Out of the pictures I created the other evening, this is my favourite. It shows a place on the Gloucester Road in Bristol known as ‘The Arches”. Gloucester Road is well known for having a vibrant community and small independent businesses.
As for all of MY work: Image © Jonathan Stokes 2013, moral rights asserted. Don’t go nicking them or I WILL charge you for their use. Of course if you ask me… I might feel differently.
These are exactly the sort of mistake I was looking for, by opting to use a silly old camera and film. I had no intention of them turning out like this, but I like them.
I had the bright idea of dismantling my Vredaborch Felicia Duo, to clean the inside of the lens. I had to dismantle the shutter assembly to do it, as a result, the ‘B’ shutter speed setting no longer closes the shutter when the shutter button is released. I didn’t realise this. I kept the camera in place for it’s exposures, then thought I’d ended the exposure, and moved the camera to the next location.
The thing is, I really like the results. This is EXACTLY why I decided to abandon the security and reliability of shooting digital.
All images made using tungsten balanced 64 asa Fujichrome transparency film. It’s out-of-date old film because they don’t make it anymore.
All images are copyright Jonathan Stokes 2013, moral rights asserted. Don’t go nicking them or I WILL charge you for their use. Of course if you ask me… I might let you.
This is a long multiple exposure of a performance art piece which took place on Bristol’s College Green Outside the cathedral.
An illuminated balloon was slowly moved across the scene, raised then lowered, to form an arch. Over the course of maybe an hour and a half. This is a multiple long exposure, with a total exposure time of maybe 40 minutes. It was made using the Vredaborch Felicia, using out-of date tungsten balanced 64 ASA transparency film.
You cannot beat the colour and clarity of transparency film. I like using tungsten balanced film, or if using digital, tungsten white balance setting at dusk, because it causes the artificial lighting to appear more natural while also rendering the sky a a beautiful electric blue colour.
All images are copyright Jonathan Stokes 2013, moral rights asserted. Don’t go nicking them or I WILL charge you for their use. Of course if you ask me… I might let you.
I made these pictures on my way to the zoo one day.
An inverted double exposure of some buildings on Whiteladies Road.
A pretty street and a blue sky.
A multiple exposure of some trees and houses in Redland, Bristol.
The Queen Victoria Statue on College Green, Bristol, on a snowy day. Multiple exposure image made using 1950′s Vredaborch Felica Duo camera with Fuji Pro 400H film.
A snowman near the Harbourside in central Bristol, on a snowy day. Image made using 1950′s Vredaborch Felica Duo camera with Fuji Pro 400H film.
Montpellier, Bristol, on a snowy day. Image made using 1950′s Vredaborch Felica Duo camera with Fuji Pro 400H film.
Montpellier, Bristol, on a snowy day. Image made using 1950′s Vredaborch Felica Duo camera with Fuji Pro 400H film.
My latest gig flyer design.
If your in Bristol on Saturday 9th March, come along, it’ll be awesome 
A tripple exposure of some of Bristols towering landmarks, see if you can make out Cabot Tower, The Wills Memorial Building and a more recent hotel.
This would be a straight boring picture of the Cabot Tower, but because I partially solarised the film as I removed it from the camera, it’s given quite a pleasing, and largely accidental result.
A selection of images from HiHat‘s gig at the Bristol Louisiana on Saturday evening.
To hear more about HiHat visit: www.hihat-live.com Or to have a listen visit: soundcloud.com/hihat-live.
