Personal History with Photography
- What is the oldest camera you have ever used?
-My Fujica STX-1, manufactured late 70s-early 80s
- Can you remember when you first used a digital camera?
-I think I was around 8 when my parents first got a digital camera
- Do you prefer taking photos on your mobile phone or a digital camera?
-A digital camera, it feels more intentional
- Have you ever built a pinhole camera?
-No, that is something I have yet to do!
- Have you ever constructed a ‘camera obscura’ type device to observe a solar eclipse?
-Nope, but I am intrigued to explore how they work
- What is the oldest photograph you have in your family album?
-Recently I visited my grandad, and he showed me photographs of him as a boy, so probably those from around the mid-1940s
- Do you still use 35 mm film?
-Yes, I mainly shoot film
- Do you prefer colour or black and white photographs?
-I prefer looking at black and white photographs but for some reason I seem to only shoot in colour!
- What do you use filters on social media platforms like Instagram?
-I try not to edit my photos at all, except if I must change the brightness