The Hasselblad 500C/M Hand-built in Sweden, the Hasselblad 500 series of cameras is one of the most popular medium format systems of all time. The brainchild of Victor Hasselblad, the original 500C model, launched in 1957, was also one of the first true system cameras. It embodies a modular design [read more]
The Art of Rolleiflex Many others have written about the technical reasons as to why the Rolleiflex twin lens reflex cameras were, and remain, such an enduring success (large negative size, superb lenses, etc.), so I’m not going to reiterate any of that here. Apart from all those reasons, and [read more]
Rolleiflex 3.5 E Test Roll I wanted to test my newly repaired Rolleiflex so I enlisted the help of a work colleague to model while I shot a quick roll of Tri-X. Although I own two other Rolleiflex cameras, they are both fitted with Tessar lenses and this was the [read more]
Rolleiflex 3.5 E (K4C) Planar I popped into a local photo store the other day to pick up some C41 processing and noticed a Rolleiflex Automat in their used used camera display. I already have two Automats, but I still gave it a quick once over. Noticing me looking at [read more]
Kendra Nashville singer and songwriter Kendra Chantelle, shot with a Hasselblad 503CW and 80mm Carl Zeiss Planar lens on Fuji Pro film (except the last image, which was shot int he studio with a Nikon D2X and 70-200mm F/2.8 VR Nikon lens). Kendra is a natural in front of the [read more]
Poppet Although I love black and white photography, there are times when the light, subject and location demand the use of colour film. For this shot I used Fuji Velvia 50 transparancy film because of it’s highly saturated colour rendition, which I knew would enhance the contrast between the blue [read more]
1956 Rolleiflex Automat MX-EVS Tessar I’ve always had a soft spot for twin lens reflex (TLR) cameras, so called because they use separate lenses for viewing (the upper) and taking the image. As a child I remember being fascinated with my father’s Yashica TLR, with it’s intricate controls and mechanical [read more]
Jenn One of my favourite images from the past few years, and also the shoot that marked my transition back to using film after six years of exclusively digital photography. The location for this shoot was, of all places, the Hardee’s in Lenoir City. A strange choice if it wasn’t [read more]