A valid question Besoeker
Not entirely easy to answer, it’s just so tactile, like a well thumbed paperback is to a kindle, a vinyl record is to streaming.
I sometimes liken it to punk photography, hence the grain and monochrome.
I’m not dismissive of digital photography by any means.
Both of which are charming pictures Besoeker…I guess it’s a means to an end 
This is interesting:
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Thank you d00d!
I’m actually quite glad you said that, it’s the image I’m going to use on my business card. Well more of an ice breaker than a business card.
She was a large doll set up in an old fireplace in my old haunted local. They tend to celebrate the macabre which I like.
I think I shot her at 2.8 which explains the lack of any distractions in the background.
The light was fading, the sun was going down in the window to the right.
And she is a real charmer…(
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Cool.
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Now you need is a dark room the developing tanks and trays and an enlarger, It is great fun.
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I need a much healthier bank account for all that Bruce! 
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I remember I used to load my developing tank under the bedclothes.
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I still have a changing bag somewhere but I would think that after 50 years the elastic might be a bit suspect.
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Since I was up way, way before sunrise I thought I’d pop over to our rather run down shopping parade and indulge in some urban decay type photography
Took the trusty K1000 loaded with Ilford HP5 pushed to 800. All rather experimental, I’m hoping some of the flaring from the street lights might will enhance the moodiness of the black and white images.
I shall just have to wait and see…
You used a small aperture, I hope.
Yes, I was able to do that with the tripod and cable release.
Although I experimented by using a larger aperture for a couple of shots focusing on the middle ground, the intention being to slightly keep the immediate foreground and background a little out of focus.
I wasn’t concerned about the streetlights as much in those particular shots. Largely this is about atmosphere d00d.
One I found online…
Hyperfocal distance and all that, in fact using a larger aperture 2.8 for example is often recommended 
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Yeah I was thinking street lights can overexpose, a small aperture can help with that, giving you clean starbursts, a better exposure all round.
Or, perhaps a foggy background is what you’re looking for (?)
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Foggy can be good although not a hint of fog this morning. Looking through the viewfinder I could see a kind of beam effect coming from the lights rather than starbursts, hard to explain, I’ll just have to wait and see.
Cokin used to sell starburst filters. A bit overwhelming if not used with discretion.
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