[artbyphil]

Hi
My name is Phil Brownlow.
I’m originally from Manchester but at the moment live in wolverhampton. I’m an illustrator and Visualiser.

I’ve been interested in photography for many years and used a lot of 35mm cameras.

I realised recently I’ve tended to only be using my photography for reference for other types of art work so have decided to get back into some photography for its own sake.

I’ve had a compact digital camera for quite a few years (a canon A80) but have just bought my first DSLR, an Olympus E410 and 2 lenses.

I like documentary type photography and have always had a likeing for black and white. This was much more complicated with film as I never had space for a darkroom, now with digital I have no excuses.

I found this site on the net and it looks just like the type of place I need to meet likeminded people, learn new techniques and revitalise my photographic inspiration.