After being away from Manchester for around 2 years, I have started to miss it. What I once thought was a shit hole, has now started to feel like home. Japan is very clean and convenient, but it still lacks nostalgia. Over the past few days I have chosen a selection of prints that mean a lot to me personally and will create equally nostalgic feeling for other Mancunian people. The prints were under-developed to create the washed out look which I think best fits Manchester. I think a fitting title for this series is ‘The North West’. I apologise if my writing sounds pretentious or pompous, but I find it hard to sound educated without sounding like a twat sometimes.
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After being away from Manchester for around 2 years, I have started to miss it. What I once thought was a shit hole, has now started to feel like home. Japan is very clean and convenient, but it still lacks nostalgia. Over the past few days I have chosen a selection of prints that mean a lot to me personally and will create equally nostalgic feeling for other Mancunian people. The prints were under-developed to create the washed out look which I think best fits Manchester. I think a fitting title for this series is ‘The North West’. I apologise if my writing sounds pretentious or pompous, but I find it hard to sound educated without sounding like a twat sometimes.
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After being away from Manchester for around 2 years, I have started to miss it. What I once thought was a shit hole, has now started to feel like home. Japan is very clean and convenient, but it still lacks nostalgia. Over the past few days I have chosen a selection of prints that mean a lot to me personally and will create equally nostalgic feeling for other Mancunian people. The prints were under-developed to create the washed out look which I think best fits Manchester. I think a fitting title for this series is ‘The North West’. I apologise if my writing sounds pretentious or pompous, but I find it hard to sound educated without sounding like a twat sometimes.
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After being away from Manchester for around 2 years, I have started to miss it. What I once thought was a shit hole, has now started to feel like home. Japan is very clean and convenient, but it still lacks nostalgia. Over the past few days I have chosen a selection of prints that mean a lot to me personally and will create equally nostalgic feeling for other Mancunian people. The prints were under-developed to create the washed out look which I think best fits Manchester. I think a fitting title for this series is ‘The North West’. I apologise if my writing sounds pretentious or pompous, but I find it hard to sound educated without sounding like a twat sometimes.
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After being away from Manchester for around 2 years, I have started to miss it. What I once thought was a shit hole, has now started to feel like home. Japan is very clean and convenient, but it still lacks nostalgia. Over the past few days I have chosen a selection of prints that mean a lot to me personally and will create equally nostalgic feeling for other Mancunian people. The prints were under-developed to create the washed out look which I think best fits Manchester. I think a fitting title for this series is ‘The North West’. I apologise if my writing sounds pretentious or pompous, but I find it hard to sound educated without sounding like a twat sometimes.
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After being away from Manchester for around 2 years, I have started to miss it. What I once thought was a shit hole, has now started to feel like home. Japan is very clean and convenient, but it still lacks nostalgia. Over the past few days I have chosen a selection of prints that mean a lot to me personally and will create equally nostalgic feeling for other Mancunian people. The prints were under-developed to create the washed out look which I think best fits Manchester. I think a fitting title for this series is ‘The North West’. I apologise if my writing sounds pretentious or pompous, but I find it hard to sound educated without sounding like a twat sometimes.
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After being away from Manchester for around 2 years, I have started to miss it. What I once thought was a shit hole, has now started to feel like home. Japan is very clean and convenient, but it still lacks nostalgia. Over the past few days I have chosen a selection of prints that mean a lot to me personally and will create equally nostalgic feeling for other Mancunian people. The prints were under-developed to create the washed out look which I think best fits Manchester. I think a fitting title for this series is ‘The North West’. I apologise if my writing sounds pretentious or pompous, but I find it hard to sound educated without sounding like a twat sometimes.
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After being away from Manchester for around 2 years, I have started to miss it. What I once thought was a shit hole, has now started to feel like home. Japan is very clean and convenient, but it still lacks nostalgia. Over the past few days I have chosen a selection of prints that mean a lot to me personally and will create equally nostalgic feeling for other Mancunian people.

The prints were under-developed to create the washed out look which I think best fits Manchester. I think a fitting title for this series is ‘The North West’.

I apologise if my writing sounds pretentious or pompous, but I find it hard to sound educated without sounding like a twat sometimes.

Hand printed colour prints These are some more color prints from old negatives. They were all taken in Manchester a few years ago. I feel that my images at night are much stronger than those that are in the day. When I think of Manchester, I always think of it at night. The first image was shot on Holga, and the last two were shot on Natura. Peace to Pierre in the second image.
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Hand printed colour prints These are some more color prints from old negatives. They were all taken in Manchester a few years ago. I feel that my images at night are much stronger than those that are in the day. When I think of Manchester, I always think of it at night. The first image was shot on Holga, and the last two were shot on Natura. Peace to Pierre in the second image.
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Hand printed colour prints These are some more color prints from old negatives. They were all taken in Manchester a few years ago. I feel that my images at night are much stronger than those that are in the day. When I think of Manchester, I always think of it at night. The first image was shot on Holga, and the last two were shot on Natura. Peace to Pierre in the second image.
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Hand printed colour prints These are some more color prints from old negatives. They were all taken in Manchester a few years ago. I feel that my images at night are much stronger than those that are in the day. When I think of Manchester, I always think of it at night. The first image was shot on Holga, and the last two were shot on Natura. Peace to Pierre in the second image.
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Hand printed colour prints

These are some more color prints from old negatives. They were all taken in Manchester a few years ago. I feel that my images at night are much stronger than those that are in the day. When I think of Manchester, I always think of it at night. The first image was shot on Holga, and the last two were shot on Natura. Peace to Pierre in the second image.

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TKB Media website

TKB media features photogaphy from England and Japan. It also features short films together with explanations and pre-production material. Check it out!



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Above: Every short film has a detailed synopsis, technical information, stills, location pictures and storyboards.

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Above: storyboards illustrate stage directions, notes, and also other ideas which did not feature in the final short.

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Above: Production stills show an inside view of what the locations actually look like in real life rather than through the lens.

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Above: In the photography section there is photography from England and Japan, as well as graphic design and cover designs.


There is far more material on the website, so please take a look if you have time!


                                              www.tkbmedia.com

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Developing colour film by yourself

Developing your own film is a lot easier than people think. In fact, in some ways it’s easier than developing black and white film. Chemicals can be bought as a set, and this means you can buy all your chemicals in one. The sets are easily mixed and there are only 2 baths (two chemicals) during processing. The only difference is that you have to keep your chemicals at 38 degrees via a thermostatic heater similar to that of a tropical fish tank heater. After development, you can either print your photos via an enlarger or by scanning them using a negative scanner.

I have only used 2 brands of development kit but I have had good results with them both. Tetenal can be found in England or America, whilst Naniwa can be found on shop shelves in Japan (Yodabashi, bic camera ect). English instructions for the Naniwa kit can be found here.

                  Colortec C-41 kit by Tetenal (1litre kit / 5 litre kit)

             

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