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Graham Turner

January assignment: Photographing achievement and inspiration on film

Graham Turner photographs achievement and inspriation on film
Milo and Mihran. They 'aspire' to become great musicians (they are already very good) and I hope to 'achieve' a good set of photos with only three 12-exposure films, and a camera I've never used before Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
Graham Turner photographs achievement and inspriation on film
Playing musical instruments at home. All of these images were captured with flash Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
Graham Turner photographs achievement and inspriation on film
A double exposure outside. One difference between film and digital is film has grain Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
Graham Turner photographs achievement and inspriation on film
Playing the ukulele. These photos are shown full frame, with only some basic photoshop. You can see vignetting (dark corners), fogging (the red blobs on the edge), a very soft lens and unrealistic colours Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
Graham Turner photographs achievement and inspriation on film
I don't mind the vignetting, but personally I would have preferred a sharper image Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
Graham Turner photographs achievement and inspriation on film
The flash is fixed on the camera and there is a choice of aperture - or rather a small hole for sunny, and a slightly larger one for cloudy Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian
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