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Archive | July, 2010

Tags: Darkroom, enlarger, Equipment, film, introduction, photography, Video

Video Intro to the Optical Enlarger

Posted on 29 July 2010 by Brian Auer

Recently, I posted an article that introduced the basics of the optical enlarger. This video is a follow-up to that article, and I use my Beseler 67 as a visual prop for pointing out the different parts and how they work. The vide [...]

Tags: camera, Community, Contax G1, flickr, fomapan 100, gas, gear, glasses, John, John©, Kiev 88, Photos

Visage

Posted on 28 July 2010 by Tomas Webb

Visage by John© on flickr Image selected from the group pool While this format normally suggests a flickr highlight, this time round I have a question for you: Why do you take (artistic style) photos of your gear? Or, why do you [...]

Tags: event, exhibition, Inspiration, other stuff, unsensored, unsensored 2010

Unsensored 2010

Posted on 26 July 2010 by Tomas Webb

Think back to what first truly inspired you to pursue photography more seriously. I’m reasonably sure that there is more than one reason, but some are stuck in your mind and you recall them with fondness. Perhaps the most si [...]

Tags: 120, black and white, D76, film, Holga, hp5+, ilford, medium format, memories, Pentax, trees

Memories in the Making

Posted on 25 July 2010 by Tomas Webb

Memories in the Making by penseroso on flickr. Image selected from the group pool. Over here in Australia, I just wasted a weekend. I didn’t take any photos and spent the majority of time working when I could have been spend [...]

Tags: film, FNTC, FNTCP, kodak ektachrome, slide duplicating film, SP 663, xpro

FNTC: Time to move on

Posted on 24 July 2010 by Tomas Webb

If you asked me to categorise my style, in an instant I’d tell you that my preference is soft, emotive portraits. Yet I often find myself shooting various landscapes since willing models are thin on the ground. Living in a s [...]

Tags: camera bag, film, question, shooting tips, tips

9 Things to Ask Yourself Before Shooting with Film

Posted on 23 July 2010 by Brian Auer

photo credit: Marcus Ramberg Shooting film and shooting digital are a bit different in more than one way. Obviously the medium is different, the cameras are different, and the gear is different. But the mental preparation is also [...]

Tags: 120, 6x6, agfa, diana, film, Holga, isolette, square

Hip to be Sqaure! Part 4

Posted on 22 July 2010 by Tomas Webb

photo credit: alf sigaro Last time I briefly touched on 127 film, but mainly focused on cameras that took 120 film and produced a 4×4 negative. Specifically, it came down to the Agaf Isoly and the Diana (or original clone). I [...]

Tags: camera, collection, film, Poll

How Many Film Cameras Do You Have?

Posted on 20 July 2010 by Brian Auer

Film photographers are an interesting group of people when it comes to equipment. For whatever reason, we seem to collect large numbers of cameras over years of shooting. Perhaps it’s due to the low price of old gear, or may [...]

Tags: 110, 110 format, feature, film, Inspiration, miniature, photo, Photos

10 Ways to be Awesome with 110 Format

Posted on 19 July 2010 by Tomas Webb

photo credit: John Kratz So you’ve managed to score the Holy Grail of 110 format cameras (Defender of the universe!) , and you’re stuck for a little inspiration. Or maybe you subscribe to the view that size matters. He [...]

Scan-100706-0001

Posted on 18 July 2010 by Tomas Webb

Scan-100706-0001 by smlgphotos on flickr Image selected from the group pool Shooting with large format cameras leaves little room for error. The tripod needs to be solid enough to support not only the camera, but also to keep it s [...]