i have often read about the so-called alternative processes in photography, such as gum bichromate, lith printing, cyanotype etc, but have never had the time to try it out.

and having seen the results obtainable, i certainly did want to try my hand at it.

i purchased a job lot of kits that allow you to try your hand at these processes, and was thoroughly pleased at what you can achieve.

i will be posting my results on this blog soon, so please keep looking in regularly.

and if you too want to try these processes, drop me an email via this blog or tweet me via my twitter link here and i will let you know what kits i have in stock and prices etc.

over the past few weeks, the weather has been really, really oppressive.
you know the kind of weather -- humid, hot as if in a small over-worked kitchen, no air or breeze at all, sweat pouring off your body the moment you get up to do something....

well, yesterday evening it all changed! breeze appeared as if from nowhere, skies darkened and all became very much fresher.

so i decided to take a walk around my local neighbourhood, which led me to a church i often pass when walking my dog.

but instead of passing it by, i decided to walk into the grounds, and around the back, a part i had never seen in all the 45 years i have lived here!

and immediately noticed really great shots of the old stained glass windows, huge wooden doors and window shutters, ancient locks and gigantic bolts, all crying out to be photographed.

apparently, the church has been around since 1100 AD, so it is no everyday building!
i will be posting some of the shots i took there very soon here, so please try and bookmark this site and drop in when you can......