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  1. New toy…

    2020-04-24 13:22:51 UTC
    A few weeks ago I got a bag full of 35 mm films from a friend of mine (thank you, Aga). I knew I would have to go back to this format. It was only a matter of time. The only question is, for how long this time?  In my…

  2. Studio portraits with pinhole camera

    2020-04-17 22:39:00 UTC
    The time is running fast. Day by day passes in a flash. And it’s okay. Despite this, there is still plenty of time for getting back to old experiments or tests. Especially now when my commercial photography in on hold and Darkroom Service slowed down drastically as well So here…

  3. Longing…

    2020-04-09 22:48:03 UTC
    Something completely different today. A few ordinary snapshots from a mobile phone that don’t bring anything special except documenting the moment. A few moments, actually, that I miss very much. A few weeks ago, everything changed suddenly in a way nobody expected. It made me stop doing what I was…

  4. Carroll’s building

    2020-04-03 20:45:56 UTC
    A simple, very elegant multi-story structure on columns with recessed ground floor and mezzanine shines over the Grand Canal for almost 60 years Designed by Robinson Keefe Devane (1962-1964) for PJ Carroll cigarette company as their headquarters and packaging facility was used later as the headquarters of the Irish Nationwide…

  5. My cameras - Part III - 4x5

    2020-03-28 00:15:30 UTC
    We are getting back to cameras as promised in my unusual Wednesday post. Browsing through the archives can be quite challenging, mainly when covering such an extended time frame. It can also be refreshing. I find strange pleasure looking at old photographs. Even my own ;) Memories and some forgotten…

  6. In the meantime…

    2020-03-25 16:00:35 UTC
    It is the third time I have to change the topic of the blog post suddenly within the last couple of months. It also probably not the last one.  This blog is dedicated to everything related to photography (and architecture) and will remain as such. From time to time, however,…

  7. Church of the Annunciation

    2020-03-20 17:58:40 UTC
    Church of the Annunciation in Finglas West is one of the biggest churches in Dublin. It was designed by David Keane (David Keane & Partners, later KMD Architecture) in 1967. A massive building with a capacity of 3500 people (!). Large scale structure with impressive concrete roof. Stephen Walsh designed…

  8. My cameras - Part II - 120

    2020-03-13 21:25:00 UTC
    This week I will focus on medium format cameras. There will be probably a few more on the list comparing to described before 35mm. I realised pretty fast that 120 is the format I will work with and it’s much more capable qualitywise than 135. You make fewer photographs but…

  9. My cameras - Part I - 35mm

    2020-03-06 18:13:42 UTC
    INTRODUCTION  Most of us photographers experienced GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) at some stage, an incurable (sometimes) ‘disease’. It is even more dangerous in case of those working with analogue equipment. Variety of cameras, formats, matching optics. It’s insane and very often attracts one’s attention, especially at the beginning of the…

  10. Contact prints without enlarger - part II - negative film

    2020-02-28 20:37:37 UTC
    In the previous blog post, I wrote a few words about contact printing without an enlarger using paper negatives. It works perfectly.This time I focused on standard negatives to see how different the process itself is.The list of required elements remains the same except printed material so that I won't…

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