Comments on: Charles Jones, Photographer

By: Ron Bunting

Ron Bunting — Wed, 09 May 2018 11:48:18 +0000

I would bet that most of the varieties he photographed are no longer around since certain unnamed large companies patented most vegetable types, so all we get today are boring ,tasteless things which sort of resemble food we once enjoyed .

By: Andrew Plume

Andrew Plume — Tue, 08 May 2018 09:57:37 +0000

I have a copy of the book, well worth buying, very good quality reproduction of the plates too

The Camera used was possibly a ‘half plate’ i.e. 6 1/2 x 4 3/4″ (or thereabouts) and the lens(es) used were almost certainly of the ‘Rapid Rectilinear design’, you can tell that a RR was used since there are no soft focus/out of focus elements to his (lovely) images

By: Delia Folkard

Delia Folkard — Tue, 08 May 2018 09:14:55 +0000

Amazing photos which wouldn’t be out of place in a modern exhibition. He was way ahead of his time.

By: Saba

Saba — Tue, 08 May 2018 02:30:03 +0000

These photographs belong in a major museum. I shall save this post and it will guide me in my own work.

By: Chris Webb

Chris Webb — Mon, 07 May 2018 16:00:25 +0000

If he used the glass negatives as cloches they were presumably 10in x 8in full plate which would give a level of detail even the most expensive off the shelf modern digital cameras could not come close to. Also, the toning process makes the prints effectively immortal, unlike modern inkjet prints which fade quickly.

So he was achieving things over a century ago which modern technology cannot come anywhere near to. Hmm…

By: Kristina Krause

Kristina Krause — Mon, 07 May 2018 14:42:33 +0000

Thank you for this post! I just recently discovered and enjoy his work immensely. I found in him a kindred spirit as we have a similar aesthetic and subject matter. I’m no gardener, but I have been known to buy produce purely for its photogenic rather than nutritional properties.

By: pauline taylor

pauline taylor — Mon, 07 May 2018 11:24:45 +0000

These photographs are works of art and, if you know the subjects you can see and feel the reality that is captured in every one, I have tried to pick out a favourite but it has been impossible. Thank you so much GA for giving us the chance to see them, I know that I shall go back to them again and again. The photograph of the man himself is great too, how stylish and confident he looks, a class act in all respects.

By: Richard Smith

Richard Smith — Mon, 07 May 2018 10:37:13 +0000

Thank you for telling us about Charles Jones. What an interesting man, I wish I had met him!

By: Rupert Bumfrey

Rupert Bumfrey — Mon, 07 May 2018 09:51:05 +0000

Third image – they are broad beans, not bean runner!

By: Valerie-Jael

Valerie-Jael — Mon, 07 May 2018 08:31:52 +0000

Wonderful photos which show how much he loved his work as a gardener. Valerie