Hobbies · Crafts
Photography & visual media
Making images and moving pictures, and everything that surrounds them.
Astrophotography
HobbyPhotographing the night sky, from a camera on a tripod to hours of accumulated exposure through a tracked telescope.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
Film photography
HobbyCraftShooting, developing and scanning film — where every frame costs money, which changes how you take them.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
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28 activities in the catalogue, 2 written up so far.
Camera repair
CraftHobbyServicing mechanical cameras — shutters, light seals, rangefinders — and the tools that make it possible.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cave photography
HobbyPhotographing underground, where every light source must be carried and placed.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Cyanotype
CraftMaking blue prints from sunlight and two cheap chemicals, no camera needed.
£25–£100 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Darkroom printing
CraftPrinting photographs by hand under an enlarger, in chemistry.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Drone photography
HobbyAerial stills and video, with a registration and flight-restriction regime attached.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Family photo archiving
HobbyScanning, dating and cataloguing inherited photographs so they survive and stay identifiable.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Hide photography
HobbyPhotographing wildlife from a permanent or portable hide, where patience beats equipment.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Industrial site recording
HobbyDocumenting disused industrial and institutional buildings, with real legal and physical risk.
£100–£300 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Infrared photography
HobbyCraftShooting beyond visible light with a converted camera or filter, which changes foliage and sky entirely.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Landscape photography
HobbyPhotographing land and sky, which mostly means being somewhere at the right hour.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Macro photography
HobbyPhotographing very small subjects at life size or greater.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Photo bookmaking
CraftSequencing and binding photographs into a book, where editing matters more than shooting.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Photogrammetry
HobbyBuilding three-dimensional models from overlapping photographs, used for heritage and printing.
£100–£300 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Photography
HobbyCraftMaking photographs deliberately — the parent of every specialism below it.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Pinhole photography
CraftHobbyCameras with no lens at all, often made from a tin, with exposures measured in minutes.
Under £25 to startIndoors or outdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Planetary imaging
HobbyVideo astronomy of planets, where thousands of frames are stacked to beat the atmosphere.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Portrait photography
HobbyCraftPhotographing people, where lighting and direction matter more than the camera.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Stop-motion animation
HobbyCraftAnimating physical models one frame at a time.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Street photography
HobbyPhotographing public life as it happens, unposed.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Time-lapse photography
HobbyCraftBuilding motion from stills over hours or months, which is a planning and consistency problem.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Underwater photography
HobbyPhotographing below the surface, where light, housing and buoyancy control matter more than the camera.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsDemanding
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Videography
HobbyCraftShooting and editing video, from documentary to short film.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Vintage camera collecting
HobbyCollecting and often restoring film cameras, and shooting with them.
£100–£300 to startIndoorsSedentary
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wet plate collodion
CraftHobbyMaking photographs on hand-coated glass or metal, developed within minutes, using period chemistry.
£300–£1,000 to startIndoors or outdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Widefield astrophotography
HobbyPhotographing the Milky Way and constellations with an ordinary camera and a tripod.
£300–£1,000 to startOutdoorsGentle
In the catalogue, not written up yet
Wildlife photography
HobbyPhotographing wild animals, which is mostly fieldcraft and patience.
Over £1,000 to startOutdoorsModerate effort
In the catalogue, not written up yet