A small post just to let you know that I’m still beavering away ,here are a couple of recent 8×10 portraits:
© Ben Anderson
© Ben Anderson
© Ben Anderson
© Ben Anderson
© Ben Anderson
© Ben Anderson
Some of my photos have been included in recent monthly shows over at la pura vida gallery:
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© Ben Anderson
© Ben Anderson
© Ben Anderson
I recently noticed that my photography had become less dynamic. I think this is mainly because I’ve been concentrating on shooting medium and large format cameras. The cost of film & processing, the bulk and considered nature of shooting heavier equipment, had subconsciously altered how and when I chose to pull the trigger.
Predominantly this manifested itself in a shift away from recording life moments as they happen toward planned excursions with a camera. This has been both good and bad, some of the photos I’ve taken on MF/LF are without doubt my best work, but at the same time this has caused me to lose some of the spark I enjoyed about photography.
What I needed was to keep a foot in both camps so in an effort to address this I recently picked up a camera that provides is the exact opposite of the studied moment, an Olympus MJU II, a fully automatic point and shoot 35mm film camera. More photos to follow.
I have a print available for purchase through Nova Gallery.
The print is taken from my work in progress series 30 Something.
I’m not using this gear enough to warrant keeping it, so am selling it all, prices are open to reasonable offers. All of it is in excellent condition. ***PRICES REDUCED***
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- Canon EOS 1DMKII – brand new shutter, boxed (£700) AVAILABLE
- Canon EOS 50/1.4 boxed (£200) AVAILABLE
- 6 Bowens Pulsar Radio Triggers – (£110 per pair) 1 SOLD 2 LEFT
- Metz 76 MZ-5 boxed (£350) AVAILABLE
- Interfit blue portrait backdrop 2.4m*2.7m (£20) AVAILABLE
- Peli 1650 hard case, Padded dividers & lid organiser – (£200) AVAILABLE
- Canon EOS 17-40L boxed (£425) SOLD
- 2 SB-28 Strobist style Flashes boxed (£60 each) SOLD
- 2 Manfrotto 001B Nano Stands (£30 each) – SOLD
- 2 Manfrotto 122B Back stands (£15 each) – SOLD
- 3 Umbrella Swivels, 2 have cold shoe’s (£10 each) – SOLD
- 1 Bowens 115cm silver/shoot through umbrella (£15) – SOLD
- 1 Bowens 90cm silver/shoot through umbrella (£15) – SOLD
- 1 Westcot 100cm silver double fold (compact) umbrella (£15) – SOLD
- 2 Manfrotto superclamps (£10 each) – SOLD
- 1 Lastolite EZ Box Hotshoe (£60) – SOLD
- Interfit Background Support System (£35) SOLD
- Interfit washable White backdrop 2.4m*2.7m (£35) SOLD
- Telescopic Reflector Arm (for disc reflecors) (£25) SOLD
Drop me an e-mail if you’re interested – bennyboy@benneh.net
Myself and Ben Roberts and a few others will be heading to the Colin O’Brien private view at the Basement at Pages, Hackney on Thursday Night. We’ll be going for some food afterward so swing by if you fancy it.
Here’s Ben’s ugly mug so you can recognise us on arrival:
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© Ben Anderson
Stanley passed away in the early hours of May 14 2009 after a long struggle with illness. He lived his life to the fullest and revelled in his friendships to the end, a lesson to us all.
Here’s to you Stanley! You’ll be sorely missed.
Here’s some of my recent 8×10 portraiture:
© Ben Anderson
© Ben Anderson
© Ben Anderson
© Ben Anderson
If there’s one thing which torments me more than anything else as a ‘serious photographer’, it is finding time to go out and chase my project aspirations.
My wife and three children all vie for my time (and rightly so, they are after all the most important people in my life), as does my busy corporate career. This means that I’m often left with only snippets of the weekend or the hours after darkness available for shooting, neither of which lend themselves especially well to involved and engaging project work.
The flip side of this situation is that when I do get out there it is all the more satisfying precisely because I know just how difficult it has been to find the time to get the shots that I want.
And now I’m attempting to shoot with a large format camera – could I really make this any more difficult for myself? I guess I must be addicted to having some kind of obstacle to overcome (or something to moan about!).
I’d be interested to hear from you if this sounds at all familiar.