Medium Format Workshop with Jon Tonks

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May 23, 2018
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On Tuesday 22nd of May, I was lucky enough to attend a workshop presented by Jon Tonks, a British photographer living in Bath UK. Tonks works mainly in medium format cameras, he said that they are much more interesting to use that a standard 35mm or a DSLR, and that it makes him really think about what he is shooting. Tonks talked to us about how he originally studied Product Design (another reason why he liked the square format of the cameras) but moved to freelance work for a local newspaper. He later went back and got a documentary photography degree in London and went forward to work for the British Empire and British Humour. Tonks brought in 6 different media for at cameras for us to use, however his favourite to use om shoots is the Hasslebad.

Tonks main aim for the day was to help us feel comfortable using the cameras by ourselves. We were shown how to load, unload and use the camera, I felt like they were very similar to standard 35mm, but with larger film and more steps to take before taking an image. Even though I am saving for a new DSLR, I might out some money aside to purchase one of these Cameras, because just like using a 35mm, it is so different to what I used to, which is refreshing.