A WORLD OF ITS OWN. A GLIMPSE BEYOND THE APPARENT. SHOT ON ILFORD HP5, EI. 3200 PER USUAL, THE ATTENTION IN A THEATER IS FOCUSED ON SOME KIND OF HUMAN ACTION – ACTING – WITH THE INNER WORKINGS OF THE VERY BASE FOR IT ALL COVERED IN BLACK VELVET AND PAINT, SEALED OFF AND HIDDEN […]

Author Archives: Ludwig Hagelstein
I'm Ludwig Hagelstein, a 23 year old college student and photographer based in Bamberg, Germany. Photography, especially chemical photography with all its aspects is my passion, and avocation. I do various portrait and editorial jobs for small magazines and clients; both on film and digitally. I also very much enjoy darkroom printing on silver gelatin paper and the chemical intricacies that come along with it. To put it short: I love photography and everything that comes with it, except maybe the back pain you get if you go hiking with a Mamiya RB67.
Color drama: Negative Lab Pro v2… Finding the right workflow for scanning color film at home
What if you had a scanning solution for color negative and black and white film that enabled you to scan and convert a whole roll of 35mm film in less than 15 minutes and all that in next to
Camera review: The Pentacon Six TL, a (hopefully) comprehensive guide to a legend
The Pentacon Six TL is a phenomenon of a camera.
Film stock review: A new film from Fuji? Introducing Fuji Super HR-20, small grain for a small wallet
A new film from Fuji?
Peeled apart for good: the creative obligation not to f**k it up, my last frames of FUJI FP-100C
For about a year and a half, every time I opened my fridge I saw my last remaining 10 exposure pack of Fuji FP 100C instant film, and every time I opened said fridge I was reluctant to take it
5 Frames… With Fujifilm Fujicolor Pro 160S (EI 100 / 120 format / Pentacon 6 TL)
Fuji Pro 160S, the newer NS version, or even the older NPS versions are among my favourite film stocks.