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Richard Pickup June 14, 2016
“Photography helps people to see.”
— Berenice Abbott
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  • May 2022
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    • Feb 29, 2020 Adventures in large format (blog update) Feb 29, 2020
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  • December 2019
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    • Nov 30, 2019 Gnarled Tree in HP5+ Nov 30, 2019
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  • September 2019
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  • July 2019
    • Jul 30, 2019 The Large Format Photography Podcast Jul 30, 2019
    • Jul 19, 2019 A portrait and a podcast Jul 19, 2019
    • Jul 19, 2019 Intrepid Enlarger launches Jul 19, 2019
    • Jul 4, 2019 The zone system in simple terms Jul 4, 2019
  • May 2019
    • May 5, 2019 Orléans Cathedral Interior May 5, 2019
  • April 2019
    • Apr 11, 2019 'Image quality' redefined Apr 11, 2019
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    • Mar 29, 2019 Still life on Kodak Ektar film Mar 29, 2019
    • Mar 6, 2019 Intrepid Zine Issue 1 Mar 6, 2019
  • January 2019
    • Jan 12, 2019 Trees and Woodlands Zine in Pictures Jan 12, 2019
  • December 2018
    • Dec 28, 2018 Trees and Woodlands Zine Dec 28, 2018
    • Dec 27, 2018 Can you say why you love black and white film in one image? The gallery (part 2) Dec 27, 2018
    • Dec 20, 2018 Can you say why you love black and white film in one image? - The gallery (part 1) Dec 20, 2018
    • Dec 17, 2018 Can you say why you love black and white film in one image? Dec 17, 2018
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  • October 2018
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  • August 2018
    • Aug 25, 2018 'Fallen Tree' Fibre Based Print Aug 25, 2018
    • Aug 23, 2018 Lincoln Cathedral Aug 23, 2018
  • July 2018
    • Jul 27, 2018 Contact print heaven? Jul 27, 2018
    • Jul 15, 2018 Birches Valley Jul 15, 2018
  • June 2018
    • Jun 29, 2018 Adventures in large format update Jun 29, 2018
    • Jun 21, 2018 Unhappy accidents Jun 21, 2018
    • Jun 14, 2018 Tennis Courts Jun 14, 2018
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    • Jun 8, 2018 We're scrapping our worldwide shipping charge! Jun 8, 2018
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  • May 2018
    • May 24, 2018 Dancing Leaves (Ilford Pan F) May 24, 2018
    • May 17, 2018 SP-445 Film Processing System May 17, 2018
    • May 2, 2018 'Lathkill Dale - from Lila', by John Blakemore May 2, 2018
  • April 2018
    • Apr 27, 2018 Spring sale - 50% off all prints Apr 27, 2018
    • Apr 17, 2018 Printing 'Pingliang Road' Apr 17, 2018
  • March 2018
    • Mar 24, 2018 Shanghai travelogue part 3: using my Intrepid 5x4 camera Mar 24, 2018
    • Mar 3, 2018 Shanghai travelogue part 2: enter Ilford HP5 Plus Mar 3, 2018
  • February 2018
    • Feb 27, 2018 Intrepid 10x8 Camera unboxing video Feb 27, 2018
    • Feb 2, 2018 Shanghai travelogue part 1: street photography in China Feb 2, 2018
  • January 2018
    • Jan 23, 2018 New blog series: Shanghai travelogue Jan 23, 2018
    • Jan 9, 2018 Blog note Jan 9, 2018
    • Jan 9, 2018 In praise of amateurs Jan 9, 2018
  • December 2017
    • Dec 31, 2017 Cannon Hill Park Dec 31, 2017
    • Dec 23, 2017 Merry Christmas! Dec 23, 2017
    • Dec 23, 2017 Ilford Friday Favourites Best of 2017 Dec 23, 2017
    • Dec 17, 2017 Lone Tree Dec 17, 2017
    • Dec 14, 2017 New clothes, new image Dec 14, 2017
    • Dec 10, 2017 The photographs that spur you on Dec 10, 2017
