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In the meantime…
25 Mar 2020
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,…
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Church of the Annunciation
20 Mar 2020
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…
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My cameras - Part II - 120
13 Mar 2020
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…
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My cameras - Part I - 35mm
06 Mar 2020
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…
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Contact prints without enlarger - part II - negative film
28 Feb 2020
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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Contact prints without enlarger - part I - paper negative
23 Feb 2020
It has been over five years since my last blog post related to any wet print tests. It is also about a year now since I had to remove all enlargers and associated accessories from my house, making other people happy using them. Yes, complete lack of space and time…
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In Memoriam…
15 Feb 2020
This text was supposed to be about something else. Due to unexpected circumstances, however, I decided to change the subject.
Paul Koralek, cofounder of renowned architectural practice Ahrends, Burton, Koralek Architects (ABK Architects), passed away a few days ago.
I had a chance to meet him while working at ABK…
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Short break
07 Feb 2020
In a post last week I wrote about my fast changing neighbourhood. However, this does not apply to the entire area. There are still places here that are slightly different.
Like this across the street. Several lanes with picturesque red brick terrace houses built in 1890–1910 for dockers.
Many of…
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Towers (return)
31 Jan 2020
In below post I am presenting more visual content based on material recorded a few years ago, photographs I already published on my social media channels but not in the form of the entirety
My neighbourhood, Docklands area is constantly changing. It’s like a pot of bubbling boiling soup. Now…
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Lensless photography
25 Jan 2020
A lens-camera is a great, usually very precise creative tool that helps you express yourself visually. Pinhole camera however it’s a completely different story.
Here you have to rely on your intuition. Except for obvious pre-visualisation in case of emulsion-based materials and analogue photography, you have to 'guess' the scene/frame…
