Tag: 2019 – July
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EMULSIVE Interview #203: I am Lina Bessonova and this is why I shoot film
Darkroom lab owner, photographer, printer and workshop host, Lina Bessonova is one of the busiest interviewees I’ve had on so far this year.
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Beyond the Visual: an interactive photo booth experience
Beyond the Visual is an interactive photo booth experience: a combination of visual arts piece, immersive theater, and educational program. We are transforming an…
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5 Frames… With New Oriental Seagull 100 (EI 100 / 35mm format / Canon AV-1)
In Japan, Fujifilm NEOPAN 100 ACROS was the least expensive black and white film. However, with the film no longer being made, I needed to find a replacement. This is where New Oriental Seagull 100 comes in. This film is nearly the same price as ACROS at about $6.50 US dollars (650 JP yen). I…
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Introducing the Crumpotype : Buttery Summertime cyanotype fun
Traditional photographic processes require forethought, preparation and involvement on the part of the photographer. To demonstrate this, I made crumpets from scratch and then made cyanotypes using them. Because, obviously.
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5 Frames… With Cinestill 800T at night (EI 1600 / 120 format / Rolleiflex K4B)
I bought my Rolleiflex K4B off eBay about a year ago and got a pretty sweet deal for it. Since then, it has become pretty much my favorite camera to shoot personal work with. Mine came with the Carl Zeiss Tessar 75mm f/3.5 lens, and the images it produces are just stunning. Lately, I’ve been…
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Anecdotal evidence: My darkroom tricks and treats
I’ve been a street photographer and black and white darkroom worker since back when bulk film loaders boasted of “Penny a Frame” – that’s right, $.36 a roll of film.
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5 Frames… With Fujifilm Natura 1600 at night (EI 1600 / 35mm format / Nikon EM)
I’ve always wanted to try out Fujifilm Natura 1600 film since over ten years ago when I first saw a photographer using it on their Flickr page.
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Using a contact sheet to actively curate an image
Contact sheets are an incredibly useful tool when it comes to reviewing and learning from your own approach to photography, and when curating a series of shots down to one final “keeper.” I am an advocate of constant review
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The Unique Nikon Nikkor-Q 25CM f/4 for Bronica S2/S2A
Most people will never see, hold, or use the Bronica S2A’s Nikon Nikkor-Q 25CM f/4 lens. In fact, Tony Hilton’s authoritative Bronica S2A book “Bronica: The Early History and Definitive Collector’s Guide” lists only five known copies.
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5 Frames… With Kodak Tri-X 400 (EI 400 / 35mm format / Minolta SRT 201)
I just recently got this Minolta SRT201 from an old friend who didn’t have the time nor the space to make a home for her.
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Changing gear: The inverse of control AKA a Holga point of view
When I first started photography as a serious hobby I was shooting a Fujifilm X10 digital camera.
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5 Frames… In Cuba on Kodak Portra 400 (EI 400 / 35mm format / Rollei 35S)
I had been to Cuba about five times since 2014 before my most recent trip last year to Viñales, in the far western province of Pinar del Río.
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How to: Make a simple large format pinhole camera
In this article, I will be guiding you through the construction of a simple pinhole camera out of a cardboard box, which uses photographic paper to make photographs.
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5 Frames… With Kodak EKTACHROME E100 (EI 100 / 35mm format / Olympus OM-4T)
The OM-4 represented the pinnacle of Olympus film camera development. The multi-spot metering function, unique to the OM-3 and OM-4 bodies, afforded photographers the greatest manual exposure control in any film camera produced.
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EMULSIVE Interview #202: I am Wendy Gunderson and this is why I shoot film
Welcome to EMULSIVE interview #202! Today I’m featuring the work and words of Wendy Gunderson, lawyer, photographer, community builder and serial website creator to name a few.
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The 50th anniversary of a giant leap for mankind – Charys Schuler
July 16th 1969 at 9:32am EDT, the crew of NASA’s Apollo 11 mission began their historic journey to the moon and back atop the largest rocket system ever made, the Saturn V.
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The first new colour film stock in 5 years: LomoChrome Metropolis available in 16mm, 35mm, 110 and 120 formats
It’s been nearly five years since we saw a new colour negative photographic film hit the shelves and over six since the one before that.
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5 Frames… With Kodak Tri-X 400 (EI 400 / 35mm format / Bronica GS-1)
I was born in Charleroi, Belgium. This city had a long and successful past of coal mining and is therefore scattered with coal heaps.
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The Hypersensitive Podcast Episode 07: I forgot the question
We got new mics…but didn’t understand the enormity of our incompetence and ended up recording the respective “other side” to our conversation while recording this month’s episode.
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One year of Analogue Wonderland: a retrospective
It’s been over a year since Analogue Wonderland first opened its (virtual) doors and started selling a wide variety of films to analogue photographers around the world.
Recently published
- 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
