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Due to COVID-19 concerns, ILFORD Photo to temporarily halt manufacturing
I'm sad to report that the company has announced its intent to temporarily cease production at their Mobberly (UK) factory from Wednesday April 1st 2020 until further notice.
A guide to Simple, effective and CHEAP macro photography
Business closures, stay at home orders and the imperative for social distancing have probably cut you off from your normal sources of photographic inspiration. Your project Strangers...
5 Frames… With Adox HR-50 (EI 50 / 35mm format / Nikon F100) – by Adam Cotterill
It can be a strange experience visiting an old stamping ground after a gap of many years as it was when I went back to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in...
Hanging out with the one and only Tony Vaccaro on Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS
When I told EM we'd bought tickets for our yearly trip to New York he suggested to visit and interview Tony Vaccaro. I never heard that name...
EMULSIVE February 2020: month in review
These are the 29 days and 31 articles that made EMULSIVE in January 2020, starting (as always) with a list of the "top ten" as decided by you and...
5 Frames… Of the Pacific Northwest with Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Yashica-Mat 124G – by Gabi Roozee
Over the last few years, I have become a landscape photographer. It was not a conscious choice but now I embrace it.
The new limited edition Intrepid 4×5 Black Edition
Wood is out, replaced by anodised aluminium and 3D printed parts. Say hello to the Intrepid Camera's Black Edition 4x5. The camera is the latest creation from...
CatLABS X-Film 80 with the ONDU 612 MULTIFORMAT pinhole camera or… how to screw up a roll and learn to love the mistakes
An article about learning to love photographic mistakes may not be completely interesting to all of you reading this. Stay with me for a minute. My promise...
The best (and worst) film cameras of the 1990s
My take on the 10 "best" film cameras released during the 1990s. It’s not a countdown in the traditional sense and "best"...well...
Building the Goodman One: A homemade, 3D printed plastic fantastic (review)
Do you remember being a kid and building stuff out of whatever you had lying around? It was difficult at times finding the right materials or the...
The mighty Fujica Panorama G617 Professional camera review
The mighty Fujica Panorama G617 Professional was the camera that made me return to shooting on film. After I’d sold my film gear and gone all digital,...
GAS and the “wrong” camera: Skateboarders with the Pentax 6×7 in Singapore
I suffer from GAS: Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Even as I write this I have a painfully expensive Mamiya 6 on its way from Japan because I just...
A complete guide to the Mamiya RZ67, part five: conclusion and personal stories
This five-part review has taken the best part of three years to complete. At over 40,000 words, I admit that it is quite long (!) but I...
Building a point and shoot 6×17 camera: the TwoFourths DIY camera kit
In 2016 I decided to back the TwoFourths DIY 617 Kickstarter project, paying about $185 for a kit that would let me use two lenses on the...
The mighty Salyut-S; Or how I learned to love a Hasselbladski
While there were a number of different models made - see below - the Soviet copy of Hasselblad's 1600F modular camera is commonly known as a Kiev,...
A complete guide to the Mamiya RZ67, part four: maintenance and miscellaneous accessories
Over the past three weeks, I have introduced you to the Mamiya RZ67 Professional camera, its series of film holders and the extensive lens system. In this,...
Add to queue: Interviewing Roger Lowe (Shoot film like a Boss)
I would like to introduce you, dear reader, to Mr Roger Lowe. He has a film photography YouTube channel called "Shoot Film Like a Boss" which I...
EMULSIVE interview #214: I am Ejatu Shaw and this is why I shoot film
I first came across today's interviewee back in December 2019 after she posted a video messing around with Kodak Gold in Barcelona. Thanks to that quick DM...
EMULSIVE interview #213: I am Ryan HK and this is why I shoot film
Have you ever heard off an off-the-grid professional film photographer? You have now. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing Ryan HK.
Over to you, Ryan.
Add to queue: interviewing Ted Vieira
The latest interview in the 'Add to queue' series is with a real stalwart of the film photography YouTube scene. His smooth tones are relaxing and draw...
EMULSIVE interview #212: I am Alys Tomlinson and this is why I shoot film
Welcome to the latest EMULSIVE interview, featuring none other than Alys Tomlinson, Sony World Photography Awards, Photographer of the Year 2018. There's a lot to unpack here,...
