ZombieCake
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This was in the Metro newspaper back in April.
This question and answer interview with pro photographer Rankin stuck in my mind:
"Finally, what is your top tip for anyone getting into taking pictures?"
'Don?t waste thousands of pounds on the latest camera technology, simply head to eBay and buy a 35mm SLR camera. It?ll cost as little as ?40 and you can then get your film processed at Snappy Snaps on the cheap. You?ll learn more about the basics of photography by doing that than you ever will by playing with a digital camera.'
Full article here: https://www.metro.news/my-tech-rankin/583637/
Stuck in my mind 'cos a relative recently asked me about how to shoot film for an art course (I'm not much of a digital Photoshop / Lightroom user) and I've had a quite of bit fun using an Olympus 35RC rangefinder from the 70's as well as Olympus SLRs. Ilford XP2 is great as its mono film that can be developed in high street (Boots & Jessops) colour chemistry. OK you'll get ace and rubbish pics but it's you and not the software doing it, and so you learn.
Still digital has it's place and I seem a bit too much attached to the hip with the Leica D-Lux 109 compact and Olympus Pen-F...
This question and answer interview with pro photographer Rankin stuck in my mind:
"Finally, what is your top tip for anyone getting into taking pictures?"
'Don?t waste thousands of pounds on the latest camera technology, simply head to eBay and buy a 35mm SLR camera. It?ll cost as little as ?40 and you can then get your film processed at Snappy Snaps on the cheap. You?ll learn more about the basics of photography by doing that than you ever will by playing with a digital camera.'
Full article here: https://www.metro.news/my-tech-rankin/583637/
Stuck in my mind 'cos a relative recently asked me about how to shoot film for an art course (I'm not much of a digital Photoshop / Lightroom user) and I've had a quite of bit fun using an Olympus 35RC rangefinder from the 70's as well as Olympus SLRs. Ilford XP2 is great as its mono film that can be developed in high street (Boots & Jessops) colour chemistry. OK you'll get ace and rubbish pics but it's you and not the software doing it, and so you learn.
Still digital has it's place and I seem a bit too much attached to the hip with the Leica D-Lux 109 compact and Olympus Pen-F...