Climate change will force humans to cut their dependency on fossil fuels or the consequences will be catastrophic. But how can we really grasp and put our consumption of oil into a relatable context? Numbers as such millions of oil barrels produced per year don’t seem to make sense to anyone outside of the oil […]
Tag: Hasselblad 501CM Film Camera
EMULSIVE interview #210: I am Carlos Lopez Medrano and this is why I shoot film
Welcome to 2020 here on EMULSIVE! I hope you all had a peaceful ringing in of the new year. For my part, I was in bed ten minutes after the fireworks finished. I’m pleased to be able to kick off the year off with my first film photographer interview of 2020: number 210 to be […]
5 Frames… With ILFORD FP4 PLUS (EI 25 / 120 format / Hasselblad 501CM)
When photographers first started to abandon film en masse, there were fantastic opportunities to buy equipment that otherwise would be out of my price range. This Hasselblad 501CM, and 80mm Planar CB lens was my first medium format camera. It remains my favorite. Hasselblad 501CM + Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm f2-8 CB – Mark Messerly […]
Changing gear: how the theft of my kit pushed me into medium format
Changing Gear is a new series here on EMULSIVE where photographers are invited to talk about equipment or events that have changed the way they approach the world through their lens.
How-to: Shoot a wedding on film… dos, don’ts and the beauty of film
First things first, I am not a full time professional (or really even a part-time) wedding photographer.
EMULSIVE interview #169: I am Darren Kelland and this is why I shoot film
Welcome to this week’s EMULSIVE interview.
Minimalism in photography
“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”, Leonardo Da Vinci
Minimalism of any form requires a degree of discipline…
The discipline required is to recognize what is essential and is superfluous. So it is with minimalist photography.
EMULSIVE interview #27: I am Colin Wilson and this is why I shoot film
Considered, methodological, quiet, contemplative.
Today’s film photographer isn’t someone you’ll likely see running after the next shot.