Thirty-two articles and 16 photographs made up the month that was April 2018 here on EMULSIVE. There’s only one reasonable way to put them all in one place and that’s this list. If you missed anything, here’s where you get your fix.
Let’s start with ten most popular articles as decided by you laid out in the order in which they were published.
Here we go:
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~ EM
EMULSIVE interview #177: I am Clara Araujo and this is why I shoot film
It’s my pleasure to welcome you all to the words and work of occasional EMULSIVE contributor, Clara Araujo. If you haven’t already done so, please do check out her take on portrait photography and double exposure portraiture.
Every single film stock still made today – Part 1: ADOX to Dubblefilm (v3)
Update 02: 2018-09-20
If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably wondered how many fresh film stocks are still in production and available for purchase today.
Film tests: getting the best out of FERRANIA P30 Alpha part 1
FERRANIA P30 Alpha has had an interesting time of it since it got into the hands of eager customers in late 2017. Many photographers (including yours truly) have questioned everything from its true speed to the nature of the emulsion
Silver craft: creating a fine print, from contact sheet to fiber
Creating a print is much more than simply setting up an enlarger, negative and some paper.
Camera review: the Zenza Bronica ETRS – Workhorse, or Hippopotamus…?
From what I’ve read the Bronica ETRS I get the impression that it is considered the “lesser wanted” of the Bronica family. I really don’t know why.
The Hasselblad V-system master guide: C and C T* lenses
In this section of the Hasselblad V-system master guide, I’ll be taking a look at the first two generations of Hasselblad lenses. If you’re looking for lenses for your Hasselblad 500, 500CM 501 or 305 (whichever version), this is the place to start.
Film tests: getting the best out of FERRANIA P30 Alpha part 2
A few months ago, I wrote about the results of my tests on FERRANIA P30 Alpha in various developers.
Film stock review: Kodak EKTACHROME 100G (E100G)
I wasn’t overly keen on writing a film review when EM first suggested it.
Lens review: the 7artisans 35mm f/2 Leica M-mount lens – first production batch exclusive
UPDATE 01 2017-04-27: Added production specifications
Standing on the shoulders of Hamish Gill’s early look at the pre-release prototype of the 7artisans 35mm f/2 Leica M-mount lens, I’m here to offer my thoughts on one of the very first copies
Comparing Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS II to original ACROS. What’s the difference?
Understandably, I was very excited to hear the news of Fujifilm bringing back NEOPAN 100 ACROS in the form of ACROS II earlier this year. So, when a second announcement came with details of a November 22nd Japanese release date, […]
…and then there’s everything else
5 Frames… With. Kodak ColorPlus 200 (EI 200 / 35mm format / Leica M6)
After a long struggle trying to find the right lens for my Leica M6, I decided to give the 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 a try (in other words, I was giving myself a chance to shoot with the Leica since getting
May 2018 film photography horoscope – ‘mystic’ help to better photography
Hallo, Barry here. There’s a lot of astrological movement to ponder now we’re getting closer to the middle of the year.
Photography: Altitude sickness – Kodak EKTACHROME E200 at EI 200 (120 format)
Altitude sickness
Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME E200 at EI 200
Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×12
Graflex Speed Graphic
Kodak Aero Ektar 178/2.5
6×12 film back
5 Frames… With Kodak EKTACHROME 64T (EI 64 / 35mm format / Leica M6)
The photos I present you were made with my Leica M6, 35mm Summicron and Kodak EKTACHROME 64T, which was cross-processed. This is my all-time favorite film and it’s sad that Kodak doesn’t produce it anymore.
Comparing Fuji NEOPAN 100 ACROS, ILFORD Delta 100 Professional and Kodak T-MAX 100
This whole project started when I realized I had been blindly allegiant to certain black and white films for a number of years without any particular rhyme or reason.
Photography: Saw – Shot on Kodak VISION3 250D 5207 at EI 500 (35mm format)
Saw
Shot on Kodak VISION3 250D (5207) at EI 500
Color negative motion picture film in 35mm format
Push processed one stop
Featured project: Piers
I always find it difficult to talk about myself in situations where I know it’s expected of me to present myself and who I am.
