Category: Articles
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5 Frames… Just northeast of Memphis on Classic EZ 400 (35mm / EI 400 / Minolta X-370 + Minolta MD 50mm f/1.4) – by Jon Woodhams
I moved to Memphis in 2012 from Brooklyn and shortly after that got my first DSLR, graduating from long-zoom point-and-shoots I used to document the sights of NYC. I took a photography class at the Memphis College of Art (now closed) that forced me to learn to use my camera’s manual controls. (To tell you…
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The vast White: Two months on Svalbard in the arctic winter, a film photography diary – by Josua Schindewolf
Earlier this year I had the chance to travel to the arctic islands of Svalbard for two months as part of a field campaign for my studies. Being the photography fiend that I am I immediately knew that I would have to bring my cameras along with a ton of film to try to capture…
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5 Frames… Of visible and present grain on ILFORD HP5 PLUS + FX-37 (35mm format / EI 400 Nikon F2 + DE-1 + Nikon Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 AI) – by Emilio Romero
To begin with, it is always difficult to refer to a particular combination of camera, developer, and film that one is not used to using regularly, but I think for sure that this one is certainly worth taking a look at; the developer FX-37 in combination with ILFORD HP5 PLUS. Certainly, and as I imagine…
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5 Frames… With a Lumenbox lens and Rollei Retro 400S (35mm format / EI 400 / Voigtlander Bessa L)
I think that I first stumbled upon Jorge Otero’s wonderful little Lumenbox on Etsy when I was searching for pinhole cameras. The Lumenbox is very much not a pinhole camera. It uses a simple meniscus lens to achieve a wonderful swirly distortion that I was immediately entranced with. I bought a Lumenbox as a birthday…
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Why every film photographer should keep roll notes – by Wesley Verhoeve
Whenever I shoot film, I number every roll of film that I shoot as part of my archiving system. Keeping detailed roll notes is the second piece of the puzzle that makes my photo archive useful, searchable, and professional. What are roll notes? If you follow me on social media, you may have noticed that…
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5 Frames… Of Kodak Tri-X 400 35mm and a Lomo LC-A (35mm Format / EI 400 / Lomo Minitar 1 32mm f/2.8)
Until late March this year (last week at the time of writing), I hadn’t shot a roll of film in more than 10 years, since around the time Kodak discontinued Plus-X. I recently discovered that a great independent lab (Boutique Film Lab) opened up in my hometown of Nashville, TN, a few years ago and…
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5 Frames… At the farm on ILFORD HP5 PLUS and Voigtlander ULTRON SL II 40mm F/2 (35mm format / EI 400 / Nikon FM3A) – by Michael
I was recently in a farming community outside Columbia, Missouri, where my in-laws have a wonderful farm. It’s where my wife, my daughter, and I go to get away from the city and relax. My mother-in-law had just returned from a cattle auction the week before and she brought several new cows home with her.…
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Repurposing orphaned instant cameras: Creating the Polaroid “SX-450”
2016 hit me hard. 100-Series pack film for Polaroid cameras would no longer be produced and it was only a matter of time before all of my packfilm cameras would become orphans. By 2019, my film stash was running low and I was toying with the idea of making these cameras work with other film…
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5 Frames… Of Kodak Portra 400 on a Kodak M35 plastic camera – by Kerry Constantino
The reputation of Kodak Portra 400 precedes itself. Warm, forgiving, with a soft grain that shows up velvety. The colors that Portra highlights well are warm ones; reds, ambers, earthy browns, mossy greens, and turquoise. Skin tones are true and highlights can sometimes appear just a touch golden. It’s one of my favorite films, and…
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Photography: A delivery in 4 parts… – Shot on JCH Streetpan 400 at EI 800 (35mm Format)
Shot on JCH Streetpan 400 at EI 80035mm format black and white film in 35mm formatPush processed 1-stop Development notesKodak HC-110: 1+47(E), 20°C/68°F, 11:30 (N+1)No presoak, 1-minute initial agitation, 5 inversions/minute, normal stop/fix/rinse
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5 Frames… At St Athan Boys’ Village on Cinestill 800T / Canon A-1 + Canon FDn 50mm f/1.8
On August 8th 1925, Boys’ Village opened up near St. Athan, South Wales. It was a holiday camp designed to provide some much-needed relief for Welsh miners from the intensity of work in the coal mines, and was essentially a small village with it’s own swimming pool, gymnasium, and cricket pitch. The list of facilities…
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5 Orthochromatic Frames… Of Washi A (35mm format / El 50 / Minolta SR-T 303b + MD F1.7/50mm)
What I hesitated for a long time. No, I don’t need this camera. Why should I? I have a Minolta X-300 and I’m very happy with it, so why should I get an SR-T 101 or 303? Damn, it’s fully mechanical and except for a light meter, doesn’t need any power. All right, in no…
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5 Frames of my lockdown on Classic EZ 400 film, a Voigtländer Bessa-R and Nikon FM2 (Skopar 35mm f/2.5 and Voigtländer Ultron 40mm f/2 lenses)
Being on voluntary lockdown on COVID leads to boredom, but it also lead me to explore my vast collection of photography books which I began to draw inspiration from for a little project. I love portrait work especially informal and street portraits. I began this little project two years ago at the start of the…
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Month in review: June 2021
These are the 31 days and 33 articles that made EMULSIVE in May 2021. As usual, you’ll find a recap of all the articles published, starting with the most popular 10 articles of the month in order of publication (as decided by you).
