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Shooting a roll of Eastman Kodak 2238 at Iso 6 just because it’s challenge. Kodak 2238 is what is called a Panchromatic Separation Film meaning it is sensitive across all the colour spectrums and was actually used to create archival film prints from colour prints. For the below car park shot I metered at approximately 25 seconds but not knowing how the film would handle I doubled the time from experience on film reciprocity plus

So today I’ve been shooting this 1934 Ensign Midget camera. Long story short is yesterday I was gifted a load of old film camera’s and accessories from a lovely lady whose husband had passed away, they were his and she would rather them be used and respected than end up in a charity shop. I’m going to use all the cameras gifted to me but I’m starting off with this Ensign Midget camera as I

The Graham Binns Gallery is situated above the fantastic Hunters Of Haworth and for those that have not had chance yet to visit then this video will give you an idea of just how amazing these pies are plus a little tour of my gallery. A massive well done to Nick who is making the best pies in the world! Check out the video below! Graham Binns Photography and Hunters of Haworth

I’m very excited to start using this combination of lens and camera. The camera is a WW2 1942 Speed Graphic which was standard issue to US Army Signal Corps photographers and was given the model name PH-47E. Well documented to have taken the majority of photographs from the home front to the front line during the war. After the war the US government ordered these cameras to be destroyed, bulldozed in fact unless the individual

This evening I’ve been ‘hand spotting’ my homemade darkroom prints, it certainly takes a lot longer than photoshop! It’s another traditional art form that Im now trying to learn with my love for film photography. Patience and a steady hand and the final print looks lovely. Before Before After Finished The process didn’t take too long but you do have to have patience to achieve a perfect finish along with an extremely small brush, I

Wandering around my garden during the coronavirus lockdown I found myself looking for anything to photograph one afternoon. I eventually settled on our laurel hedge, there had been a rain shower not long before and I loved the water droplets still sitting on the leaves. I took several exposure readings to try highlight certain areas on the leaves and darken others. It’s a photograph obtained from pure boredom after several weeks in lockdown, something different