Photographic Techniques

Last week I went to 'Shadow Catchers' at the V&A Museum. Pierre Cordier was one of the artists exhibiting his photographs in the exhibition. His work inspired me to explore different photographic techniques. Cordier's work however, is more like printmaking than photography. His work is also known is 'Chemigraphy'. He uses photographic paper and developer to enhance the dark areas and uses fixer to create lighter tones. On the paper itself he uses products such as varnish, wax and glue to create the geometric patterns.


Pierre Cordier





Hand Coloured photos in Japan

Hand coloured photos became popular in Japan in the 1800's. Hand colouring refers to a variety of methods of manually adding colour to a black and white photograph to heighten its realism. Typically, watercolours, oils, paints or dyes are applied to the image surface.






The Holga Camera








The Diana Camera







The Pinhole Camera










The Lomography Camera

Dear Victor

Since the dawn of the Alpines myspace, a striking image of a futuristic, tribal bust of a woman has made her mark on the page. I took the photo in Barbican, London over the summer. It was only a few days ago that I learnt the origin of the work of art: Victor Kaifas. Below are a few more of his works and a photo of his store. This chapter is for you Victor wherever you may be.









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Space to breathe

Geometry + Nature

Geometric forms are those which correspond to named regular shapes, such as squares, rectangles and circles. I like the fact that not all naturally occurring objects are organic and it is the precision and regularity of forms within the natural world which I find particularly inspiring. Below are just a few of many examples.