcast is hosted by Eric and Vania; two very awesome film photographers with their own unique styles. The All Through a Lens Podcast is like no other, you can tell they put a lot of their time into making it as good as it is.

The Slow Meow was their first rebranded 35mm film, they acquired lots of Tasma Mikrat 200 and because it…

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dubblefilm SOLAR

dubblefilm SOLAR - Pre-exposed with lightleaks. #believeinfilm #dubblefilm

I picked up this film from Analogue Wonderland, created by dubblefilm it had been pre-exposed with lightleaks. I really liked how these photos turned out. I wasn’t sure how big the lightleaks would be. Sometimes they pop up in places I would rather they hadn’t but for the most part they add a nice effect to the final image, plus I really like the rich colours on this film.

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Super Ikonta + Lomo100

Super Ikonta + Lomo100 - Sample photos from my Super Ikonta 531/2 pre war camera. #superikonta #believeinfilm

I was given this camera in August 2019 and haven’t used it until recently. I was a bit worried that I would just mess the pictures up – having previously not got on that well with another folding camera. I’m not great at judging distance so getting the focus right was a bit of a bore.

The Super Ikonta 531/2is pretty amazing, after properly looking at it and using it I realised it has a…

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LomoChrome Metropolis 200 ISO

LomoChrome Metropolis 200 ISO - Pandemic Walk in the Woods. #BelieveInFilm #LomoMetropolis #Lomography

There are countless reviews of Lomography’s Metropolis film. Before I had even shot some I knew that I wanted to shoot it at 400 ISO because that was how it looked best to me from other people’s experiments. The red and yellow seems more vibrant at 400 ISO.

While the lockdown for Covid-19 is in effect, we are allowed one form of exercise a day (in the UK), so we have been exploring some of the…

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Wild Garlic

Wild Garlic - Some photos of a Wild Garlic Adventure #wildgarlic #Bristol #believeinfilm

This year I learnt that wild garlic is a thing, AND you can eat it!

Wild Garlic is native to Britain and grows in Spring. You can find these across ancient woodland floors and trust me when I say you can smell them too! I didn’t know that wild garlic was a thing until this year when someone asked if they could pick it nearby. It turns out there is absolutely tons of the stuff only 5 mins walk…

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Old Leigh

Old Leigh - some photos from my visit pre pandemic! #believeinfilm #karenshootsfilm

Before the pandemic I visited some friends and family in my old home town of South East Essex. After having some lunch with a friend who lives close to the sea I went for a walk along the sea front from Westcliff-On-Sea to Leigh-On-Sea.

Leigh is one of those small seaside towns that has a mixture of old and new shops. Old Leigh is a section where you can walk along cobbled streets and visit…

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LomoChrome Metropolis

LomoChrome Metropolis - I shot some graffiti in my area with this film, I really like the results! #BelieveInFilm #LomoChromeMetropolis

At the start of the year I went for a little photo walk around my local area where there is lots of graffiti. I thought the new LomoChrome Metropolis might make some cool photos of this type of art.

Lomography LomoChrome Metropolis | Pentax ME Super | Developed with Tetenal C41 kit

I had read that Yellow and Red come out really nice on this film and I think the final photo in this selection…

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My New Camera: Minolta Dynax 7

My New Camera: Minolta Dynax 7 - First impressions during Lockdown in the UK. #BelieveInFilm #ShootFilmBeNice #MinoltaDynax

Before Covid-19 and the Lockdown in the UK a bunch of my cameras and gear were stolen. I claimed on the insurance and got some money back for what I lost. I had a bit of trouble finding a Pentax Z-1p at the same price as I had originally bought so I decided to look for something else.

I decided, after a lot of research, that I would go for the Minolta Dynax 7. I spoke to a few people who had…

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Photo Walk with Sunny 16 Podcast

Photo Walk with Sunny 16 Podcast - Some photos shot on Kentmere 400. #shootfilmbenice #sunny16podcast

If you don’t know what the Sunny 16 Podcast is and you like both film photography and podcasts then you need to get listening because it’s a brilliant podcast.

On the 2nd February 2020 I embarked on my first ever group photo walk. It wasn’t my first time in Oxford but we visited a lot of places that I didn’t know existed, the company was great and the weather turned out to be amazing.

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Gone Forever

As you might know, I photograph the local Roller Derby team (my wife plays for them so it was one of the only ways to not become a derby widow). Last weekend was the first Bristol Roller Derby B Team’s British Champs game. It was the first British Champs game ever for me so I was super excited and packed up all my things the night before in enthusiastic preparation.

This game also marked my…

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Pushing Film: Ilford HP5

Pushing Film: Ilford HP5 - my results after pushing HP5 to 6400 #believeinfilm #ilfordhp5

In November 2019, I shot a weekend of Roller Derby Tournaments; Seven’s Tournament & Bout Against Cancer. I took along my digital camera to get the main images I needed for the teams but I also took my Pentax Z1-p which I loaded with Kodak P3200, Ilford Delta 3200 and some Ilford HP5. I intended on shooting the fast film at a 1 stop push and the Ilford at about 1600. I actually ended up…

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What is Roller Derby?

What is Roller Derby? - In my latest blog update I explain briefly what Roller Derby is. #RollerDerby

Roller derby is a full contact sport played by two teams of five players roller skating counter-clockwise around a track. Game play consists of a series of 2 minute “Jams” in which both teams designate a jammer. There are two 30 minute halves to a Roller Derby Bout and each Jam can last up to 2 minutes unless the lead jammer calls it off to collect up their points and prevent the other team from…

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