Articles by Brian O'Connor

Behind The Lens With Brian O'Connor

by Brian O'Connor
April 21, 2012

Meet Brian O'Connor: Since my early twenties I have been interested in both photography and jazz. Photography started with the purchase of a secondhand (used, preowned) 35mm Ilford Sportsman camera at £6 ($9) (one week's wages then). Three shutter speeds, no metering, guesswork focusing. The next purchase was £12 ($18) on a separate exposure meter. This proved to be the best investment made, for a combination of the two soon meant that I quickly learned to ...