Australian documentary and fine art photographer
Nick Bedford is a fine art and documentary photographer based in Brisbane, Australia.
Updated in 2023 for Nik Silver Efex Pro 6. This is the best simulation of Kodak TRI-X 400 black and white film I've made so far. You can try it as well. You'll need Photoshop and DxO Silver Efex Pro from the Nik Collection, but it works best with Lightroom and VSCO Film 01's Tri-X 400 preset.
Read MoreIsn’t film magical? The right film for the right scene will add emotion and memory to the light that shaped it that a digital camera by default will never do, and it’s a vital ingredient in evoking a response by the viewer.
Read MorePhotography is an amazing storytelling artform, and relationships, whether between two people or between a tree and a mountain, are at the heart of what intrigues us as human beings.
Search for interesting elements to layer then ask… why am I putting these together?
Read MoreStreet photography is hard. It challenges our observational skills, our sense of vulnerability and our ability to react at a moment’s notice, which is why it can be so rewarding to finally capture something that others may have never noticed and to walk away with work that can hopefully stand the test of time and be remembered.
Read MoreOver the course of my photographic journey, two concepts have become a large part of my how I shoot every day — decisiveness and restraint. Employing these has helped me to become a much more consistent and disciplined photographer, especially now as a film photographer with a finite amount of frames to expose every time I walk out the door.
Read MoreI used to shoot extra frames just to make sure I was executing it right and getting the results, but over time I learnt to use other techniques to make my photographs in my head before I've even taken a single frame. I wouldn't have it any other way and have been applying it to my professional work.
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