Tony Estcourt

This image is of my oldest daughter Mae when she was 9 months old in 1998. It was taken at my brother in-law's house in Suffolk which was being refurbished.

I used my trusty roll-film camera (a Bronica ETRS with 40mm lens), Fuji Velvia transparency film and natural window light. I remember setting up the shot as a kind of still-life, then at some point Mae walked in and climbed on the sofa.

22 years later I am very pleased with how the image has scanned, it looks so clean and sharp. In some ways better than the original Cibachrome print which was on pearl-finish paper that Ilford did for a while.

Taken at Thorpe Bay, Essex c1998. At this time I was very keen on landscape photography. My inspiration was Charlie Waite who led the way in UK colour landscape photography and was always happy to pass on technique and spend time teaching others. Through a local contact (Lynn Tait) I managed to get Charlie to visit Southend and hold a tuition session.