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Category: Darkroom

Find all of EMULSIVE’s darkroom-related articles right here, including advice on technique, process, gear, and building your own darkroom and tools.

Cover: A practical guide to lith printing
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A practical guide to… Lith printing

Avatar - Alexander Elkholyby Alexander ElkholyJune 4, 2019July 31, 2021

When mainstream photography was entangled with the darkroom, the act of printing a photo would show the artist’s hand as much as what was photographed.

Cover: How I built my own darkroom for less than $500
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How I built my darkroom for less than $500

by Fritz NordengrenMay 23, 2019July 31, 2021

“Oh sure, it may not look like much, but it’s going to be my new photo darkroom.”

I said this, with a touch of nostalgia, a bit of a whim, and the driving force of practicality around the return

Cover - The Simple Enlarger - compact, portable, low-cost darkroom printing for all
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The Simple Enlarger: compact, portable, low-cost darkroom printing for all

Avatar - Dan Kby Dan KApril 10, 2019August 28, 2021

I want to spread the idea that a photographic enlarger is fundamentally a very simple thing.

Cover: Not for legal use- passport photos on wet plate collodion v2
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Not for legal use: Polaroid passport photos on wet plate collodion

Avatar - EMby EMMarch 25, 2019July 31, 2021

Wet plate collodion doesn’t spring to mind as either the most practical or in fact, legal approach to creating passport photographs but that didn’t stop EMULSIVE interviewee #196 Markus Hofstaetter from giving it a shot.

Markus isn’t a stranger

Darkroom technique- fine-tuning the negative
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Darkroom technique: fine-tuning the negative

by MonikaMarch 21, 2019July 31, 2021

Back over the summer of 2018, my beloved Bronica SQ-A became gravely ill, and I sent it off to the camera spa for some TLC.

Cover - Appendix B of the Technical Field Guide for the Discerning Analog Photographer- Metering for finite and infinite multiple exposures
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Appendix B of the Technical Field Guide for the Discerning Analog Photographer: Metering for finite and infinite multiple exposures

by David AllenMarch 7, 2019July 31, 2021

Welcome to the second appendix to the Technical Field Guide for the Discerning Analog Photographer.

Cover - A Technical Field Guide for the Discerning Analog Photographer - Appx A
Posted inDarkroom

Appendix A of the Technical Field Guide for the Discerning Analog Photographer: push/pull processing calculations

by David AllenFebruary 12, 2019July 31, 2021

I originally wrote the full “Technical Field Guide for the Discerning Analog Photographer” as a quick reference for technical photographers in the field.

Cover - Cinematic storytelling part 3 - developing motion picture film v2
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Cinematic storytelling part 3: developing motion picture film

Avatar - Jeremy Saltryby Jeremy SaltryFebruary 7, 2019January 27, 2023

Welcome to the final (?) part of this three-part series exploring the use of motion picture film in still photography.

Cover - Cinematic storytelling part 2 - motion picture film, print film and chemistry v3
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Cinematic storytelling part 2: motion picture film, print film and chemistry

Avatar - Jeremy Saltryby Jeremy SaltryJanuary 29, 2019January 27, 2023

In part two of this series we are going to go delve into the technical side of motion picture film: color temperature, print vs motion picture film stocks and finally start to get into what ECN-2 is all about.

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Cinematic storytelling part 1: an overview of motion picture film and still photography

Avatar - Jeremy Saltryby Jeremy SaltryJanuary 22, 2019January 27, 2023

This three-part series explores motion picture film for use in still camera and covers the theory behind motion picture film, currently available film stocks, the importance of correct development and the development process itself.

Through this article and the

Cover - How to take the leap into 35mm film photography
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How to take the leap into 35mm film photography

Avatar - Daniel Novakby Daniel NovakJanuary 10, 2019August 28, 2021

In this article, I will go over the steps you need to take and the decisions you need to make to enter the wonderful world of film 35mm photography.

I recommend starting with the 35mm format as the cameras

Lomography Color Negative 400 (EI 400, 120), Fujifilm GA645Zi) - Kathleen Johnson
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5 Frames… With Lomography Color Negative 400 (EI 400 / 120 format / Fujifilm GA645Zi)

by Kathleen JohnsonNovember 30, 2018July 31, 2021

Here is an introduction to a local festival that may surprise you! And a camera that I have not mentioned before, although it is featured in my contributor’s portrait: My Fuji GA645Zi.

RealitySoSubtle 6x12 review -Front
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Camera review: the RealitySoSubtle 6×12

by Wendy ChapmanNovember 29, 2018February 5, 2022

I have been using digital cameras for the past 20 years. Like many of us, my love of photography began when I was a young using a little Kodak Brownie camera.

Cover - My first time with slide film- new Kodak EKTACHROME E100 - by Adi Mitrache
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My first time with slide film: new Kodak EKTACHROME E100

Avatar - Adi Mitracheby Adi MitracheNovember 28, 2018July 31, 2021

Most of the frames which make up this mini-review are from the first roll of slide film

Cover - Film Review - Kodak Pro Image 100
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Film stock review: Kodak Pro Image 100

Avatar - Hannah Forsythby Hannah ForsythNovember 27, 2018July 31, 2021

I’ll begin this review with a quick disclaimer – I’ve been shooting film for less than a year at this point.

Kodak Tri-X 400 (EI 400, 35mm), Nikon FM2n, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI - by Gerson Rosas
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5 Frames… With Kodak Tri-X 400 (EI 400 / 35mm format / Nikon FM2n)

Avatar - Gerson Rosasby Gerson RosasNovember 26, 2018July 31, 2021

Aside from the fact these photos were taken in the streets, they stray far from traditional street photography.

Kodak EKTACHROME E100 (EI 100, 35mm) - Leica R5, Leica Summicron-R 50 f/2 - by Stig Starr
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5 Frames… With Kodak EKTACHROME E100 (EI 100 / 35mm format / Leica R5)

Avatar photoby Stig StarrNovember 23, 2018July 31, 2021

I have to start with saying of late my taste in colour film has been changing.

Cover - Book review- “Bert Hardy’s Britain” - by James Horrobin
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Book review: “Bert Hardy’s Britain”

James Horrobin - Garethby James HorrobinNovember 22, 2018July 31, 2021

Photography books are a funny thing to me, they’re often big, cumbersome things that are far more expensive than their wordy cousins.

If you’re like me and have the attention span of a lemon, the idea of buying what

People of San Francisco, California, USA - Focasport 1D, Fujifilm Superia 200
Posted inDarkroom printing, Film Photographer Interviews, Interviews

EMULSIVE interview #192: I am Maxime Evangelista and this is why I shoot film

Avatar - EMby EMNovember 21, 2018July 31, 2021

This week’s interviewee has been shooting film for a little over a year at the time of writing.

Cover - Nothing to lose - my Indian road trip - by Bernard LimCover - Nothing to lose - my Indian road trip - by Bernard Lim
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Nothing to lose… My Indian road trip

by Bernard LimNovember 20, 2018July 31, 2021

“I have nothing to lose.” This was what I thought to myself before clicking on the button that subsequently led me on a solo trip to Delhi and North India in July 2018.

2018 started off slow.

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