Exhibition – Kings Way, Chester

February 25th, 2010 § 0

Three pieces of my work are currently in an exhibition collaborated with three other artists.

The work has a link between form and structure.

Where -    Kings Way Foyer, Chester, CH2 2LB
When -    25/03/2010 – 04/04/2010
Times -    09:00am  -17:30pm

Statement:

“Architecture

Everywhere you go in life you are surrounded by architecture, whether it is in a major city or in the middle of no man’s land. Most of us take it for granted. There are eye sores and there are fine-looking looking structures in our life’s.

What it is I aim to capture in my work is the diversity of buildings of yesterday, today and tomorrow. Looking at the shape and structure of how different buildings are formed yet not necessarily correlated to their purpose. Materials used to create architecture have a huge effect on its ability to mold into society.

I seek to discover why architecture is created in such ways as it is.

For purpose?
For aesthetic reasons?
For art?

Jamie Knop
contact@JamieKnop.com
www.JamieKnop.com
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All welcome :)

Something Un Architectural

January 13th, 2010 § 0

An update to my work section with some unrelated subject matter (yes other than architecture). They were shot with 4×5 negatives in the outback near Chester on a cold misty winters morning.  Its nice to photograph other subjects sometimes so don’t get to restricted like I have been of late. Have a look http://jamieknop.com/workother.html

Nature

Happy New Year!

January 1st, 2010 § 0

Hope everyone had a good new years eve and is looking forward to 2010!

New Year

Received + Bellows

December 17th, 2009 § 2

I received the ShenHao TZ45-IIB a few days ago, it is well made and has great movements on it. How ever I have had two little things to pick on, first of all the ground glass is rather dim, so best to make sure you have a fast lens on the camera. Second of all is because I have a 90mm lens attached to the camera it has not got as much front rise as I’d of hoped. So this is my reason for bag bellows, a lot more freedom in the movements of the camera. I could have gone for a recessed lens board but I felt I should make sure that the movements are going to be available and went for the bag bellows.

Having some film developed from a shoot in Liverpool so I shall update with them when I have received and scanned them.

widebellows

ShenHao TZ45-IIB 4×5 Camera

December 12th, 2009 § 0

Well the Wista has been out of action for quite some time now with the bellows being fixed and in the mean time I have decided upon purchasing the ShenHao TZ45-IIB. Along with it comes a nice wide lens, the Fujinon SWD 90mm f/5.6 would should come in handy in them tight situations many architecture photographers find them self’s in. The cameras movements are as follows, front; rise: 23mm, fall: 43mm, shift: 12mm, Swing: 25°, Base tilt: 90°. Rear Movements; rise: 55mm, base tilt: 90°, back tilt: 22°, swing: 10°.

The camera is coming from France so it may take a little while to get here but as soon as it is I shall put it to the test and update with the results!

ShenHao TZ45-IIB