EMULSIVE interview #211: I am Graham Spinks and this is why I shoot film
Greetings and welcome to this week's fresh EMULSIVE interview - number 211 to be specific. I have great pleasure in introducing you to the words and work...
EMULSIVE interview #210: I am Carlos Lopez Medrano and this is why I shoot film
Welcome to 2020 here on EMULSIVE! I hope you all had a peaceful ringing in of the new year. For my part, I was in bed ten...
Add to queue: interviewing Nick Carver
Nick Carver is a professional photography instructor who runs photography classes both online and in person from his base in Tustin, California. He also has a YouTube...
EMULSIVE interview #209: I am Paulo Monteiro and this is why I shoot film
Ladies and gents, allow me to introduce you to this week's fresh EMULSIVE interviewee: Paulo Monteiro.
Over to you, Paulo.
Hi...
CatLABS X-Film 80 with the ONDU 612 MULTIFORMAT pinhole camera or… how to screw up a roll and learn to love the mistakes
An article about learning to love photographic mistakes may not be completely interesting to all of you reading this. Stay with me for a minute. My promise...
Kodak T-MAX 400: An honest film stock review
I have always been on the fence about Kodak's T-MAX 400 film. I have been using it on and off for the last ten years now but only had really...
What I’ve learned from my LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 experiences: A user’s guide
Lomography's LomoChrome Purple XR 100-400 is definitely an interesting film. Until shooting it in late 2019, I had never tried a 'special effects' film before and surprisingly,...
B&W pinhole photography with the Vermeer 6×12 and 120 format Kosmo Foto Mono 100
It was time to have some fun with Kosmo Foto Mono 100 while tour skiing in the Alps. This time around the Frauenalpe in Austria. The Frauenalpe...
Film stock review: Fujifilm FUJICHROME Velvia 50 Professional (RVP 50)
I think there’s a pretty big misconception about shooting slide film. We’ve all heard the stories about how slide film is ridiculously hard to shoot, that if...
Shooting expired Kodak EKTACHROME 100 in 220 and 4×5 format: why I’m excited medium and large format is coming back
After the successful resurrection of 35mm Ektachrome, Kodak announced it would also bring back 120 and large formats. Later we even found out 4x5 large format sheets...
Measure twice, cut once: building my multi-format 8×20, 16×20 and 12×16 camera
I lived most of my life in São Paulo, Brazil, with its 20+ million people. I have photographed São Paulo in many different ways, but ever since...
Book: A place to be – by Tim Heubeck
My name is Tim Heubeck and I am a photographer based in Germany. I run a website and Instagram channel; all under the name of wasteoffilm (links...
Four years and counting: Un Giro D’Italia – touring Italy or, a never-ending project
Like all good projects, this one began without me even realising it. I didn’t intend for this to become such a long term thing, in fact, I...
Making “VIRUS”: A tintype stop motion animation
"You know me, if something bothers my mind, I have to make art out of it. Sadly at this moment, it's the virus -- COVID-19 -- so...
Behind the scenes with Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet and the cast of Little Women on 1860s wet plate photography + photographer Q&A
Going against the grain, the on-set photographer of 2019's Little Women included the use of traditional wet plate photography - also known as tintypes - to capture...
Bringing a 160 year old giant Petzval lens back to life
It was a normal Saturday afternoon in November when I walked into a flea market. I met some friends there and looked around a little bit. In...
5 Frames… With Adox HR-50 (EI 50 / 35mm format / Nikon F100) – by Adam Cotterill
It can be a strange experience visiting an old stamping ground after a gap of many years as it was when I went back to Newcastle-upon-Tyne in...
5 Frames… Of the Pacific Northwest with Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Yashica-Mat 124G – by Gabi Roozee
Over the last few years, I have become a landscape photographer. It was not a conscious choice but now I embrace it.
5 Frames… On ILFORD HP5 PLUS (EI 400 / 35mm format / Leica M1) – by John Tarrant
You don’t see many references to the Leica M1 but it is perhaps the purest photographic tool. It has a good viewfinder but no rangefinder and no...
