Monthly Archives: September 2011

I have a new favourite camera.

Meet the Olympus OM1. I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

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Isabella & Mia

These are Felix’s sisters. Every time I see and photograph my nieces, I am struck by how quickly they are growing up. Not only are they incredibly polite and well-behaved, but they are genuinely sweethearted and kind individuals. After much persuasion on my part, they have finally stopped calling me “Auntie Jodie”, and it makes...

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Felix

Photographing Felix is like chasing a tornado. Always in a rush, always in a mood, always *hates* being photographed. He sees his auntie coming towards him with a camera and so appears the furrowed brow, pursed lips, and a definite-sounding “no”.  His auntie would not be beaten. She crept in when he had worn himself...

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Film Is Not Dead | The Madsen Family

All images shot on film using a Contax 645 | Portra 400 | Tri-X { JODIE CHAPMAN ~ WEDDING & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY LONDON SOUTH-EAST INTERNATIONAL }

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Review | Film Is Not Dead

I’ve loved shooting film for as long as I can remember. My first camera was a free plastic model from SupaSnaps, then when I hit ten, I graduated to a £35 jobbie from the Argos catalogue. Remember those days when you had just 24/36 photos on a roll? That thrill of excitement when you picked...

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