Hello from NE UK.

limnides · Mar 27, 2011

Hi all. I'm not very good at introductions, and I usually don't like to draw attention to myself... but in an online forum I kind-of don't have much of a choice, huh?

My name is Alysia and I'm a New Jersey native studying in Newcastle-upon-Tyne for my Fine Art degree. Over the course of the last few months I've been taking analogue photography seriously enough to dedicate my whole practice to it. It's always something I've really enjoyed, but I had convinced myself that I was a painter and a hobbyist photographer until my tutor nearly smacked me. ...I guess I'm not much of a painter after all. Hah.

Anyway.
Currently I'm using 4x5, 35mm, and 120mm film. I'm not sure how much detail I'm supposed to go into during an introduction so I'll just leave off on that.

I'm very new to the world of analogue and I'm hoping that this forum is a place that I can learn and grow, as well as meet other film photographers (the darkrooms in uni always seem to be empty!)

Cheers!

Chazzy · Mar 27, 2011

Hi Alysia, and welcome to APUG. Good luck with your studies and have lots of fun with film photography.

limnides · Mar 27, 2011

Thank you Chazzy!

perkeleellinen · Mar 27, 2011

Welcome!

You live in a great place for exploring the North East - my favourite part of England.

limnides · Mar 27, 2011

Aye, I do love it here. It feels more like home than NJ does, hah.
Kind thanks for the warm welcome.

papagene · Mar 27, 2011

Alysia - hello and welcome to APUG from western New England!
I hope you enjoy your visits to APUG.

limnides · Mar 27, 2011

Thank you so much Gene. :D

Christopher Walrath · Mar 27, 2011

Welcome to APUG, Alysia, from back home. Here in good old lil Delaware.

Jeff Kubach · Mar 28, 2011

Hello and a warm welcome to APUG! I was born in New Jersey(Toms River). I also do 120!

Jeff

M.A.Longmore · Mar 28, 2011

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Welcome Home Alysia !

I've visited New Jersey, and gotten lost for several hours, a few times ...

Ron
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Steve Smith · Mar 28, 2011

Welcome.

limnides said:
Currently I'm using 4x5, 35mm, and 120mm film.

Remember that whilst you are in the UK, it's 5x4!!!

Steve.

Jeff Kubach · Mar 28, 2011

Ron LarFor4X5 said:
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Welcome Home Alysia !

I've visited New Jersey, and gotten lost for several hours, a few times ...

Ron

stillsilver · Mar 28, 2011

Welcome to this great site.

Mike

Paul Green · Mar 28, 2011

Welcome Alysia!

rcam72 · Mar 28, 2011

Welcome Alysia. There's a lot of quality information here and quality people willing to help you along your way. Good luck with your studies.

Raul

Shaggysk8 · Mar 28, 2011

Hello and welcome from the Heart of England,
Hows the 5x4 going? Just got into it myself :S

Paul

limnides · Mar 28, 2011

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

Ron LarFor4X5 said:
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Welcome Home Alysia !

I've visited New Jersey, and gotten lost for several hours, a few times ...

Ron
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I think it's something of a rite of passage... for such a small state it's incredibly easy to become hopelessly lost. My favourite was Newark at 2AM.

Steve Smith said:
Welcome.

Remember that whilst you are in the UK, it's 5x4!!!

Steve.

Y'know, I say 5x4, but doing research online (especially when I was looking for colour) I noticed it's always written 4x5. I'm glad there's a reason and that I'm not nuts. I'll keep that in mind for the future. ;D

Shaggysk8 said:
Hello and welcome from the Heart of England,
Hows the 5x4 going? Just got into it myself :S

Paul

I haven't actually used a proper camera with it (I built a pin-hole), but I really enjoy the results. It's what I've been shooting most often with.

Are you using a large format camera? I watched an introduction for a Walker Titan 5x4 and it seems entirely out of my league. Hah.

Peter Black · Mar 28, 2011

Whitley Bay? Hey, you've even got a hockey team so that you don't feel too homesick!

http://www.whitleywarriors.net/

Now if you're really interested in 5x4, there is a UK LF group and it just so happens they're having a workshop/meet at Saltburn in Cleveland in a couple of weeks time. Maybe worth your while joining the site and asking if you can go along and meet them?

http://www.lf-photo.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2392

Steve Smith · Mar 28, 2011

limnides said:
especially when I was looking for colour

Good to see you're adopting our proper way of spelling too!

Steve.

Shaggysk8 · Mar 29, 2011

Yeah I have a Sinar P, I am really loving it. It's really not out of your league it just takes time. You should go buy a camera they are dirt cheap, go on be good to yourself

mooseontheloose · Mar 29, 2011

Welcome to APUG Alysia -- I'm sure you'll love it here!

paul_c5x4 · Mar 29, 2011

Shaggysk8 said:
Yeah I have a Sinar P, I am really loving it. It's really not out of your league it just takes time. You should go buy a camera they are dirt cheap, go on be good to yourself

But why stop at 5x4 - Go straight to 10x8 and enjoy real big negs (Shaggysk8 is already on the slippery slope ). Plenty to see and shoot up north, so enjoy yourself regardless of which format you use.

Shaggysk8 · Mar 29, 2011

First SHUT UP PAUL I am not giving it to your peer preasure!!!! and yes Loads to shoot up north gonna head that way at the end of april with the 5x4.

And don't listen to paul_c5x4! he makes your spend money!

perkeleellinen · Mar 29, 2011

Shaggysk8 said:
And don't listen to paul_c5x4! he makes your spend money!

Oh, that reminds me. Have you picked up one of those De Veres yet?

Shaggysk8 · Mar 29, 2011

I don't wanna take over this thread but paul_c5x4 found me a FREE!!!!! Durst L1000 with CLS450 head, so I went for that in the end and well I love it!! not a De Veres but it does the job.

Paul

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