Hello From North Worcestershire

Ian Grant

Ian Grant

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I've been involved in photography for some time, I mainly use large format 5x4 and occasionally 10x8 but have been using TLRs again for the past 5 or 6 years.

I specialise in the restoration of Thornton Pickard and similar roller blind camera shutters as well as vintage cameras. For my sins I spent a number of years as a photo chemist.

Ian
 
Welcome Ian, you'll fit in just right here. Good to have another Worcestershirian on board.
 
Would LOVE to see you work :) especially what you use as well. I love film, but have not advanced away from 35mm yet.
 
Welcome to RPF Ian. I'm sure you'll enjoy yourself here.

I was looking at your site earlier and enjoyed the 'walk throughs' of the repairs. I also liked the images you present on there. I will be in Athens next week and will have some shots of a few sites to share I hope.
 
Welcome to RPF, Ian. I shoot mostly film, and mostly 35mm. But I've been using my Yashica 635 quite a bit lately. Looking forward to seeing some images.
 
Welcome Ian - must be something in the Worcestershire water, there's a cluster of members from there.

5x4 and 10x8 sounds like serious work in the darkroom - looking forward to seeing some of your work
 
Love this shot BTW Ian - some cracking images on your website

diesel_bd.jpg
 
Ian, I've just been admiring your Kidderminster Beet Production shots........ WOW!! Looks brilliant.
I wouldn't know the layout of the place before it was abandoned as I only just moved over from Germany just after then. I was fortunate enough to go into, and on top of the gigantic silos that are no longer.
An unforgettable experience that will remain in my memory bank until the grave calls. The sheer size of those things combined with the acoustics when inside is phenomenal with sounds/claps resonating (timed) at 40 seconds.
I didn't get to see the main production part as that was already knocked down and gone in efforts to prevent metal theft. The main processing drum (which you have caught) would of gained a fortune to the residents of Jubilee Way opposite if you know what I mean :)
 
I worked in the plant back in 1999/2000 for one Winter's campaign so new the layout well. I took some images while working there on 5x4 but then went back shooting when my old shift were working. I shot the rest with a Mamiya 645. Broken glass was a major issue in case it got into the sugar so using LF wasn't sensible past a certain point. Only a fraction of the images have been printed there's 20 or 30 films.

There was some irony because the land had been sold to British Sugar by the Earl of Dudley in 1923 and much of my work in the early 1990's was connected with the Black country and the Earl of Dudley and his ancestors.

In the early 1970's I delivered Christmas post to Jubilee Drive . . . . . . . say no more

Ian
 
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