Since 2019 I’ve been photographing the remaining symbols of the German Democratic Republic using a stash of (non-PLUS) ILFORD HP5 medium format film that expired in 1990 — the same year as East Germany itself “expired.” I went full “Ossi” (German slang for Easterner) and chose as my kit the Pentacon Six with an 80mm […]
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EMULSIVE’S most popular articles of 2020
And here it is, the final listicle of 2020. The most popular articles of the year as decided by you for the year we all want to forget. I don’t really have anything more to add other than to wish you all well as you see in the new year and to thank you for […]
How to shoot expired film or, no you do not need to add one stop per decade
There is a “rule” for shooting expired film. This “rule” states that when shooting expired film, one should add one stop of exposure per decade it has been expired. The rule is wrong and by blindly following it, you are doing yourself, your film and your subjects a disservice. No-one knows where the rule came […]
Developing expired large format black and white film
If you are old enough, you will remember a time when expired film was like kryptonite to a photographer.
An expired love affair aka why I shoot expired film
I’d like to tell you a story.
Photography: My spot – Fujicolor 100 (35mm)
2016-08-16 – My spot
Fujicolor 100 shot at EI 100
Color negative film in 35mm format
Expired film
Photography: Arch-ception – Shot on Fujicolor 100 at EI 100 (35mm format)
Arch-ception
Shot on Fujicolor 100 shot at EI 100Color negative film in 35mm format
Arch-ceptionFujicolor 100 shot at EI 100.Color negative film in 35mm format.
Photography: Underside – Kodak EKTACHROME E200 (120)
Underside
Shot on Kodak EKTACHROME E200 at EI100
Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Expired and cross processed
Photography: Fuzzy little butthead – Kodak EKTACHROME 400X EPL 6057 (120)
2016-06-15 – Fuzzy little butthead
Kodak EKTACHROME 400X EPL 6057 shot at EI 200
Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Expired and cross processed
Photography: Turquoise and red – Shot on Fuji Velvia 50 – RVP50 (120)
Turquoise and red
Fuji Velvia 50 (RVP) shot at EI 40
Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Expired and cross processed
Photography: Moored – Fuji Provia 100F RPDIII (120)
Moored Shot on Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) at EI 100 Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6 Expired and cross processed Read the Fuji Provia 100F (RDP III) review here.
Photography: At the window – Shot on Fuji Velvia 50 (RVP50)
Fuji Velvia 50 (RVP50) shot at EI 40
Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Expired and cross processed
Photography: At the window – Shot on Fuji Velvia 50 (RVP50)
Fuji Velvia 50 (RVP50) shot at EI 40
Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Expired and cross processed
Photography: UNTITLED – Kodak Ektachrome 160T (5037)
Kodak Ektachrome 160T (5037) shot at EI 100
Color reversal (slide) film in 120 format shot as 6×6
Expired 1996
Giveaway: Print File want to give you free film
We all know Print File, don’t we?
Pioneers of 35mm archival products (and archival standards), Print File have been quietly working away for the past 50 years to develop photo storage and archival products in nearly every format you can
Photography: Dappled – Shot on Mitsubishi 100 Color at EI 100 (35mm format)
Dappled
Shot on Mitsubishi 100 Color at EI 100
Color negative film in 35mm format
Expired
Photography: Gilded – Shot on Fuji Velvia 100F RVP100F at EI 80 (35mm format)
Gilded
Shot on Fuji Velvia 100F RVP100F at ISO80
Color reversal (slide) film in 35mm format
Expired and cross processed
Photography: Naptime – Shot on Kodak PPN 160 at EI 100 (120 format)
Naptime – Shot on Kodak PPN 160 at EI 100 (120 format)
Shot on expired Kodak PPN 160 at EI 100.
Color negative film in 120 format film.
Photography: Innerscape – Shot on Fuji Eterna 500T (8673) at EI 500 (35mm format)
Innerscape
Shot on Fuji Eterna 500T (8673) at EI 500
Color negative motion picture film in 35mm format
Photography: At the boat races – Shot on Fuji Sensia 100 (35mm)
At the boat races
Shot on Fuji Sensia 100 shot at EI 80.
Color slide film in 35mm format.
Expired and cross processed.