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Vancouver New Images

New images of Vancouver, day and night

Kitzbuhel Photos

Kitzbuhel Photos in Winter

Snow Light and Land Light Books Out Now!

Snow Light and Land Light books out now!

Photographing the Kelpies Sculptures

Photographing the Kelpies sculptures at Night

Northumberland Photo Course

Northumberland Private Photo Course

Printing Snow Light and Land Light New Books

Printing Snow Light and Land Light books, illustrated article and video

New Video on Making a Print Using Split Grade Printing

Split-Grade Printing the Ilford Way!

New Videos on Making Test Strips and Making a First Print

Making a test strip and then a first print

Christmas Contemporary Art and Craft Fair at RHS Wisley

Christmas Show at RHS Wisley until 30th November 2014

Last Buxton Event of 2014

Christmas Artist and Designer Fair Buxton 2014

Personal Peak District Photo Course and 3 Shires Head

Photo course and 3 Shires Head in spate photos

Cannock City Light lecture

I am giving my City Light lecture to Cannock Photo Soc tonight 8pm ko.

New Images of Vienna

Photographs on Ilford Stand at Photokina 2014

My prints on the Ilford Photokina stand

New Drying Cloth for Maco Ecomat TP5060 Dryer

Maco Ecomat TP5060 Dryer

Photographs for Photokina on New Ilford Fibre Based Papers

Making prints for the Ilford Photo stand at Photokina 2014

New Display at Buxton Gallery in the Gardens

New framed photographs, all hand printed in the darkroom by Dave Butcher on Ilford Multigrade fibre-based paper. Buxton Gallery in the Gardens.

New Alpine Images

Assorted locations for Alpine Images including the Eiger and Mont Blanc

More New Alpine Images of the Western Bernese Oberland and Matterhorn Areas

Alpine Images including the Matterhorn and ski mountaineering

New Images Above Chamonix in the French Alps

New images above Chamonix including Mont Blanc

Aerial Photography

Some hints and tips on doing aerial photography on the cheap.

Printing for Ilford Photo Stand at Photokina 2014

Printing on new FB Cooltone paper for the Ilford Photo stand at Photokina 2014

New Photographs of Glen Coe

New images of Glen Coe uploaded to my web gallery on davebutcher.co.uk

The Obsession of a Landscape Photographer

Nine years, eight trips and a touch of frostbite to get one shot!

New Images of San Francisco

I have added quite a few new images of San Francisco to my website. All taken in January and February this year.

Latest Tutorials

Using DeVere and Durst Darkroom Enlargers

A video and illustrated article covering 6 different enlargers for printing black and white negatives on Ilford Multigrade variable contrast papers.

Making Darkroom Videos

making videos for YouTube and www.DarkroomDave.com

Split grade printing the Ilford way using Ilford Multigrade under the lens filters

This tutorial explains how to use Ilford Multigrade under the lens filters for split grade printing the Ilford way.

Some Ideas for the Darkroom

I have pulled together a short talk of about 18 minutes to show a range of things that are possible in the darkroom given a bit of time, patience and practice.

Process Times for Ilford FP4, SFX and Delta 400

Process Times for Ilford films FP4+, SFX and Delta 400

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Latest Blog

Darkroom Dave in Amateur Photographer Magazine
Monday, May 9th, 2022

It was a pleasant surprise to get an email from photo journalist Damien Demolder asking if I would like him to do a 6 page article on me for Amateur Photographer magazine in the UK. I had previously met Damien for chats a couple of times at the Focus on Imaging exhibition at the NEC […]

Display Change in Gallery in the Gardens Buxton
Saturday, August 7th, 2021

I changed my display yesterday in Gallery in the Gardens in Pavilion Gardens Buxton. Several new hand-printed darkroom silver gelatin pictures as well as lots of small mounted darkroom prints at £5 and £15. I’m still being very cautious because of Covid-19 so it’s been a long time since it was last updated, it was […]

Glasgow to Cape Wrath Trek
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

I have pulled together a new gallery web page for the trek I did from Glasgow to Cape Wrath over 3 Summers 2003-2005 with friends. Lots of black and white photos and maps of the route. Here’s the link: https://www.davebutcher.co.uk/glasgow-to-cape-wrath-trek-including-west-highland-way/https://www.davebutcher.co.uk/glasgow-to-cape-wrath-trek-including-west-highland-way/

New Web Pages for Ski Mountaineering Trips to Alps
Monday, January 4th, 2021

I have replaced the old web pages for the ski mountaineering trips that I did in the 1990’s. The structure is different, including new gallery layouts with proper captions for each picture. There are also quite a few new black and white photos. I also carried a small 35mm compact film camera for all but […]

Bernese Oberland Ski Mountaineering Trip New Web Page
Monday, January 4th, 2021

I have replaced the old web page for the 6 day Bernese Oberland ski mountaineering trip that I completed in 1995. We had bad weather for several days but overall it was a good trip for photography. I changed the layout and added lots of new photos, both black and white and colour. The colour […]

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Vancouver New Images

Kitzbuhel Photos

Snow Light and Land Light Books Out Now!

Photographing the Kelpies Sculptures

Northumberland Photo Course

Printing Snow Light and Land Light New Books

New Video on Making a Print Using Split Grade Printing

New Videos on Making Test Strips and Making a First Print

Christmas Contemporary Art and Craft Fair at RHS Wisley

Last Buxton Event of 2014

Personal Peak District Photo Course and 3 Shires Head

Cannock City Light lecture

New Images of Vienna

Photographs on Ilford Stand at Photokina 2014

New Drying Cloth for Maco Ecomat TP5060 Dryer

Photographs for Photokina on New Ilford Fibre Based Papers

New Display at Buxton Gallery in the Gardens

New Alpine Images

More New Alpine Images of the Western Bernese Oberland and Matterhorn Areas

New Images Above Chamonix in the French Alps

Aerial Photography

Printing for Ilford Photo Stand at Photokina 2014

New Photographs of Glen Coe

The Obsession of a Landscape Photographer

New Images of San Francisco

Latest Tutorials

Using DeVere and Durst Darkroom Enlargers

Making Darkroom Videos

Split grade printing the Ilford way using Ilford Multigrade under the lens filters

Some Ideas for the Darkroom

Process Times for Ilford FP4, SFX and Delta 400

Latest Blog

Darkroom Dave in Amateur Photographer Magazine Monday, May 9th, 2022

Display Change in Gallery in the Gardens Buxton Saturday, August 7th, 2021

Glasgow to Cape Wrath Trek Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

New Web Pages for Ski Mountaineering Trips to Alps Monday, January 4th, 2021

Bernese Oberland Ski Mountaineering Trip New Web Page Monday, January 4th, 2021

Darkroom Dave in Amateur Photographer Magazine
Monday, May 9th, 2022

Display Change in Gallery in the Gardens Buxton
Saturday, August 7th, 2021

Glasgow to Cape Wrath Trek
Tuesday, February 9th, 2021

New Web Pages for Ski Mountaineering Trips to Alps
Monday, January 4th, 2021

Bernese Oberland Ski Mountaineering Trip New Web Page
Monday, January 4th, 2021