British photographic history - All Photos

Shooting the Past

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:48:43 +0000

by Jane Poliakoff's tale of a world frozen in time within the walls of stately home containing an Photographic archive of iconic images. It is the not so well known images that provide the key to saving the collection but equally if not more fascinating than the more famous pictures.

perfect-strangers

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:48:43 +0000

by Jane Cover of the Poliakoff DVD Perfect Strangers. Compelling story that draws you in with hints at family skeletons in several closets, dusty rooms with secrets (contained in old boxes; just like archives) Watch after "Shooting the Past"

Taitograph light drawing

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:12:12 +0000

by Jack Tait I am currently doing a PhD at Manchester writing up 50 years work on drawing machines. This is a light drawing straight onto a high end digital camera. See web site for more deatils.

Raglan cast hor

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:12:06 +0000

by Jack Tait An Infra Red image taken on one of the panoramic cameras which I built during my business as a camera maker 1992-99

Pipes 02

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:12:04 +0000

by Jack Tait This abstract is from a series done at derby for teaching purposes

Pepper+knife

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:12:00 +0000

by Jack Tait Still life on 10x8 shot in London studio for my own promo

Nun, Notre Dame

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:11:58 +0000

by Jack Tait This was part of a series taken in the 60,s.

Kevin Keegan at Hamburg FC

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:11:55 +0000

by Jack Tait I was stills photographer on a film called Focus on Soccer by HTV This is one image from the series.

Joy Thomas photography lecturer

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:11:52 +0000

by Jack Tait Joy Thomas, wife of Ifor Thomas was part of the famous photography teaching team at Guildford. Picture taken in Sutton Place on a college commission to photograph buildings for Guildfords Septcentary celebrations in 1956

Ian + chair

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:11:48 +0000

by Jack Tait Ian Chipman was the lecturer in colour photography at Guildford and later at Farnham. In this picture Ian in his 80's was on a visit to the Maritme Museum in Falmouth.