Category: Photos

Photo type posts were originally posted to Tumblr as this type so that the image would be prominent on the platform. These posts may or may not be primarily about that photo.


Starry bokeh! After this pretty Photojojo post, and spying on The Bokeh Kit in the Photojojo store, I thought I’d have a go at making my own starry filter.

I used a thin piece of cardboard, cut in a circle just larger than the UV filter on my 50mm f1.8 lens (I’m used to getting some sweet bokeh out of this lens).

Next, I scribbled a star onto the cardboard circle and carved it out with a craft knife. The cardboard sits on top of the UV filter I have permanently attached to the lens to protect from dust.

To keep the cardboard in place, I put clear plastic wrap over it; held fast by a rubber band which fits snugly behind the UV filter and leaves the focusing ring free.

This is what my camera looks like with it’s makeshift filter:

DIY Bokeh filter

The picture is just fairy lights on my bed headboard, but next will be streetlights, glitter(!), light reflected in water, coloured lights, highlights in almost anything…

There are a couple more images over on flickr.


Pictures uploaded to flickr don’t often get a lot of views (in my case) unless they are tagged or added to groups where people can find them. For awhile, they will have just one view, and I wonder who that person is who goes through each picture I post.

It’s probably not even just one person. What’s even cooler though is when someone completely random takes two seconds to remark on a picture and externalise their thoughts.

Sometimes I wonder how that person sees the picture, without the context I have from taking the photograph.


The city is so exhaustingly claustrophobic sometimes, there’s so much noise and it’s impossible to get away from other people.

This picture is a double exposure from someplace I’m going to go and hide for a few days this summer. The plan is to swim, take pictures and forget about the internet for awhile.

As a side note, this picture is cropped but not by choice, it’s just the only scan I have. Any recommendations for backlit scanners that won’t break the bank? I have a pile of negatives to scan, some fancy scanning masks, but am missing the key ingredient.


Took a picture!

This is Hamish at work this morning. Picture uses my brand new toys, and a couple I had my paws on earlier: Diana Edelweiss, instant back, fisheye lens, F+ flash, fuji instax mini film.

All I want for christmas is buckets of instax.