    • Dec 2, 2017 The White Tree Dec 2, 2017
  • November 2017
    • Nov 26, 2017 Print offer ending soon! Nov 26, 2017
    • Nov 25, 2017 Building in the Woods Nov 25, 2017
    • Nov 24, 2017 Where is the work? Nov 24, 2017
    • Nov 21, 2017 Time limited print offer: Alleyway, Menorca Nov 21, 2017
    • Nov 17, 2017 The art historian under the dark cloth Nov 17, 2017
    • Nov 10, 2017 Physical Grain Nov 10, 2017
    • Nov 6, 2017 How do you dry your films?* Nov 6, 2017
  • October 2017
    • Oct 27, 2017 A hint of things to come Oct 27, 2017
    • Oct 27, 2017 Not your (photographic) day Oct 27, 2017
    • Oct 23, 2017 Printing low and large Oct 23, 2017
    • Oct 13, 2017 The print as taskmaster Oct 13, 2017
    • Oct 7, 2017 Studio still life on 5x4 Oct 7, 2017
  • September 2017
    • Sep 29, 2017 A week of darkroom teaching Sep 29, 2017
    • Sep 22, 2017 On rambling (or, finding a large format modus operandi) Sep 22, 2017
    • Sep 15, 2017 Raise your camera ... saying yes to it Sep 15, 2017
    • Sep 8, 2017 HP5+ in Perceptol Sep 8, 2017
  • August 2017
    • Aug 31, 2017 The marvellous Faraday lines of photography Aug 31, 2017
    • Aug 21, 2017 Curtain and Shadows Aug 21, 2017
    • Aug 10, 2017 Fish Market Aug 10, 2017
    • Aug 2, 2017 Summer print sale Aug 2, 2017
  • July 2017
    • Jul 27, 2017 A pebble push (HP5+ @3200) Jul 27, 2017
    • Jul 24, 2017 Window Light and Flowers Jul 24, 2017
    • Jul 20, 2017 New print sale upadate Jul 20, 2017
    • Jul 19, 2017 Visualising the big print (or, my continuing adventures in large format) Jul 19, 2017
    • Jul 13, 2017 New print for sale - limited 50% discount Jul 13, 2017
    • Jul 5, 2017 Young corn in HP5+ Jul 5, 2017
  • June 2017
    • Jun 30, 2017 On buying gear: enjoyment not evolution Jun 30, 2017
    • Jun 23, 2017 Not all darkroom papers are the same Jun 23, 2017
    • Jun 16, 2017 The power of mounting and framing Jun 16, 2017
    • Jun 9, 2017 Photography advertising, the invisible influence Jun 9, 2017
    • Jun 1, 2017 Manfrotto 055CXPRO3 carbon fibre tripod review Jun 1, 2017
  • May 2017
    • May 26, 2017 The right compromise: finding your ideal format May 26, 2017
    • May 18, 2017 #TreePhotoGallery, Part 2 May 18, 2017
    • May 12, 2017 Hahnemühle Photo Matt Fibre 200 gsm paper May 12, 2017
    • May 4, 2017 #TreePhotoGallery, Part 1 May 4, 2017
    • May 1, 2017 #TreePhotoGallery May 1, 2017
  • April 2017
    • Apr 27, 2017 Large format magic Apr 27, 2017
    • Apr 20, 2017 Quiet on the blog front (and large format frustrations) Apr 20, 2017
    • Apr 5, 2017 Intrepid Large Format Camera Review Apr 5, 2017
  • March 2017
    • Mar 24, 2017 Abseiling Mar 24, 2017
    • Mar 16, 2017 Frank's Mar 16, 2017
    • Mar 15, 2017 Developer for FP4+ poll result Mar 15, 2017
    • Mar 12, 2017 Which developer for FP4+ film? Mar 12, 2017
    • Mar 9, 2017 Learning large format Mar 9, 2017
    • Mar 3, 2017 Tone: a primer (post 5) Mar 3, 2017
  • February 2017
    • Feb 18, 2017 FP4+ in Ilfotec HC Feb 18, 2017
    • Feb 10, 2017 Tone: a primer (post 4) Feb 10, 2017
    • Feb 2, 2017 A most delectable patch of grey Feb 2, 2017
  • January 2017
    • Jan 28, 2017 Invasion of the big negs Jan 28, 2017
    • Jan 27, 2017 Tone: a primer (post 3) Jan 27, 2017
    • Jan 20, 2017 My adventures in large format Jan 20, 2017
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    • Jan 10, 2017 Tone: a primer (post 2) Jan 10, 2017
    • Jan 6, 2017 Tone: a primer (post 1) Jan 6, 2017
    • Jan 6, 2017 Tone: a primer Jan 6, 2017
  • December 2016
    • Dec 31, 2016 Birmingham Street in Winter Light Dec 31, 2016
    • Dec 25, 2016 Merry Christmas Dec 25, 2016