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5 Frames of… Tulips on overexposed Fujicolor C200 (Leica R3, Macro-Elmarit 60mm f/2.8) – by Charles Mutter
I am endlessly fascinated by tulips. So far, so unoriginal. Even supermarket bouquets can yield extraordinary beauty, especially if left a little longer than most florists would deem appropriate. And our local florist often has really unusual, dramatic blooms – parrot tulips, “double” tulips that burst out like peonies… Usually, I photograph them indoors, the…
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5 Frames… In the fog with an Agfa Optima I and NoColorStudio No. 10 film (35mm Format / EI 100 / Agfa Color-Agnar f/2.8/45mm)
A few months ago there was a presentation of various black and white films on emulsive.org. It made me curious. Without further ado, I ordered the High ISO Set with films No. 99 and No. 10 from NoColorStudio in Lithuania. No. 99 has ISO 990 and No. has ISO 100. ISO 100 is High ISO?…
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5 Frames… Of Dresden Neustadt on Kodak Portra 160 (35mm format / EI 160 / Minolta SRT MC-II + Minolta MC 35mm f2.8) – by Konrad Kiesel
Lately, I found myself in the urge of shooting my trusty old Minolta SRT MC-II. While firing away some shots, to see if the shutter sounds reasonable at different speeds, I came to realise that I must have loaded some film into it at some point. Also I could not remember what film I loaded…
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5 Frames… Of portraits on ILFORD HP5 PLUS (120 Format / EI 320 / Green #11 filter Bronica SQ-A + Zenzanon PS 150mm + S-18 extension tube) – by Cameron Breze
These frames were selected from a recent test shoot on my new (to me) Bronica SQ-A and first medium format shots that I had ever taken with extension tubes. I began my film journey mainly by accident; I had taken digital photos for years prior to giving film a shot. It had never crossed my…
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5 Frames… Of a day at the slopes on Kodak Gold 200 (35mm Format / EI400 / Canon EOS 1N + Canon 50mm 1.8 STM)
I’ve been into photography since 2004 when I first picked up a Canon AE-1. Since then I’ve explored many different brands and lens combinations for both professional work and hobbyist work, however shooting film always takes me back to a certain purity. I do love the manual aspect of shooting film especially 120 in my…
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6 Frames… Of morning pinholes on an ONDU 6×12 Multiformat and Rollei Superpan 200
I have shot film since my childhood, but I completely switched to film 5 years ago. During all this time I gained a lot of experience experimenting with different film, formats, and cameras and gradually realized what I like most — the square format and slowed down shooting. This naturally led me to the idea…
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- Ultreia: Making pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
- 5 Frames… In the pits at Brands Hatch motor racing circuit on FP4 PLUS (35mm format / EI 125 / Nikon L35AF) – by Nik Stanbridge
- 5 Frames… Of my boy (skeleton) Jeffrey on Polaroid Color SX-70 film
- New film day! Say hello to HARMAN Phoenix 200, a brand new mid-speed colour film
- My First Roll… With a Yashica Mat 124G
- The Contax 645: Not just a wedding camera