Photography: The staircase – Shot on Kodak Vericolor III VPS 6006 (120 format)
The staircase
Shot on Kodak Vericolor III VPS 6006 at EI 100
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×12
Graflex Speed Graphic
Kodak Aero Ektar 178/2.5
6×12 film back
EMULSIVE interview #178: I am Lisa Toboz and this is why I shoot film
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 178th EMULSIVE interview! Today I have great pleasure in introducing you all to Lisa Toboz.
Photography: Twins – Shot on Kodak T-MAX 3200 at EI 800 (35mm format)
Twins
Shot on Kodak T-MAX 3200 (TMZ) at EI 800
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Pull processed 2 stops
Leica M6 TTL 0.85 + 7artisans 35mm f/2 (read the lens review)
Development notes
Kodak HC-110 (B
Photography: Blue green dream – Shot on Kodak Portra 160VC at EI 160 (120 format)
Blue green dream
Shot on Kodak Portra 160VC at EI 160
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
5 Frames… With Kodak Tri-X 400 (EI 400 / 35mm format / Olympus Stylus Epic)
I moved to Taipei, Taiwan, about one and a half years ago, after seven years in China, two years in Canada and one year in Morocco.
Book: Studies of an ephemeral medium
Even though people keep asking me to create a book I’ve never really planned on doing so. All that changed after a conversation with good old Nils Karlson.
Photography: Condensed – Shot on Kodak T-MAX 3200 at EI 800 (35mm format)
Condensed
Shot on Kodak T-MAX 3200 (TMZ) at EI 800
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Pull processed 2 stops
Leica M6 TTL 0.85 + 7artisans 35mm f/2 (read the lens review)
Development notes
Kodak HC-110 (B
5 Frames… With Kodak EASTMAN Double-X 5222 (EI 250 / 35mm format / Contax G2)
I couldn’t resist trying this film. The truth is I am eager to experiment with any emulsion I encounter. But I sought out this esoteric option because of its cinematic heritage.
The Ceramic Pinhole Camera build
In the summer of 2017 I decided that I needed a new pinhole camera.
Photography: Royalty – Shot on Kodak T-MAX 3200 at EI 800 (35mm format)
Royalty
Shot on Kodak T-MAX 3200 (TMZ) at EI 800
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Pull processed 2 stops
Leica M6 TTL 0.85 + 7artisans 35mm f/2 (read the lens review)
Development notes
Kodak HC-110 (B
Photography: That’s my ride – Shot on Kodak Tri-X 400 at EI 1600 (35mm format)
That’s my ride
Shot on Kodak Tri-X 400 at EI 1600
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Every single film stock still made today – Part 2: FILM Ferrania to Hillvale (v2)
Update 01: 2018-09-20
Welcome to part two of this series, looking at all the fresh film stocks still being produced today. In part one I covered every film stock from ADOX to Dubblefilm.
Photography: Lit – Shot on Bergger Pancro 400 at EI 200 (35mm format)
Lit
Shot on Bergger Pancro 400 at EI 200
Black and white negative film in 35mm format
Reversal developed overexposed one-stop
Read the Bergger Pancro 400 reviews
Film review: finding my ‘do anything’ film for 4×5….a tale of ILFORD FP4 PLUS and HP5 PLUS
I have been shooting 4×5 for about five years. I use it for much of my personal work, and love the tonality and rendering it gives my images.
Photography: 40 percent pebbles by volume – Shot on Kodak Portra 160VC at EI 160 (120 format)
40 percent pebbles by volume
Shot on Kodak Portra 160VC at EI 160
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
5 Frames… With Kodak Tri-X 400 (EI 400 / 35mm format / Canon AE-1 Program)
Friendship can be hard at times. Sometimes distance can pry us apart.
Photography: Cast off – Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 at EI 100 (35mm format)
Cast off
Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 at EI 100
Color negative film in 35mm format
Over processed one stop
Bag review: The Billingham Hadley One part two – one year on (plus competition winner!)
Welcome to the follow up to my first impressions of the Billingham Hadley One, published in April 2017.
5 Frames… With Impossible B&W 600 Black Frame (Polaroid 636 Close-up)
I shot over 14 portraits with the Polaroid 636 Close-up. I used it in different locations (inside of a white room, outside at 9:00 AM when it was a little bit colder, outside when it started raining.
