PHOTON

June 1996


Cover Photographer Peter Andrews
The Minolta TC-1
David Kilpatrick looks at the Minolta TC-1, the smallest 35mm AF compact ever.

Home Truths
Alex Bartel describes how long term photography of his home area ended up with his work being exhibited in Russia
Kaleidoscopic Photo Mosaics
Peter Andrews assembles machine prints to create giant artwork panels with unexpectedly powerful patterns
Horseman SW612
David Tarn takes the latest panoramic camera from Horseman for a field test shooting landscapes
Back To Front
Grading the backdrop with multi-coloured gel lighting
Jessop Portaflash
Anyone can afford Jessop Portaflash, controllable studio flash with modelling for the price of a flashgun. Jon Tarrant reports.

Darkroom
Les McClean looks at Kentmere fine grain VC fibre-based matt lustre paper and Fotospeed's Argyrotype kit, which recreates a Victorian non-silver print.