Carl V
10th February 2010, 07:24 PM
Good evening, my name is Carl and I live just outside Northwich in Cheshire.
I purchased my first 35mm SLR back in 1983 and was shooting in colour for the first couple of years or so. In 1985, I began working in a photographic shop and it was here where I learnt how to process and print black & white films. Our shop manager used to run darkroom courses occasionally, and I've been using black & white film pretty much all the time since then.
I started off using Pentax equipment, but around the early 1990s I changed over to Nikon and now use FM2's as I prefer manual cameras. I have various manual AIS lenses as well which I've acquired over several years.
I still enjoy photography today as much as I did when first introduced, and I still enjoy darkroom work too although I don't get the chance to spend as much time in it as I would like to.
I have never been interested in digital photography, so as long as film and chemistry/paper continues to be manufactured, I shall carry on using them. I use Ilford all the time now, but I have used Kodak films when I first learnt about film processing.
Finally, I would like to say that photography is purely a hobby for me, and I am not a professional. Even though I've been involved with photography for a number of years, I still feel there is always something to learn - particularly in the darkroom in my case. I certainly hope to be able to offer opinions and advice to other members whenever I possibly can, but I'm just as likely to be asking as well. :)
Thanks very much for reading this.
All the best regards,
Carl.
I purchased my first 35mm SLR back in 1983 and was shooting in colour for the first couple of years or so. In 1985, I began working in a photographic shop and it was here where I learnt how to process and print black & white films. Our shop manager used to run darkroom courses occasionally, and I've been using black & white film pretty much all the time since then.
I started off using Pentax equipment, but around the early 1990s I changed over to Nikon and now use FM2's as I prefer manual cameras. I have various manual AIS lenses as well which I've acquired over several years.
I still enjoy photography today as much as I did when first introduced, and I still enjoy darkroom work too although I don't get the chance to spend as much time in it as I would like to.
I have never been interested in digital photography, so as long as film and chemistry/paper continues to be manufactured, I shall carry on using them. I use Ilford all the time now, but I have used Kodak films when I first learnt about film processing.
Finally, I would like to say that photography is purely a hobby for me, and I am not a professional. Even though I've been involved with photography for a number of years, I still feel there is always something to learn - particularly in the darkroom in my case. I certainly hope to be able to offer opinions and advice to other members whenever I possibly can, but I'm just as likely to be asking as well. :)
Thanks very much for reading this.
All the best regards,
Carl.