I’ll start by saying I’ve never been much of a color film user. Although I have nothing against it, I can’t see much of a difference between color film stocks with my red/green color deficiency and therefore feel like I can’t appreciate their nuances most of the time. Even when shooting digital portraits (don’t worry, […]

Author Archives: J Balcourt
I'm a semi-professional photographer, though mostly enthusiast as of late, based in New England. Most of the time, I'm shooting film to document my own experiences, but get the odd photography gig here and there. I'm always looking for more ways to learn, practice and improve upon my photography, and enjoy finding them through regular trial-by-error and usage.
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5 Frames… In Central Park on Rollei Ortho 25 Plus (120 Format / EI 25 / Hasselblad 500CM + Zeiss Planar C 80mm f/2.8)
Rollei Ortho 25 Plus is easily my favorite film, and it’s probably the one I use least often. It’s obviously a lot easier, and less conspicuous, to load my Nikon F2 with a roll of Kodak Tri-X 400, push it to EI 1600 for a long walk and call it a day. But, when I […]