Film and stuff.
Join us to celebrate pinhole day at the beautiful Saughton Park – we will meet at the cafe from 10:30 am. Photowalk between 11am and 1pm. All welcome.
We will then go on to have lunch – RSVP for lunch booking.
Weather and time permitting we will continue to explore the surrounding area after.
Public Transport –
Ballgreen Tramstop is a short walk from the gardens.
Buses – 3, 25, 30, 33, 38 – all stop nearby.
Falkirk and the Kelpies
Mavisbank
Blackness to Bo’ness
Final details to follow soon
Please email an RSVP to allow for lunch bookings and car pool. Walks start at 11am on the last sunday of the month.
Members Competition 2022.
Entries by midnight 23rd April. Anonymous independent judging, prize £50 photo materials voucher. Any pinhole process (sieve, zone plate, solargraph, camera obscura photo etc.) made between 24th April 2021 and April 23rd 2022. Submit one entry per person by email. (Digital file 1800px max side preferred ). Winner announced on pinhole day. In the event that any of the organisers photos are selected – the prize will go to runner up.
On Sunday the 24th of April we will celebrate the simplicity of camera vision with a photowalk and lunch. Join us on the day – All welcome!
11am Meet at East Gate of the Botanics
1pm Lunch (to be booked – possibly The Orchard – rsvp for place)
6pm Wrap Up – online. Competition winners will be announced.
Submit any pinhole photos taken on the 24th to the Edinburgh Lofi gallery group by June 30th 2022.
Please also send in any photos (including ones of your pinhole camera) you would like to add to this website or instagram – Thanks.
On the last Sunday in January, February and March we will meet for a socially distant outdoor photowalk. Gather for an 11:00 am start.
January 30th – Roslin Glen Country Park (meet at car park – please contact for car pooling).
February 27th – New Town Trail (meet at St Mary’s Cathedral, Palmerston Place)
March 27th – Old Town Trail (meet on Roof of Waverley Market)
Popularised by George Eastman, flexible film revolutionised and democratised photography in 1888 from the the cumbersome and technically complex plate processes. In 1900 the first version of the Brownie camera sold 100,000 and this portable and economical camera and spool film meant photography was available to the masses. The snapshot age was here.
Designed by Frank Brownell, he named the camera after the household spirit in Scottish folklore – brownies or broonies (Scots) – these mischievous spirits are said to come out at night while the owners of the house are asleep and perform various chores. Making images was no longer the photographers chore.
This patent for the Brownie camera shows how the new spool film would be used.
In October 1901 the Brownie No.2 camera was released using a new size of film – 120. (The first version of the Brownie had used a similar but different spool – 117.)
Still widely used today 120 is the only medium format film to survive in the digital age – hopefully it will still be here in another 120 years time!
Share your favourite 120 photo with us in the comments.
What we’ve been chatting about this month:
NGS The Worlds Edge – on until January 2022
Celebrating 5 years of LoFi participating in Worldwide Cyanotype day! See the instagram gallery for images made by the group.
Cyanotype Toning book – Out on the 30th including work by Brittonie Fletcher .
Summer Sunday at South Queensferry – beautiful weather for our last summer photowalk of the year. Vintage cameras and ice cream!
Our upcoming October meetings :
This month we have been discussing :
Book – The Wonderful World of Albert Kahn
Favorite films featuring photography/photographers (leave yours in the comments?) and on the BBC Development of photography by Daguerre and Fox Talbot.
Exhibition – SSA Instant including work from LoFi members – Olive Dean, Judith Rowan, and Nettie Edwards.
Exhibition – Valerié Belin at the V&A (website -> Valerié Belin)
Exhibition – The Botanical Photography of Levon Biss ( website -> Levon Biss)
Exhibition – The Glasgow Girls and Boys at the Kirkcudbright Galleries
Custom cases and boxes for equipment and props.
Resources for alternative processes on Mike Ware’s Website.
And of course meeting people and seeing people’s actual physical photographic prints at the Botanics made for a great end to the month!
Our July meetings are as follows:
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Hope to see you in July.
As the restrictions are loosened and the weather has improved we have some in person meetings planned.
The next 4 Last Wednesday morning meeting will now take place outside –
Botanics. We will meet at the coffee cart by Inverleith House (Terrace Cafe) from 10:30am. To visit the gardens you need to book a free time slot ticket for the day/time via Eventbrite -> HERE
Saughton Park. We will meet by the cafe from 10:30am
Saughton Park. We will meet by the cafe from 10:30am
Botanics. We will meet at the coffee cart by Inverleith House (Terrace Cafe) from 10:30am. To visit the gardens you need to book a free time slot ticket for the day/time via Eventbrite -> HERE
For October and November we will meet at the Cafe at the Printmakers (Fountainbridge/Lemington) from 10:30am – they have both indoor and outdoor space.
Photowalks are planned for the following dates, meeting at 11:00am (last Sunday of each month.)
In the unlikely event our numbers are greater than government guidelines we will split into 2 or more separate groups. Social distancing should be maintained at all times. Please bring masks, hand sanitiser and follow any other rules in force at the date of the meeting.
If you are running late please text or DM for the groups location. Limited carpooling in accordance with guidelines is available – email if you need a lift.
Our second pinhole day with Covid restrictions!
Members Competition 2021.
Entries by midnight 24th April. Anonymous independent judging, prize £50 photo materials voucher. Any pinhole process (sieve, zone plate, solargraph, camera obscura photo etc.) made between January 2021 and 24th April. Submit one entry per person by email. (Digital file 1800px max side preferred ). Winner announced on pinhole day. In the event that any of the organisers photos are selected – the prize will go to runner up.
On Sunday the 25th we will celebrate the simplicity of camera vision with a hybrid day of virtual chats and a socially distant photowalks. Join in online, outdoors or go your own way!
10am Coffee Chat – online.
11am Socially Safe Sakura Search – outdoor photowalk in the Meadows, Bruntsfield.
6pm Wrap Up – online. Competition winners will be announced.
Submit any pinhole photos taken on the 25th to the Edinburgh Lofi gallery group by June 30th 2021.
This month we have been discussing :
The Hexham Photography Group have Doug Chinnery giving an online talk this month.
Stereo camera conversations continue – the Sputnik and two hacked Lubitels on trial. Reminiscing over old Stereo Realist cameras and Viewmaster reels.
110 cameras with some lovely examples on Chris Osborne’s site https://cjo.info/classic-cameras/pentax-auto-110/
Some surreal moments on flash bulbs!
1890’s spy camera and early street photography article.
Cyanotyping on maps and speed formulas for in camera cyanotype processes.
How minature can collodion plates go?
Chromatography.
Our next online meetings are April 13th from 6:30pm, April 25th for pinhole day activities (10am virtual coffee, 11am socially distanced sakura photowalk and 6pm virtual wrap up and competition results) and April 28th from 10:30am. Send us an email or DM on Social Media to get added to our virtual world.
