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There are two external photography blogs and a website-based mini photo blog currently active online, The longest-running is the Richard Flint Photography blog which has a big archive of posts dating back to 2007. The Darker Skies blog started in 2009 and has a more personal feel. The final photography blog is the website’s mini blog called The Test Strip which can be found HERE.

The Photography Blog Archive

The Richard Flint Photography blog was started in February 2007 as a website for new images, website and podcast links, reviews, and articles, covering a broad range of photographers and photography.

The blog contains news, reviews, website and podcast links, photographer profiles, etc. While the photography blog may cover a wide variety of photographic topics, its main focus is on the processes of image-making. From Wet Plate Collodion to the most recent digital multimedia, the blog’s focus is on the image itself and not the equipment used to get it.

Visit the photography blog website at https://www.richflintphoto.blogspot.co.uk

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The feeds page contains the RSS links for all the photography blogs HERE.

The Darker Skies Photography Blog

A second photo blog called Darker Skies was launched in August 2009 and is a more personal, informal blog. Darker Skies was originally established to cover those darker, dramatic styles of colour and monochrome photography that I love so much.

However, the site has gradually taken on a role of its own as a photo scrapbook, mobile blogging platform, and photography blog. The photography podcast also has its main links page based on this site.

The Darker Skies site can be found at https://darkerskies.wordpress.com

This page displays four of the most recent posts from both of the blogs mentioned above.

Richard Flint Photography Blog Recent Posts

  • Wet Film U2
    by Richard Flint Photography
    No not the band but the high altitude aircraft that has been in service for over 60 years with the U.S military.Probably the most fascinating part of this documentary (around 17.30 mins) regards the cameras and photography used to capture the recon photos. Even with the leaps in digital technology, the U2 cameras shot film in 2019. Probably still do.An interesting watch.
  • A History Of Cameras In Space
    by Richard Flint Photography
    Spotted this great video by Scott Manley on YouTube that looks at the history of cameras in space. Scott's video does go into some detail about the modifications made to the cameras and the later models by Hasselblad and Nikon specially created for use in space.Well worth a watch.
  • Edinburgh Offshoots: December 2019
    by Richard Flint Photography
    Three images from a visit to Edinburgh earlier this month. Wedding photos on Calton Hill Looking down from the Esplanade The Big wheel viewed from Princes Street
  • Review: Billingham 550
    by Richard Flint Photography
    My Billingham 550 –  a veteran of many adventures and nicely worn in after 22 years of use. Ten years ago, i posted a review for my Billingham 445 camera bag on this very blog. The review started "Billingham bags are a popular choice for many photographers looking for a robust way of carrying their expensive equipment around." I could never have imagined that the review would become the blog's most popular post, one of the most commented posts on the blog and is mentioned in the references on the Billingham Wikipedia entry. A popular choice indeed! For many years, […]
  • Performance Related
    by Richard Flint Photography
    It certainly doesn't seem like four years since i wrote a couple of posts about the film Performance, a film that still intrigues me… and others it seems. Since then, the posts have become some of the most commented and read on the blog. While i was moving through the internet recently i came across some interesting articles and a video about the photographs taken by Cecil Beaton for the film's publicity. Beaton ended up being paid by Sandy Lieberson, Performance's producer, because Warner Brothers would not pay the bill. The images were part of an exhibition by Sotheby's in 2016. […]
  • Mentioned in Dispatches
    by Richard Flint Photography
    It's been a long time since i last saw this BBC2 programme on Tim Page. I'd be around 13 year of age, off school ill with some bug or another, and that summer i'd just got my first camera – a 126 Hamimex 88x –  from a chemist shop on the high street in Conwy, North Wales. The journey had begun. The shop is still there. I still have my first camera too. Certain scenes from Mentioned in Dispatches were burned into my head. Page going through his slides and explaining the story behind them is one scene […]
  • The Invention of Photography
    by Richard Flint Photography
    William Henry Fox Talbot, The Open Door, 1843 If you are looking to brush up on your early photography history then a podcast available on the BBC website might just be of interest. Back in July, the BBC Radio 4 show 'In Our Time' recorded a 45 minute programme where the topic of the invention of photography was discussed by an expert  panel. The lives and work of Louis Daguerre and William Henry Fox Talbot are talked about in some depth along with the effect that early photography had on society. The various early photography processes, many of which used toxic […]
  • Last Letter from Aleppo
    by Richard Flint Photography
    This is the last letter of a Syrian photographer and activist who chose to stay in Aleppo. #aleppo #aleppoceasefire pic.twitter.com/F25HcGOatz — Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) September 9, 2016 I re-tweeted this video a few days ago on Twitter but it is such a sad, touching and emotive film by Channel 4 news (UK) that i will add it here too. Shamel Al-Ahmad, a Syrian photographer and activist who was killed along with his wife, documented the atrocities in his city of Aleppo. The experiences and feelings reflected in the letter not only speak for Shamel but also portray what many […]
  • Just Resting…
    by Richard Flint Photography
    I thought it was time that the blog received some love after being ignored for some time, so I've changed the template and made a few other tweaks as well. I think the site looks lighter, brighter and a lot fresher now – the old darker design had been running on the site for around nine years! As for new content, well that is on the way too. I haven't posted in over a year but its time to put that right. The site was never closed… just resting. A new post will be up in the next week or […]
  • Gerda Taro – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
    by Richard Flint Photography
    Unidentified Photographer, Gerda Taro, Guadalajara Front, July 1937 The excellent photoblog 'Fans in a Flashbulb' have posted a great profile on Gerda Taro, the photojournalist who was the love of Robert Capa's life and probably the biggest influence on his life and career. Over the years Gerda's photography has been overshadowed by Capa's. but in recent years the interest in her photography and life has grown. The two photographers worked closely together and their work was published widely but sadly Gerda was killed in July 1937 while covering the civil war in Spain.  'She returns to Madrid a few days […]

Darker Skies Photography Blog Recent Posts

  • Doggy Dreams II
    by Richard Flint
  • Into the Highlands
    by Richard Flint
    Sheep grazing in Glen Shee Evening light near Pitlochry Lovelocks on a footbridge over the river Ericht, Rattray
  • Mull of Galloway Images
    by Richard Flint
    Over the next week or so more images from my trip to the Mull of Galloway will be added to my Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/richardflintphoto/
  • Down by the River
    by Richard Flint
  • Lighthouse Luna
    by Richard Flint
  • Doggy Dreams
    by Richard Flint
    Luna dreams as Brian the Caterpillar looks on
  • Dog Days III
    by Richard Flint
    Getting out with the dog has been one of this year’s small pleasures. Its made 2020 a bit more tolerable. We all need a moment of escape. With the current news headlines, I get the feeling that I’ll be needing more walks in early 2021.
  • Dog Days II
    by Richard Flint
  • Dog Days
    by Richard Flint
    For the last few weeks, I’ve been posting a daily dog walk photo to the stories section on Instagram. I cover around 26 miles a week with Luna and me traversing the many walking routes near my home. I’ve found it to be just as therapeutic for the head as it is for the body. … Continue reading Dog Days
  • The Carraig Fhada Experiment
    by Richard Flint
    With the COVID-19 restrictions, I’ve been doing some experimentation with photos using a variety of photo apps. A couple of photos of the lighthouse were posted onto Instagram but there were a few leftovers so I’ve decided to show them here. Some work well and others maybe not so much but I do like the … Continue reading The Carraig Fhada Experiment