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Hello from Southend on Sea
After many years away from film, I am returning!
I'm a 37 year old from deepest Essex, and I used to have a passion for photography as a child and young adult. I used to shoot black and white, develop and print myself. I loved the magic of it all, and used a Yashica A TLR. When digital came along my interest was lost. I could not engage with the loss of quality, the change from a physical process to a virtual one left me cold. Fast forward a few years, and although I use digital cameras for work regularly, and still take photographs, I still had no real interest beyond providing reasonable images to my clients. I met up with a photographer who was sent down to photograph me for a trade publication. We got on well, and talked about photography, and I was able to draw on my youth experiences and talk to him about technical aspects of photography. He told me that although he loved his job, he preferred to shoot film. I was amazed by this and asked more questions. At this point I became aware of the resurgence of film photographers. I went online and on YouTube and found that film photography is very much alive and well. I also had the opportunity to look at many film images, and was startled by the images, as they had many qualities that I had not seen or achieved with digital. I have bought an old Ricoh SLR, and the experience of using the viewfinder, and the tactile nature of the camera has bought a level of enjoyment back to photography that has been missing for so long. I am now excited by photography again, and am really pleased to have found this forum, I hope I can engage and contribute in the future, and share and enjoy. |
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Welcome to fadu Simon.
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Cheers, Barry |
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Hi Simon, and welcome to Fadu.
Steve |
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A wonderful introduction Simon. Welcome to FADU and thanks for sharing.
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MartyNL “Reaching a creative state of mind thru positive action is considered preferable to waiting for inspiration.” - Minor White, 1950 |
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You're a trifle over half my age, Simon: reading your introduction made me very happy. I hope that your next 36 years' photography will give you enduring pleasure.
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Welcome Simon, that is a great story.
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welcome to FADU Simon I am just down the road from you in sunny Benfleet :-) looking forward to hearing more from you..
www.essexcockney.com |
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Welcome Simon
Richard |
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Welcome Simon
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Mitch http://photomi7ch.blogspot.com/ If you eliminate the impossible whatever remains no matter how improbable must be the truth. |
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