We were unleashed into the city to capture "colour" on black and white film... not the true stuff, but the kind that you can develop using colour processing (C41). I had always avoided that type of film, assuming the results would not be as authentic. Antique (Asahi Pentax k1000 c1960) cameras were distributed with only a standard lens - no zoom!
The photographing day was great, luckily it wasn't raining, just cold + I had a partner whose graphic work I admired, so I knew our photographs (we shared one camera) would be brilliant.
I think our footprints pretty well covered central London. Then there was the unfamiliar suspense (due to modern technology - digital cameras) of whether the film would turn out okay or not. I even had a nightmare that evening after discovering our settings were a bit off from that our film was indiscernable.
The next day we spent in the darkroom, making contact sheets and prints. Despite the lengthy procedure, I got quite a thrill out of revisiting the experience.
Above: our contact sheet.Below: our prints!
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