Capturing Moments: My Photography blog

After years away from home photo printing, I’ve returned with the Epson EcoTank ET-8550 A3+ photo printer. From black-and-white landscapes to colour photographs captured on digital and medium-format film cameras, I share my early experiences, paper choices and why making physical prints has become an important part of my photography again.

I took a Mamiya 645 Pro loaded with Rollei Infrared 400 into the woods to experiment with medium-format infrared film photography. The results weren’t quite what I expected — partly because I got the exposure calculations rather badly wrong.

I took a roll of Kodak Portra 400 and my Mamiya 645 Pro into an ordinary woodland to answer a simple question: which light meter could I trust? What started as an exposure test became my first proper look at Portra 400’s natural colours, creamy highlights and distinctive character on medium-format film.

I had been disappointed with the results from medium format film until I started scanning my negatives at home. Using the VALOI easy120, a Fujifilm GFX100S II and Negative Lab Pro revealed just how much detail and tonality my lab scans had been missing.

These photographs sat forgotten for nearly twenty years. I thought they documented an empty office, but revisiting them revealed something far more personal. A reflection on liminal space photography, memory and how photographs can quietly preserve parts of ourselves we don’t yet understand.

Experimenting With Infrared Film on Medium Format Every now and then I find myself wanting to try something completely different with a camera. Not because I think it will improve my photography overnight, but because experimenting is part of the fun. That was exactly how I found myself loading a roll of Rollei Infrared 400 into my Mamiya 645 Pro...

A Day in London with Ilford HP5+ and the Voigtländer Bessa R Normally, when I travel to meet family or friends, I tend not to bring a camera other than my phone. Most of these trips are social occasions rather than photography trips, and I’ve found over the years that constantly carrying a larger camera can sometimes pull you out of the moment...

Becky Falls, Aerochrome, and a Day That Was Never About the Photos There are some days you don’t plan for photography. Not because you don’t want to take photos, but because the reason for the day sits somewhere else entirely. A year on, we needed to be somewhere together. Not to do anything in particular. Not to chase anything. Just to be. The...

Coming Full Circle with Medium Format Film A first outing with the Mamiya 645 Pro at Ayrmer Cove There’s a certain familiarity in going back to something you once knew well. Before digital became my main way of working, I used a Mamiya 645E. That camera eventually gave way to newer tools, better sensors, and the convenience of digital. These...

TL;DR – Returning to Film with the Nikon F501 After sitting unused in a drawer for nearly a year — with a roll of Kodak Portra 400 loaded — I finally took my Nikon F501 out for a short walk near home during a break in weeks of relentless South Devon rain. While nearby coastal communities like Torcross were badly hit by recent storms, I was simply...

Laowa 19mm f/2.8 Zero-D on the Fujifilm GFX100S II – A Real-World Review There are lenses you buy with your head, and lenses you buy because you already know what you want the images to feel like. The Laowa 19mm f/2.8 Zero-D for Fujifilm GFX firmly sits in the second category. On paper, it’s a specialist ultra-wide prime with manual focus, no...

Today’s Trip to Bigbury-on-Sea: Why a Simple Sunrise Nearly Didn’t Happen A sunrise at Bigbury-on-Sea became more than a photography outing—it was a quiet act of pushing back against a difficult year. Despite nearly giving in to a deep mental fog, I made the 6am drive and was rewarded with calm tides, soft dawn light, and three images I’m truly...

Landscape Photography in Devon: The Complete Guide to Woods, Waterfalls & Coast Explore the best landscape photography in Devon, from Dartmoor’s ancient woods and hidden waterfalls to dramatic coastlines and moorland views. A complete guide with locations, photos, and tips. This image captures the stunning Burgh Island Hotel off the South Devon...

Finding Stillness at Watergate Bay: A Minimalist Photograph and a Reignited Love for Photography During a coastal walk from Mawgan Porth to Newquay, I captured a minimalist photo of Watergate Bay that reminded me why I fell in love with photography. Using a new camera and a circular polariser, I slowed down, focused on composition, and...