Project underdevelopment

Coming next is my new series: Driving forward, looking back : Seeing ahead, shooting blind.

The concept has been developed with the first attempt at shooting it taking place over Labour weekend. More specifically on the drive to and then back from Napier.

The idea for this series germinated from many long trips on the open road and a piece of advice I once recieved - "The best shot is sometimes behind you, looking back from where you have come".

So what is the concept? Well, taking shots of the view in my drivers side window (Driving forward, looking back), long exposure for a blurred background and once again using Ilford Delta 3200 (my favourite b & w film). Initially. I may switch to Ilford HP5 400. All shots will be taken while I am concentrating on the road ahead, so I will not be composing the images at all (seeing ahead, shooting blind).

Stay tuned to see how it all turns out.

Show me the way to go home

This little piece was born out my desire to work more with Ilford Delta 3200 and to create a series where the light was painted on. So, combining both those elements I have created this short series of the street signs around my home.

The images were taken approx 45 mins after sunset with the signs illuminated by torch with deliberate camera movement, using Ilford Delta 3200 and taken on my Mamiya 645 Pro tl.

These are scans of hand printed images.

What I like about this series is the contrasty, grainy nature of these images. A look and feel I strive to achieve which can be noted in previously posted images.