Pseuds' Corner — by Bruce Robbins on

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Copyright of Tim Pearse This photograph has just won photographer Tim Pearse the British Journal of Photography (BJP) Breakthrough award. It...

Big 'Un v Little 'Un — by Bruce Robbins on

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Bessa RF test scan If I had a pound for every time someone told me a good big 'un will always beat a good little 'un I'd probabl...

How to intensify a negative — by Bruce Robbins on

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This is an interesting article reblogged with the kind permission of my friend Andrew Sanderson. There are a few different ways of intensify...

Voigtlander Bessa RF 6x9 — by Bruce Robbins on

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I've had a 1940s Voigtlander Bessa RF, a classic, rangefinder-coupled 6x9 folder, sitting on my desk for weeks awaiting some final fettl...

Size matters too much — by Bruce Robbins on

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David v Goliath. The difference in weight terms is even bigger. My pal Phil and I have been swapping emails on the subject of hand-holdable ...

Sharpness you never knew existed? — by Bruce Robbins on

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One of the nicest things about a long soak in the bath is that it forces me to put aside all electronic devices for an hour or so. Normally,...

The LEICA Diaries - Part Ten — by Bruce Robbins on

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And just when it had all been going so well... Leica is famous for its red dot logo but perhaps I should be paying more attention to two muc...

35mm, 6x6 and 5x4 - Key Aspects of Photography — by Bruce Robbins on

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Do you choose your format or does your camera do it for you? That might seem like a daft question but when you think about it, if you just h...

For Formula E read digital photography — by Bruce Robbins on

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As a bit of a car nut and an F1 enthusiast, I found myself watching something called Formula E on Sunday or, as I prefer to call it, Formula...

Analogue Archives: Kevin MacDonnell — by Bruce Robbins on

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It's been a while since I posted one of Kevin's vintage photography magazine columns. I've been having a look through the PDFs I...

Monobath Magic — by Bruce Robbins on

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A neg from hell that could do with some help. One of the interesting things about the mini-Renaissance film is undergoing is the rediscovery...

Singular Image: Highland Road — by Bruce Robbins on

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It's been a while since I posted a Singular Image article. I'd intended making it a regular feature, choosing just one pic and talki...

Adox CMS 20 stand developed in HC110 — by Bruce Robbins on

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Update: For some reason, the photographs on this page weren't showing up earlier but that's the glitch fixed now. The Online Darkroo...

The Power of Facebook — by Bruce Robbins on

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Last month (April) was the most successful I've had with The Online Darkroom since launching it onto an unsuspecting public three-and-a-...