Imperfect Symmetry

January 13, 2016 by Phil Kneen Photography

I remember my art teacher attempting to explain ‘The Rule of Thirds’ to me when I was about 14. When I got my first camera, I tried to follow this practice – placing the point of interest to one side of the frame… but I didn’t like any of the photographs, they just didn’t feel right. For a while I honestly believed that this rule, this Golden Section as it is known in the art world, was an actual real […]

Categories: film photography, Photography • Tags: 6x7cm, 6x9cm, film, fuji GW690III, I shoot film, kodak portra 400, pentax 67

Highland Retro

November 19, 2015 by Phil Kneen Photography

Apart from a tent across the way from us, we were the only people in the Glen Nevis Holidays Campsite. The tiny two person tent was only about 30 metres away, but it was raining so hard that I could hardly see it. As it got dark I could start to make-out the figures inside the tent – silhouetted against the taut fabric. I couldn’t help feeling sorry for them, it hadn’t stopped raining for days… but maybe they’ll think […]

Categories: film photography, Photography • Tags: 35mm, 6x9cm, Ben Nevis, camp site, film, fuji GW690II, I shoot film, Kirsty Hamilton, kodak portra 400, Olympus mju II, scotland

Paradise, Never Found.

October 25, 2015 by Phil Kneen Photography

11th October, Benidorm, Spain – I talked to an Englishman called Tom, he was out walking his dog. Well, the dog was walking, he was riding a mobility scooter. Tom lives in a permanent caravan in the campsite next to the one I’m on. This is what Tom had to say (this is quoted, verbatim, and contains strong language) – “There’s an old Scottish woman living down on the same camp site you’re on, she did have a husband, but […]

Categories: photojournalism, travel • Tags: 6x9cm, Benidorm, caravan, cat, film, flash, fuji GW690III, I shoot film, medium format, spain, vivitar 283

Spanish Retro

July 16, 2015 by Phil Kneen Photography

These images are an homage to my love of family run, independent, budget hotels, B&Bs, motels and guest houses. I’ve been staying in such establishments for years, for both business and pleasure. Years ago, I had a few commissions with The Times Newspaper – they’d give me £100 a day (which was a lot for a daily hotel allowance – even 15 years ago), I’d always find somewhere really cheap, never more than £30 a night, and spend the rest […]

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“Pourrais-je vous prendre en photo , s’il vous plaît ?”

June 11, 2015 by Phil Kneen Photography

I had a couple of short/medium-term projects planned for this year – however, due to a few personal issues I’ve been unable to concentrate on them. Consequently, they’ve been either put on hold, or cancelled altogether. Photography projects are no different to any other creative venture, such as filmmaking, writing a novel or making an album… some ideas take-off, others don’t. This September I’m going to be heading down to south-west France, to the coastline that runs almost dead-straight from […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: 6x7, 6x9cm, colour, film, film camera, film photography, fine art, france, fuji film, fuji GW690III, fuji pro 400H, I shoot film, isle of man, kodak, kodak portra 400, Lacanau Océan, mamiya 7II, personal project, phil kneen, portra 160, portrait, surf, surfers

Banned

May 24, 2015 by Phil Kneen Photography

I’ve been banned from Facebook for 7 days for posting the above image, which is deemed to be ‘inappropriate’ for displaying nudity, which is odd, because I can quite clearly see that Gianni is wearing jeans. If you do need to get hold of me for business reasons (I do 90% of my work via Facebook), please contact me through mail@philkneen.com. Thank you. 

Categories: Photography, photojournalism • Tags: 50mm 1.8, 6x9cm, art, banned, camera, canon AE1, colour, Epson v700, facebook, fuji film, fuji GW690III, I shoot film, inventive, kodak portra 400, Peak imaging, personal project, phil kneen, portrait

‘horses for courses…

May 22, 2015 by Phil Kneen Photography

Both the images above of musician, Mae Challis, were made using a digital Canon EOS 5DmkIII and 50mm f1.0 lens – a lot of people think I’ve got this whole ‘anti-digital’ thing going-on – I haven’t, if I shot all my work, personal and commercial, on film I’d be bankrupt within about a week! I think people mistake digital and film photography as being the same medium, but it’s like saying pens and pencils are the same – they look […]

Categories: fashion, model, Music, Photography • Tags: 50mm f1.0, 6x9cm, art, beckii cruel, black and white, camera, canon eos 5d mark 3, colour, digital, Epson v700, film, film camera, film photography, fine art, fuji film, I shoot film, inventive, isle of man, kodak, kodak portra 400, light leak, Mae Challis, negative, nikkor 35mm 1.4, Peak imaging, personal project, phil kneen, portra 160, portrait, ramsey, VSCO, VSCO FILM

Big in Japan

May 8, 2015 by Phil Kneen Photography

So I finally got some film back from the lab, it’s taken ages, and I’m not the most patient of people! But it was worth the wait, I hope. I’m shooting all my personal work on film now, the only digital camera I carry with me when I’m not shooting commercially is my iPhone. The latest acquisition into my analogue armoury is a Fuji GW690III medium format rangefinder – it’s a beauty, and everything about it is BIG! Apart from […]

Categories: Photography, photojournalism • Tags: 6x9cm, 90mm, camera, colour, film camera, film photography, fine art, fuji film, fuji GW690III, fuji pro 400H, I shoot film, inventive, isle of man, kodak, kodak portra 400, negative, Peak imaging, personal project, phil kneen, portra 160, portrait