Eda Wan Photography - Blog of a freelance photographer in Lincolnshire

Taken during my latest trip to Brussels, I stopped by Ghent to visit fellow photographer and friend Nic who took us for a beer (or two).

Wow the year is moving so fast, February already. I have found myself busy with ongoing tasks of sharing my photos from the trip to Chicago and now some work for an upcoming local company. There is also Focus on Imaging 2011 to look forward too next month.

Above is a photo I shot last summer with my LC-A at Sonisphere Festival. A newly fledged music festival held at Knebworth featuring a varied selection of live metal, alternative and rock music. This year’s head-liners are Metallica, Biffy Clyro and Slipknot and it’s looking likely that I will be attending again.

This shot was one of a few that I liked out of a roll which I sent to a new mail order lab to try out. I was quite disappointed in the results, a lot of shots were poorly scanned with strange washed out tones and contrast.

In other news I have still been following my Instant lomo a day mission and I’m long overdue for an upload update on Flickr, keep an eye on that and my twitter for recent updates.

I hope you had a happy chinese new year.

I hope you had a Merry Christmas.

I finally have a chance to sit down and write another entry and upload another shot or two from Chicago this autumn. Above is a shot from inside the Art Institute. There are still plenty more to come so keep an eye on Flickr.

My run up to Christmas was taken up by work and a short trip to Brussels and also a day trip to the beautiful Ghent. I was one of the last few people to make it across on the Eurostar before the snow and icy weather conditions halted all travel. I was also fortunate enough not to end up stranded when the time came to return home.

Christmas has also brought me a new toy of a Lomo LC-A instant back, this nifty accessory will help turn my Lomo LC-A from a 35mm film camera into an instant film camera. Using fuji instax film photos will have all the lc-a’s character without the hassle of waiting for the results. I must say I cannot wait to get round to trying it out. I am currently considering purchasing either a spare LC-A or a LC-A+ which has now be updated to allow the easy attachment of the instant back .

And speaking of instant photographs this leads me onto one last thing: a link that my fellow friend and photographer Nic mentioned about a man who took a polaroid every day until his death from cancer. Sad but beautiful.

Have a Happy New Year.

Apologies for my absence of late, I have found myself with a busy and demanding summer which involved shooting at a friend’s wedding, followed by a swift trip to Chicago – the amazing “windy city“.

The lomo for today is not from Chicago but one of a humble fried English breakfast in a pub at Southend. This image came from a roll that was developed in a lab in Bourne which I tested out for the first time.

In the meantime keep checking my Flickr feed for more recent images from Chicago as I upload them.

Today’s image is of course taken on the London underground. Yet another out of focus shot that I personally quite like. It is also fitting since I was just in London last weekend, catching a evening of entertainment from the wonderful Penn and Teller.

This weekend I will be found at the locally ran Heckington Show where I will no doubt be filling out my newly purchased CF cards with all the going ons.

I have also been slowly testing out Lightroom 3 and it’s publish to flickr plugin, thought it seems I accidentally deleted my previous published image from my feed by removing it from the collection and publishing…Lesson learnt, do not remove from the collection – or use another plugin?

Apologies for being quiet for so long, the busyness of life has kept me away from blogging and uploading.

The summer has been filled with highs and lows, mixed in with big changes that have turned and some more to come. One big change will be the increase of activity on this site and blog. So watch this space for more.

For now I leave you with a wonderful shot from my latest roll developed from my lc-a that features a stretch of rail line shot near Peterborough.

Another cross processed shot, this was taken last spring when the blossom trees were in full bloom. The cross processing has turned the white blossom into a greeny-yellow against bright blue sky now grainy gritting blue. Definitely adding a new dimension to what would be a peaceful scene.

This has been up on my Flickr feed for some time now, check it out for more of my latest shots and going ons.

Last Sunday I attended Focus on Imaging 2010 which was still bustling as ever. I’ve been looking into finding a suitable gear bag for my upcoming trip to Chicago later this year. I must say the folks at both the Lowepro and Thinktank stands were friendly, helpful and most informative. I think I will be possibly settling on the Lowepro’s Fastpack 250 which seems to come the closest to my needs so far.

This was taken almost a year ago at a gig by Amanda Palmer, a wonderful eccentric musician originally known for her part in the duo The Dresden Dolls. Performing alongside her solo tour was the performance group The Danger Ensemble.

In this shot we have a member of the group conducting/beginning an auction to raise money to help cover costs for the performance group. I’m so happy how it turned out as shooting with the LC-A at gigs can be unpredictable, but all the more exciting. You can see Amanda laughing the background on the right.

I hope to bring more shots from that evening later on.

This shot was taken with my LC-A last year from my trip to Prague. This was one of two rolls which I’ve had cross processed and I really love the noise and tones that were brought out.