Photography: Face the waves – Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 at EI 100 (35mm format)
Face the waves
Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 at EI 100
Color negative film in 35mm format
Over processed one stop
High Speed Journey – Kodak T-MAX P3200 and Kodak Recording Film 2475
New Kodak T-MAX 3200 (TMZ) is flat out great news for film lovers for the additional choice and for what it says about Kodak Alaris’s confidence in the market.
An introduction to Platinum/Palladium printing
If there was ever a form of printing that gives you that true artistic feel, Platinum/Palladium would be it.
Photography: Red and green should never be seen – Shot on Lomography F²/400 at EI 400 (35mm format)
Red and green should never be seen
Shot on Lomography F²/400 at EI 400
Color negative film in 35mm format
Dear Benice 4: territorial dispute
Dear Benice,
As my film stash grows it’s taking up more and more space in the fridge, much to my better half’s consternation.
Photography: Red yellow green grey – Shot on Lomography Color Negative 100 at EI 100 (120 format)
Red yellow green grey
Shot on Lomography Color Negative 100 at EI 100
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Book: Goodnight Sweetheart – A miscellany of morose middle aged misanthropic musings and mattresses
The short version is that I’ve been working on Goodnight Sweetheart for three years. It’s a small photo book featuring photographs of dumped mattresses that I’ve found on my travels. I love a dumped mattress.
Camera review: Fuji GA645Zi
Today I’ll be reviewing the Fuji GA645Zi; a review that is not exactly typical. For me, the camera is a tool that is supposed to do whatever I want it to do.
Photography: Pole position – Shot on Fuji Natura 1600 at EI 800 (35mm format)
Pole position
Shot on Fuji Natura 1600 at EI 800
Color negative film in 35mm format
Overexposed one stop
5 Frames… With Fujifilm FP-100c (EI 100 / Polaroid Land Camera)
Houston, Texas, is my hometown. My wife and I recently purchased a renovated 90-year-old home in the city’s urban core, which currently is in the midst of a major revitalization movement.
Gear review: the Peak Design Cuff
You might remember this review of the latest Peak Design Slide Lite from a few weeks back. Well, now it’s time for its little brother to get some of the spotlight.
Photography: Patience pays – Shot on Shanghai GP3 100 at EI 800 (120 format)
Patience pays
Shot on Shanghai GP3 100 at EI 800
Black and white negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Push processed 3 stops
Book: Instant Stage
My name is Ioana Tăut and I am a Romanian music and fine art photographer based in Berlin.
5 Frames… With ILFORD SFX 200 (EI 200 / 120 format / Mamiya 645)
For this, I blame EM.
First, I got some ILFORD SFX 200 film for the long exposure articles I was working on.
Camera review: Impossible I-1
Up until the recent release of the One Step 2, the Impossible I-1 was the first new Polaroid camera in how long? From the reviews I read, it received a strange welcome into the world of instant photography.
Photography: Blistering barnacles – Shot on Kodak VISION3 200T 5213 at EI 200 – 35mm format
Blistering barnacles
Shot on Kodak VISION3 200T 5213 at EI 200
Color motion picture film in 35mm format
Photography: For one – Shot on Fuji Provia 400X RXP400 at EI 400 – 120 format
For one
Shot on Fuji Provia 400X (RXP400) at EI 400
Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Photography: Pick and choose – Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 at EI 400 (120 format)
Pick and choose
Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 at EI 400
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Push processed two stops
Photography: Focusing a lens on the mind and heart of a city
Street photography is a mercurial practice of ritual, patience, and spending endless hours with your own thoughts as you stalk a city’s sidewalks.
Photography: Getting a handle on things – Shot on Kodak Portra 400BW at EI 400 (120 format)
Getting a handle on things
Shot on Kodak Portra 400BW at EI 400.
Black and white negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6.
5 Frames… With Kodak T-MAX 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Mamiya 7)
Last July I spent an afternoon at a special Photographer’s Open House at the Walker Ranch Homestead, a part of the Boulder County Parks and Open Spaces.
Photography: Shattered by light – Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 at EI 400 (format)
Shattered by light
Shot on Kodak Ektar 100 at EI 400
Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Push processed two stops
Announcing EMU-lsive: a new direction for EMULSIVE.org
Alright, this is an April Fool’s…obviously.
Since 2015, I have openly stated here on this website, social media, podcasts and in private conversation that the focus of EMULSIVE is film photography.
Thanks for reading!
~ EM
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