One of my photographic resolutions for 2022 was to spend less money on gear but instead to use the money I’d put aside for photography for education instead. That process began today with a one to one workshop with Paul Mitchell. Paul is primarily a landscape photographer but he has a love of pinhole photography and I first discovered his work by attending a Zoom talk he gave on the subject.
Our destination for the day was the Jurassic coast of Dorset, where I felt sure I’d learn from his expertise and come away with some photos I’d be proud of. We began the day on the beach at Lulworth Cove and I immediately made good use of the new wellies I’d bought for the occasion! They allowed me to get into the shallow waves to get closer to the action.
I spent most of the day shooting monochrome film in my 6x6 pinhole camera, but I’d also loaded up a roll of Kodak Ektar into my 6x9 camera for a different look. I always tend to gravitate towards monochrome for pinhole work, but these remind me I should sometimes explore colour opportunities more.
From Lulworth we moved on to Kimmeridge Bay, another location I’ve often seen in images but never visited before. Scrambling down onto the rocks by the waterline allowed lots of dramatic opportunities, while higher up the beach I found other photographic possibilities.
From Kimmeridge we headed for our final destination – Swanage. Here it was more a matter of looking for details and shapes than sweeping landscapes but I still found plenty of inspiration.
8 February 2022