    • Dec 23, 2016 Embracing serendipity Dec 23, 2016
    • Dec 16, 2016 Six Dec 16, 2016
    • Dec 8, 2016 Pebble Project Gallery Dec 8, 2016
    • Dec 1, 2016 Rain Lanterns darkroom print offer Dec 1, 2016
  • November 2016
    • Nov 24, 2016 Go yellow Nov 24, 2016
    • Nov 17, 2016 The mundane time machine Nov 17, 2016
    • Nov 10, 2016 Pebble Project update: into the darkroom Nov 10, 2016
    • Nov 3, 2016 Photomemo notebook: the photographer's friend Nov 3, 2016
  • October 2016
    • Oct 30, 2016 Rain Lanterns Oct 30, 2016
    • Oct 26, 2016 Autumn, looking out of windows, Kodak Ektar and the British weather Oct 26, 2016
    • Oct 20, 2016 Pebble Project: FP4+ Oct 20, 2016
    • Oct 19, 2016 An hour in the darkroom Oct 19, 2016
    • Oct 14, 2016 A little Twitter testimonial Oct 14, 2016
    • Oct 13, 2016 An Englishman's Castle Oct 13, 2016
    • Oct 6, 2016 The perfect is the enemy of the good Oct 6, 2016
  • September 2016
    • Sep 29, 2016 Film rocks! Sep 29, 2016
    • Sep 29, 2016 Be a better photographer - all ten posts in one place Sep 29, 2016
    • Sep 22, 2016 New blog series: Pebble Project Sep 22, 2016
    • Sep 17, 2016 Barber Barber, Birmingham Sep 17, 2016
    • Sep 15, 2016 What's special about a film portrait? Sep 15, 2016
    • Sep 11, 2016 The Emulsive Ilford community interview Sep 11, 2016
    • Sep 8, 2016 Be a better photographer - a postscript Sep 8, 2016
    • Sep 8, 2016 Be a better photographer - tip 10 Sep 8, 2016
    • Sep 1, 2016 Artisan and Artist camera straps Sep 1, 2016
  • August 2016
    • Aug 25, 2016 Be a better photographer - tip 9 Aug 25, 2016
    • Aug 18, 2016 Passageway, Menorca Aug 18, 2016
    • Aug 11, 2016 Be a better photographer - tip 8 Aug 11, 2016
    • Aug 5, 2016 Black and White Photography magazine Aug 5, 2016
    • Aug 3, 2016 Darkroom prints from digital negatives Aug 3, 2016
  • July 2016
    • Jul 28, 2016 Be a better photographer - tip 7 Jul 28, 2016
    • Jul 26, 2016 Reference print special offer Jul 26, 2016
    • Jul 23, 2016 Silhouette and Windows Jul 23, 2016
    • Jul 21, 2016 Be a better photographer - tip 6 Jul 21, 2016
    • Jul 14, 2016 Be a better photographer - tip 5 Jul 14, 2016
    • Jul 7, 2016 Be a better photographer - tip 4 Jul 7, 2016
  • June 2016
    • Jun 30, 2016 Be a better photographer - tip 3 Jun 30, 2016
    • Jun 23, 2016 Be a better photographer - tip 2 Jun 23, 2016
    • Jun 17, 2016 Magical interchangeable sensors Jun 17, 2016
    • Jun 16, 2016 Be a better photographer - tip 1 Jun 16, 2016
    • Jun 15, 2016 New blog mini series: 'be a better photographer' Jun 15, 2016
    • Jun 14, 2016 Abbott on photography Jun 14, 2016
    • Jun 12, 2016 Follow me on Twitter Jun 12, 2016
    • Jun 10, 2016 Sand Patterns Jun 10, 2016
    • Jun 9, 2016 A Batis and a bear Jun 9, 2016
    • Jun 6, 2016 Alliums against a wall Jun 6, 2016
    • Jun 2, 2016 The good will out Jun 2, 2016
  • May 2016
    • May 29, 2016 * Footnote to previous post: screen vs paper May 29, 2016
    • May 25, 2016 Unseen creative opportunities May 25, 2016
    • May 20, 2016 If I could only keep one camera ... a post about my M6TTL May 20, 2016
    • May 13, 2016 Out now on Emulsive May 13, 2016
    • May 7, 2016 Abell on composition May 7, 2016
    • May 6, 2016 The print as teacher May 6, 2016
  • April 2016
    • Apr 29, 2016 In praise of XP2 Super film Apr 29, 2016
    • Apr 23, 2016 Making my Statute of Liberty, Las Vegas print Apr 23, 2016
    • Apr 17, 2016 Do you know your lens? Apr 17, 2016
    • Apr 17, 2016 Time to crack open a new moleskine Apr 17, 2016
    • Apr 11, 2016 Why I love my Carl Zeiss C Sonnar 50mm lens Apr 11, 2016