Here’s a wrap-up of everything you may have missed on EMULSIVE in May 2018. With only one more day left in June, expect another one of these towards the middle of July!
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5 Frames… With Kentmere 400 (EI 800 / 35mm format / Nikon F4S)
“I thought it was color!”
That was what my friend Adele texted me when she saw the scans I’d sent. I can understand her surprise.
Travelogue: Following in Vivian Maier’s footsteps, my trip to Chicago
Traditionally when I go away on holiday, I tend to pick the less touristy places. That way I can get a better feel for a country and its people.
Changing gear: how the theft of my kit pushed me into medium format
Changing Gear is a new series here on EMULSIVE where photographers are invited to talk about equipment or events that have changed the way they approach the world through their lens.
Amazing canned food pinhole selfies (featured project and how to)
It all started with some idle musings between a few photographers. Some were expressing a bit of disdain for the “selfie generation”, which triggered a chain of thought that lead me to a fusion of pop-art and selfies.
5 Frames… With Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 400H (EI 400 / 35mm format / Nikon F100)
In July of 2018, I made the switch from 100% digital to 100% film. I started out shooting manual SLRs (Nikon F3 and Nikon FE2) and was pleased with those cameras.
Photography: Hungry work – Shot on ILFORD Delta 400 Professional at EI 400 (35mm format)
Hungry work
Shot on ILFORD Delta 400 Professional at EI 400.Black and white negative film in 35mm format.Horizon S3 Pro.
Photography: Rested – Shot on Kodak AEROCHROME III 1443 at EI 400 (120 format)
Rested
Shot on Kodak AEROCHROME III 1443 at EI 400
Color infrared aerial surveillance film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Shot with #21 orange filter
Hasselblad 2000FCW / Carl Zeiss Planar F 80mm f/2.8
Read the Kodak AEROCHROME
5 Frames… With Fujifilm Natura 1600 (EI 1600 / 35mm format / Leica M7)
I used Fuji Natura 1600 for the first time in early December of 2018 during a three-day trip to Liverpool and its metropolitan area.
How I built my darkroom for less than $500
“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
The Hypersensitive Podcast Episode 05: Holiday Hugs
I took a short holiday to rest my weary soul and as fate would have it, bumped into Hamish in a pub in London.
Into the heart of SREDA Film Lab
Recently, my friend Lorraine Healy sent me Kosmo Foto’s article on some rather cool film packaging produced in Russia by SREDA (СРЕДА) Film Lab.
A new TETENAL product for (and from) the film community?
The recent the opening of the SilvergrainClassics Studio/Lab in Germany gave Marwan El-Mozayen, editor-in-chief of PhotoKlassik International and co-owner of the lab the chance to organize an impressive meeting of the minds.
There was an opportunity to let company
5 Frames… With Kodak Ektar 100 (EI 100 / 35mm format / Canon Canonet QL17 GIII)
It all began in the summer of 2018 when I made a trip to the United States.
5 Frames… Of mountain bikes with ILFORD Delta 3200 Professional (EI 3200 / 35mm format / Canon EOS 650)
Winter has come…to BC, which means a lot of cloud, some snow and the sun setting around 3:30pm, which is kind of ridiculous.
Polaroid Originals SX-70 film review and user guide
If you want my Cliff notes on the Impossible/Polaroid Originals SX-70 Film – here they are:
It’s shit – but it’s the only shit we got.It’s useful today in a way the old stuff wasn’t back then.
Allow me
Film review: ORWO N 74plus ISO 400 black and white negative film
Disclaimer: Unlike most film reviews that have comparison shots of the same subject, taken under different settings and exposure values, this review will feature a set of photos that show the film’s capability to perform under different lighting conditions.
5 Frames… With Kodak Panchromatic Sound Recording Film 2374 (EI 100 / 35mm format / Lomo LC-A) – by Andrea Taurisano
My choice fell on Kodak Panchromatic Sound Recording Film 2374, a film I had never heard of until I saw a few dusty rolls in a photo store in Ukraine.
5 Frames… With ILFORD HP5 PLUS (EI 1600 / 35mm format / Nikon FE)
These 5 frames are from a roll of ILFORD HP5 PLUS I shot on my Nikon FE and 24mm f/2.8D lens while visiting Toronto earlier this year. It had been raining for two full days.
Blind film review #02: CineStill 800T vs Kodak Portra 400 in 120 format
This article pits Kodak’s medium format Portra 400 against CineStill’s 800T in a head-to-head.
In Conversation With: Albert Roig Collell of CARMENCITA Lab
Homegrown labs today are the heart of the film photography process.
Film photography in album cover design
I discovered my love of film photography by accident. Being a collector, I have always frequented thrift stores for anything I could find of interest.
5 Frames… With Kodak Gold 200 (EI 200 / 35mm format / Pentax Asahi Spotmatic II)
I’ve been shooting film for more than 10 years, with some pause when I preferred to be in front of the lens, not behind it.
5 Frames… In the Sierra Nevada with ILFORD PAN F PLUS (EI 50 / 35mm format / Yashica FX-3)
This reliable little Yashica 35mm camera has been the envy of other backpackers — small, lightweight, and fully mechanical.
Camera review: The Pentacon Six TL, a (hopefully) comprehensive guide to a legend
The Pentacon Six TL is a phenomenon of a camera.
Who really cares if …”XYZ did it first”?
As a photographer, there are certain words that when uttered, strike fear into my heart. “That’s an ND filter, not an IR filter”, is a pretty good example. In appropriate measure, fear can be a good thing.
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