Comments for Richard Childs Photography

Comment on Isle of Skye Slide Show by Paul Atterby

Paul Atterby — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 16:17:53 +0000

Soulful, like I am there!

Comment on Isle of Skye Slide Show by angie mckichan

angie mckichan — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 22:43:46 +0000

I have been blessed to have been able to visit skye since I was a girl , I can’t explain why but it is the most beautiful, peaceful place I have ever found , your pictures are like home to me, moran taing

Comment on Wet Weather? Time to get out with your camera. by Douglas Griffin

Douglas Griffin — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 14:47:08 +0000

I’m gradually coming to the same opinion, Richard – but I find it difficult to commit to filling the car with gear (and fuel) and heading away for a couple of days when the forecast is for rain.
I guess I’m just going to have to do it to see for myself just how much these conditions offer. (Though I am still working in digital.)

ps – I absolutely love the final two images here; they’re long been among my favourites from your portfolio.

With All Best Wishes,
Doug.

Comment on Wet Weather? Time to get out with your camera. by steve france

steve france — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 16:14:17 +0000

Completely agree Richard. Gave up the golden hour years ago, and am fully embracing all day photography, shooting when the combination of light , weather and subject come together. I love the moods of your photographs. Scotland does offer so much of that due to its wonderfully diverse landscape and unique light.. be interesting to see how things go in your photography now your moving south (well not that far south I here lol)
As for the Velvia 50 going away for 4×5… if its true, it is one sad day. It came back when they stopped it before… but i think this time, what with digital making great strides.. it will all sadly go away quite soon I think, Provia will be next. Col neg is nice for certain looks, but the cost of getting an image to print is more difficult and expensive for many. If it wasn’t i wouldnt be so sad about Velvia as I love its more subtle tones and greater dynamic range. But iso 50 film for large format … man…. its going to be missed a lot!

Comment on Wet Weather? Time to get out with your camera. by richardchilds

richardchilds — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 18:43:50 +0000

Thanks Guy, I was running low anyway so was about to order some more from America. Perhaps I need to double or triple the order size if the rumours are true (I say rumours because Fuji now have a track record of making press releases and then performing instant U turns)

Comment on Wet Weather? Time to get out with your camera. by Guy

Guy — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 15:19:42 +0000

Well said Richard.

Usually the photographer gives up before the gear! Mind you given the latest announcement by Fuji you better restock the hay loft for your horse-drawn camera. Guy

Comment on A Change of Scene by richardchilds

richardchilds — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:49:55 +0000

Thankyou Malcolm. Leaving Scotland has been very difficult but at present I have a visit scheduled every month right through to March what with workshops, camera club lectures and personal work etc. With any luck I will actually get more time to photograph Scotland than I did when I lived there and had the day to day gallery work to handle. Hopefully we will get the chance to meet on one of those occasions.

All the best

Richard

Comment on Why film has made Me. Prologue. by richardchilds

richardchilds — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 14:46:17 +0000

I think Fuji have again done what they seem to have been doing for the past few years; releasing news to the public before they have finally decided what they are actually going to do. It will indeed be a sad day if Velvia is being killed off. My understanding is that this would happen at the end of the year and if so I will try to get myself enough stock to last me a couple of years when mixed in with Provia and the new Kodak negative emulsions. No doubt my photography will have to change but I believe that change is a healthy thing for any artist.

Comment on Why film has made Me. Prologue. by matso

matso — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 21:45:50 +0000

The end of Velvia 50 in large format, terribly sad news :
http://www.photographyblog.com/news/fujifilm_announces_discontinuations

Comment on A Change of Scene by Malcolm MacGregor

Malcolm MacGregor — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 08:34:04 +0000

Dear Richard,

We have never met but have often heard your name in photographic discussions. A few years ago I was doing quite a lot of photography on Mull, Iona and Staffa. I always used to pop into your gallery in Oban before catching the ferry. A wonderful and inspiring gallery – I was amazed to find such a place in Oban. For a landscape photographer it was a intriguing prelude to what awaited on Mull and got me fired up. From what you write, it would appear that galleries are fraught with difficulty – particularly in a place like Oban. So I admire your tenacity and for revealing some of the great light to be encountered on the west coast.

I wish you all the best in your new venture in shropshire.

With best wishes,

Malcolm