Friends of Photography Group – Year in review 2018
The Friends of Photography Group (FoPG) is a film photography group based in Melbourne. It was formed in early 2015 over a weekend pinhole photography…
Reviews
Review: Zero Image 4×5 pinhole camera by David Tatnall
This review is of the Zero Image 75B Basic 4x5 Camera System in the new Back to Nature series. Made from yacht grade timber with…
A report of the ‘Friends of Photography Group’ Port Fairy weekend by Christine Scott-Young
Main photograph above: Shane Booth with 8x10 camera, The Crags, Port Fairy, by Ian Raabe. A group selfie, FoPG style! The mention of a group…
Review: Ilford-Harman Obscura 4×5 pinhole camera by David Tatnall
The Obscura 4x5 pinhole camera is Ilford’s second pinhole camera design in recent years. The first iteration was the Titan 4x5 and 8x10 cameras designed…
Review: Lensless Camera 4×5 pinhole cameras by David Tatnall
Lensless Camera Manufacturing Company 4 x 5 pinhole camera review, updated. Pinhole photography is probably the simplest form of photography, consisting only of a…
Review: Chamonix 45F-1 4×5 camera by David Tatnall
Chamonix cameras have been made in Haining in Zhejiang Province China since 2005 by a small company of eight craftsmen. They make eighteen camera…
Friends of Photography Group – Year in Review 2017
The Melbourne Friends of Photography Group had its final event for 2017, a demonstration of colour printing using RA-4 process this week. This rounded off…
Review: Intrepid 4×5 camera by Marc Morel
Review of the Intrepid 4x5 camera by The Intrepid Camera Co (Kickstarter ‘version 1’) Way back in 2014, I enthusiastically supported a Kickstarter campaign by…
Book Review: Journeys into the Wild. The photography of Peter Dombrovskis
Review, and a personal reflection by Lloyd Shield Journeys into the Wild The photography of Peter Dombrovskis Author: Introduction and commentary…