ADOX SILVERMAX 100 is one of my favorite black and white films. The tonal range is extremely wide, and if exposed properly the imagery is free of grain. I used my sublime Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm f/1.4 ZM lens for the first time with a film camera. Using this lens with the Leica M3 […]
Author Archives: Louis Sousa
I live in Bristol, Rhode Island and the sea is a big part of my life. I have sailed on it and swum in it and fished in it and it is the inspiration for much of my photography. At times I yearn for more variation, but its call yields solemnity to my complex life. I have 2 daughters and one wonderful and loving wife.
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5 Frames… With Film Washi S (EI 50 / 120 Format / Ondu 6X6 Pinhole)
A few months ago, from intrigue, I ordered a bevvy of different types of Washi film. There are two types at the moment. One type is made from delicate Japanese paper. The other type is a hand-rolled sound recording film. I have intentions on writing an article for EMULSIVE from my experience with the paper-based […]
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5 Frames… With Ferrania P30 ALPHA (EI 80 / 35mm format / Olympus OM-4ti)
This week I happily received a shipment of 10 rolls of this much anticipated film stock. This first roll was shot in early afternoon on a day with cloudy sun.
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5 Frames… With Lomography Earl Gray 100 (EI 100 / 35mm format / Nikon F3)
This is my first use of Lomography Earl Grey 100.
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The beautiful but maddening Exakta VAREX IIb
You may recall the scene below from Rear Window (1954).
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Photo story – Beauty from disaster
I’ll keep this short.
I’d like to present a ten-step process that may help you to obtain beauty from disaster (as I did below).
