medium format photography Archives - Blackpool Social Club

16 May

Photo Walk: Town centre sights

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsfilm photography, medium format photography, photowalk, street photography

Time flies and another Tea Amantes-based photowalk hoved into view. David Simper selected his trusty twin lens reflex film camera and caught the service 61 bus to the cafe to endezvous with the posse. Here's a few results for your delectation. Part of the Tea Amantes photowalk ritual is that Stan asks you to draw a theme for the day. This time mine was '3'. So, you can choose from three posts on the Prom... Or three people having a fag break outside Subway. For those interested, I used my Yashica 635 twin lens reflex…

Gallery: Blackpool on 120 film

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & ExhibitionsBlackpool, call of the sea, comedy carpet, film photography, hive arts collective, medium format photography, public art, tea amantes blackpool, the hive blackpool

I had a number of reasons for this little trip to town on 12th November. Dropping into the Hive Arts Collective gathering, joining the Tea Amantes tea room and gallery team for its first birthday celebration and shooting a roll of 120 film, because I like to do that. For a change, these all came to pass and it was a thoroughly nice time, and I got some decent photos. There was a good gathering at The Hive for the gathering. Discussion surrounded the approaching Christmas events and of course local arts stuff in general. The Hive cafe provided the…

Just a walk down the prom with my camera

David Simper0 CommentsVisual Arts & Exhibitionsartworks, Blackpool, buses, Film, film photography, great promenade show, medium format photography, mirror ball, monochrome photography, photography, public transport, solaris centre, south promenade, they shoot horses don't they, tidal organ, trams

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Just a walk down the prom with my film camera, in the sun taking in the crisp cool air. Here are some of David's favourite black and white, medium format photos from that day. A lovely little trip and break. Come back nice weather and we can do this again. One Saturday I decided to take a trip to Fleetwood Market to buy some things from the art supply store that's opened up there. A good day in itself. I returned with a new sketchbook, which I admit I'm yet to try out, sweeties, a new kitchen knife, a…