Category: Articles
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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.
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The Ceramic Pinhole Camera build
In the summer of 2017 I decided that I needed a new pinhole camera.
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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.
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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.
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EMULSIVE March 2018: month in review
March came and went so fast that it’s only just now that I’m getting to grips with what happened. 31 days and 51 article.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Book: Instant Stage
My name is Ioana Tăut and I am a Romanian music and fine art photographer based in Berlin.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.