North Gare Breakwater Blues
North Gare forms the northern shore of the mouth of the River Tees as it enters the North Sea. Like much of coastal Teesside it is a jarring mix of…
Christopher Pattison
South Pier Stroll
I have always liked these steps at Hartlepool’s South Pier. The pier has style. I think it is under appreciated and not as frequented as it could be. If someone…
Best of Both Worlds
Film or digital? The argument is moot. I love both. This evening the sun was out in Hartlepool (finally!), so I took a stroll down by one of the piers,…
Every Film Stock You can Buy Today – Part 1
I am sharing this from emulsive.org, as it is such a great resource for film photographers. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably wondered how many fresh film stocks are…
Pimp My Bike
I have been scanning some more negatives for my Edge of Town project. This one caught my eye.
Improvisation
I don’t believe for one minute I am the only person who dries their negatives in the shower. More on the quirks and improvisations necessary for film development when space…
Edge of Town Project
I have been photographing the coast around Hartlepool for as long as I have lived here, both using a traditional landscape photographer’s approach with a camera on a tripod during…
Driving Home
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling Down, down, down, down — Don’t You Forget About Me: Simple Minds I travelled the 20 odd miles back to my home town of…
Ships at Sea
Look closely at the horizon of this image and you will see two ships at sea. They will often be at anchor for days turning into weeks. According to www.marinetraffic.com,…
Things I Have Forgotten This Week
I forgot how to calculate correct exposure with a red filter on my TLR lens (was it a factor of 8 or 16?). I forgot the cable release for the…