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Anticipating the Lomography Spinner

July 19, 2010

Ever since I’ve seen Sam Taylor-Wood’s 360 degree medium format panorama series (title) I know that sooner or later I had to get my hands on one of those cameras. At 1 picture per single roll of film, scanning would have been a nightmare – not to mention processing costs. Elton John’s CD cover for [...]

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Walker’s German Bratwurst Sausage Flavour

April 23, 2010

OK this one makes me feel a little bit home sick actually… sniff! Spot the deliberate grammatical mistake though: “wurst” already means “sausage” (or “turd”, depending on the context). Not my favourite flavour of the bunch, even though Julia loves it to bits and has already voted for it. Did I mention you can do [...]

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Walker’s American Cheeseburger Flavour

April 23, 2010

Walker’s have done it again: create a range of brand new Limited Edition flavours just in time for the World Cup Football Qualifiers. And what would this series be without them? We discovered 8 flavours at the Oxford Service Station and we’ll give you a rundown of them all. To kick off this leg of [...]

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First Flush: I’ve shot some PX100 in my new Polaroid 600 camera

April 16, 2010

Today is a very special day for various reasons: not only has my Polaroid 600 Extreme camera arrived (the one I bought for £2.50 off eBay). Also, both me and my wife are off together – it rarely happens these days. That alone was reason to celebrate. But more importantly: The Impossible Project have today [...]

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Lomo Lunch: Diana Instant Workshop at Lomography London

April 15, 2010

We had the most fantastic time on Tuesday at the Lomo Lunch Workshop about the Diana Instant Back. For only £8 per person, this is a bargain considering you get to use and test a Diana with Instax Back for the whole afternoon tips and tricks on how to use it a free pack of [...]

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First Flush: Polaroid 600 and the new Impossible PX100

April 14, 2010

At the time of writing, I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of my first ever Polaroid camera: the 600 Extreme that I got from eBay for a bargain price of £2.50. Hey, it even was for charity! I wanted it because there’s an ever so slim chance that I can use it with the brand new [...]

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Holga: Up-Close and Personal with add-on Maco Lens Sets

April 12, 2010

If you wanted to take pictures closer than 1m (3ft) with your Holga, it meant you had to hack it and permanently mutilate your camera. Even then, putting things in close focus was a guessing game so I never bothered. Thanks to these two £10 packs of add-on lenses, you no longer need to do [...]

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Tutorial: Getting “The Grunge Look” in your photos

February 15, 2010

This is an article in response to a comment I received on my Golden Half camera review, in which a poster asked me “How do you get THAT picture quality?” Henceforth known as “The Grunge Look”, featuring harsh grain, strong contrasts and vivid colours (where available), I’ll give you a rundown of what you need [...]

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Bad Toast at Oxford Service Station on the M40

January 16, 2010

Particularly rubbish for a shocking rip-off price: £7.99 for “The Big One”. Includes disgusting scrambled egg, terrible sausages and squidgy bacon. Hash browns and beans were OK, but then what can go wrong when all you’re doing is heat up the contents of a can. “Overpriced Shit” sounds way too positive. Verdict: no matter how [...]

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Treeworshippers (Etch A Sketch)

January 8, 2010

I was going to call it “Sunworshippers” in hommage to the song by Mylo – but then I discovered that the “sun” didn’t actually look like a sun… so I turned it into a tree. Works much better.

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It’s my first Etch-A-Sketch Masterpiece in Decades!

January 5, 2010

We were passing through a service station in Beaconsfield very late yesterday and spent a spontaneous night at the Etap Hotel. It’s connected via a walkway to a 24hr neon world of McDonald’s, Starbuck’s and an Arcade featurung Outrun 2. It felt just like Vegas! We discovered a Pocket Etch-A-Sketch at WH Smith, and I [...]

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