“Ballet on Film” is an intimate story of how Honolulu Classical Ballet evolved to keep art and its artists relevant during the pandemic. It was a collaboration with Honolulu Classical Ballet and artistic director Romi Beppu into the rich hues, spirited movements, and magical artistry that is ballet in Hawaii. Instead of focusing on the […]
Tag: Kodak Portra 800
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9 Frames… Or 3 triptychs from a Fujifilm TX-1 in New York, California and Japan
At this point in my film career, I own my fair share of cameras. I’ve bought a Mamiya RB67 and some lenses. I splurged on a Plaubel Makina 67. I even found a Mamiya 7 II for half street value courtesy of a kind old man on craigslist. And I’ve shot with all of these […]
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5 Frames… From a Hasselblad XPan at Lake Aloha on Kodak Portra 800 (35mm Format / EI 800)
My girlfriend, four of our friends, and I recently planned a backpacking trip to the scenic Lake Aloha in California’s Desolation Wilderness, not far from Lake Tahoe. I knew I wanted to capture the three-day, two-night trip on film, but had a difficult time deciding between my 13oz (0.36kg) point-and-shoot camera, or my 3lb (1.36kg) […]
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5 Frames… Of ballet on film shot on Kodak Portra 800 (120 Format / EI 800 / Yashica 635
‘Ballet on Film’ is an on-going collaboration with Honolulu Classical Ballet and artistic director Romi Beppu. It is an exploration into the rich hues, spirited movements and magical artistry that is ballet in Hawaii. Instead of focusing on the performance on stage, much of the visual story revolves around the in-between moments during rehearsal – […]
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EMULSIVE Interview #220: I am Frank Thorp V and this is why I shoot film
Today’s interviewee is a busy man, he’s a producer and off-air reporter covering the US Congress for NBC News, past Chairman of the Radio & Television Correspondents Association on Capitol Hill, oh and a film photographer who also happens to shoot some of our favourite film stocks (and cameras) while doing the day job. Looking […]
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EMULSIVE interview #216: I am Tom Sebastiano and this is why I shoot film
Today’s EMULSIVE interviewee should not be a stranger to regular readers. From his thoughts on the Contax S2 and RTS series to a quick delve into scanning film with the $20k Imacon 949, Tom Sebastiano has already given us a peek into some of his photography. It’s time to take a much deeper dive. Over […]
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5 Frames… On my father’s last day at work on Kodak Portra 800 (EI 400 / 35mm format / Pentax Spotmatic II)
After 27 years of working at the airport, my father was recently informed that he would be let go. He started at the Belgian national carrier Sabena in 1992, continued to be employed when it went bankrupt in 2001 and survived two takeovers since then. My father loved his work, loved being at the airport, […]
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Photography: Decked out – Shot on Kodak Portra 800 at EI 200 (120 format)
Decked out Shot on Kodak Portra 800 at EI 200Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6 Hasselblad 2000FCW / Carl Zeiss Planar F 80mm f/2.8 Decked out Shot on Kodak Portra 800 at EI 200. Color negative film in 120 format shot as 6×6.
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EMULSIVE interview #196: I am Markus Hofstaetter and this is why I shoot film
It’s an absolute pleasure to welcome you all to join me falling into the words and work of a rather rare beast.
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EMULSIVE’s most popular film photography experimentation articles of 2018
Life would be boring without experimentation and this fifth article for 2018’s lazy post listicles should help you scratch that itch…or not.
Either way, it’s here.
Comparing Fujifilm Acros to… Fujifilm Acros – READ
Crank Case – Minolta XD7
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5 Frames… With Kodak Portra 800 (EI 800 /35mm format / Leica M6)
I know EMULSIVE is running a Portraparty, but me being a grumpy old-aged pensioner, I don’t have any social media accounts (although I do read some).
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Every single film stock still made today – Part 4: Kodak to Maco Direct (v4)
Update 03: 2018-11-20
Welcome to part four of this series exploring every single film stock (including instant film, dry plates, etc.), still being made today.
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Test shots: Revolog Kosmos (35mm) + Bronica ETRSi
A few weeks ago, Nils suggested putting together an unorthodox camera/film review that he felt would be useful to readers of EMULSIVE. He wasn’t joking, it was anything but orthodox.
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Blind film review #01: Fuji Natura 1600 vs Kodak Portra 800 vs Lomography Color Negative 800 (35mm)
At the end of 2017 I mentioned to Aislinn Chuahiock that I’d received some 35mm Kodak Portra 800 to test out and was planning on pitting it against Lomography’s Color Negative 800 in a side-by-side review.
In her infinite wisdom
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EMULSIVE's most popular film photography posts of 2017
In the time honoured tradition of lazy posting at the end of each year, here’s the first in a series of top 10 and countdown articles planned for EMULSIVE during this final week of 2017.
First up, time to take
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Long exposure film tests part three: Kodak Professional Ektar 100, Portra 160, Portra 400, Portra 800 and Fujifilm PRO 400H
Welcome to the third instalment of my Long Exposure Test series. In this part, I am looking at 5 readily available colour negative films and how adjustment of longer exposure times effects the outcomes.
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I am Claudio Gomboli and this is why I shoot film
Rolling in for the second interview after my short break is Claudio Gomboli, Turinian currently ensconced in London, England.
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Travelogue: Hong Kong
I was visiting Hong Kong again after some years, and was caught by how the city’s landscape had changed during that time.
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Camera review: My journey with the Pentax 645
If you are just an old timer still shooting film, or new to the craft, photographing with film encourages one to explore and play with tactile gear and tangible materials.
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EMULSIVE interview #132: I am #EMULSIVE and this is why I shoot film
Welcome to this week’s EMULSIVE interview!
Today’s interviewee is someone a few of you may have heard of and to be frank, it’s been a bit of headache to put together.
