I hardly ever shoot anything in black and white, as much as I enjoy looking at nicely done b/w stuff I can't seem to get it right myself.

There are the odd ones though - here's a really old photo of my lovely friend Pär. Although I'm not 100% sure about it (which obviously has nothing to do with the model and all to do with me being indecisive about the blur and underexposure) there's something in it that I like. Maybe it's the lines or maybe just his look of slight disdain...

Miss you Pär, come visit!

Kx

Happy New Year!

.. sorry about my absence. But hey who cares about January anyway! Everyone's cold and poor and miserable, that doesn't need to be blogged...

Another picture from last summer, from Malmö. Thought sunshine would be appropriate to start the new blog year with. I saw a documentary about the people in Greenland who, when the sun finally reappears in January, gather to sing and watch it rise. I love that.

Welcome dear 2011.

Kx

So, as the picture above hints I'm in cold Sweden. I left Gatwick yesterday and flew to Gothenburg where I stayed at Hank's. Today we took the train to go home - and what a train! It was beautiful, probably from the 50's or 60's (which explains the snow and ice by the corridor exit - luckily it wasn't that cold in the coach...!) with lovely little design features.

I love train rides anyway but this was particularly nice - great train, great company (with great gadgets such as an iPad), and last but not least - great views! Looking out the window everything seemed like a Caspar David Friedrich painting.

I tried to photograph the perfect snowflakes but didn't succeed very well. But they're there and they're perfect, trust me.

Hank's eyes matched the curtains - impressive!

Merry Christmas...

Kx

... and whilst we're on the subject of brilliant Swedish babes; here's another one: Kristin!

Kx

I'm still going through the negs from the summer and I'm getting quite sentimental. I don't regret moving to England and I doubt I'll be going back to Sweden any time soon, but christ there are so many people in Sweden I miss sooo much.

Like this babe - you should be able to tell from the picture, but in case you can't; she's absolutely brilliant.

Hi Bine, I miss you.

Kx

Soo, I've got a scanner, and I've started scanning negatives from when I went to Sweden with the Mamiya 7.

Originally I was going to post a different photo here tonight but then I got caught up in the world and it got a bit late - and what's more suitable in the evening time than a bit of nudity...? So here you are; I bring you Peter to fulfil all the dreams you didn't know you had...

Kx

Hey - long(ish) time no see but I've been ill and busy. I have GREAT NEWS though -

I NOW HAVE A SCANNER

whoa you must be every bit as excited as me! If it wasn't for the fact that I'll have to go out every once in a while to actually take pictures I'd happy sit here all day every day, listen to Bon Iver, drink tea... and get square eyes.

So I won't.

But anyway, enough of that. First scan - I've played around with it a bit but not too much. I guess it's a case of 'practise makes perfect' and I need to figure out how best to scan - what settings to use (and how to not break the ridiculously flimsy film holders) etcetera.

This is a portrait of Rudi, who - besides from being a lovely guy and the son of my boss - is in the great band Melodica, Melody and Me. Check them out, I made a link and everything!

Kx