Dave Shrimpton Photography

Dave Shrimpton Photography Analog photographer specialising in large format and wet plate collodion photography

“We stare at the stories before they unfold” 1955 Rolleiflex MXEVS Portra 400C41
02/06/2025

“We stare at the stories before they unfold”



1955 Rolleiflex MXEVS
Portra 400
C41





There sleeps Titania sometime of the night, Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight.(Oberon, Act 2 Scene 1) Wond...
28/05/2025

There sleeps Titania sometime of the night,
Lulled in these flowers with dances and delight.
(Oberon, Act 2 Scene 1)



Wonderful late afternoon light with two beautiful souls of the forest.
Lilith & Eve photoshoot with



Inspiration from the incredible 1900-1920 images captured by Anna Brigman of her friends hidden in nature creating strong, subtle images that combined Californian nature and feminine beauty.

1944 Graflex Series D - Super Reflex with the f2.8 buhl projector lens.
5x4 Foma film.






Lilith & Eve…  Wonderful late afternoon light with two beautiful souls.“Lilith & Eve” captured using the glorious 1944 S...
25/05/2025

Lilith & Eve…


Wonderful late afternoon light with two beautiful souls.
“Lilith & Eve” captured using the glorious 1944 Super Reflex with the f2.8 buhl projector lens. 5x4 Foma film.

“There was the door to which I found no key; There was the Veil through which I might see”-Edward Fitzgerald- 1851 Wet P...
23/04/2025

“There was the door to which I found no key; There was the Veil through which I might see”
-Edward Fitzgerald-



1851 Wet Plate Collodion Process
5x4 Glass Ambrotype
1894 Dallmeyer 3B lens


“Ghosts at Dimbola”Taken in the “Cameron gallery” at Dimbola using natural “Freshwater” afternoon sunlight…Wet Plate Col...
10/04/2025

“Ghosts at Dimbola”

Taken in the “Cameron gallery” at Dimbola using natural “Freshwater” afternoon sunlight…

Wet Plate Collodion
5x4 Glass Ambrotype

Such a huge honour to take
Wet Plate Collodion glass plates of some wonderful people during the demolition day at Dimbola.
Julia Margaret Cameron’s home & workplace between 1860 to 1875











Three World’sComplicated shot to take First photograph is a Wet Plate Collodion glass Ambrotype.This was then inserted i...
31/03/2025

Three World’s

Complicated shot to take
First photograph is a Wet Plate Collodion glass Ambrotype.

This was then inserted into the 1890 magic lantern.

Projected onto my model.

Then two images were taken using the 1955. Crown Graphic on 5x4 Foma.

First exposure projecting the image onto my Gabi my model.

Second exposure onto the mannequin that was used for the initial glass plate ambrotype.

As David Bowie said
“If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth”

“Photography takes an instant out of time,    altering life by holding it still”-Dorothea Lange- 1955 Graflex Crown Grap...
27/03/2025

“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still”
-Dorothea Lange-



1955 Graflex Crown Graphic
Instax Wide

“Love descends on those defensive“ 1955 Graflex Crown Graphic 5x4 Kodak Portra 160C41 Fuji Hunt                         ...
11/03/2025

“Love descends on those defensive“



1955 Graflex Crown Graphic
5x4 Kodak Portra 160
C41 Fuji Hunt

“Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.”Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.” The RavenBY EDGAR ALLAN POE G...
02/03/2025

“Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.”
Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.”

The Raven
BY EDGAR ALLAN POE


Graflex 5x4 Crown
Fomapan 400
HC110






“I harbour all the same worries as mostThe temptations to leave or to give up the ghost.I wrestle with an outlook on lif...
27/02/2025

“I harbour all the same worries as most
The temptations to leave or to give up the ghost.
I wrestle with an outlook on life
That shifts between darkness and shadowy light.
I struggle with words for fear that they’ll hear
But Orpheus sleeps on his back still dead to the world” - David Sylvian -



1948 Crown Graphic
RA4 in camera Colour Reversal
5x4 Fuji colour Crystal Archive
Double Exposure

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