It’s been a little while since I posted anything on the DIY Large Format Project! Last time, I showed how to make your own 8×10 film holder. So this time, I’ll take the next logical step and show how to make your [...]

photo credit: titicat Sometime ago I sent Brian a box of bulk loadable orthographic film. While I have asked him about it recently, I suspect that the lack of examples from this latest batch in his stream may be due to the lack of [...]

With the Internet being so important for networking and sharing photos, film photographers need to have their shots digitized in some form or fashion. The typical method is a film or photo scanner, but it’s not the only opti [...]

Sometimes you come across things that you just have to share. The above photo is an example of this. Now for those of you following Brian’s DIY Large Format project, you’ll quickly recognise that the above design is we [...]

I like collecting things… cameras, coins (don’t judge me), and photography links. I’ll just be sharing my photography links this time around. In case you’re interested, you can see all my links on Delicious [...]

Clown-Nosed Courtney by The Powder Hound on flickr. [Image selected from the flickr group] First up, I just want to say thanks on behalf of Brian and myself. Traffic has been gradually increasing, and the numbers are growing in th [...]

photo credit: Voxphoto Brian and I have both been quite buy this week, so while there isn’t a dedicated “DIY Friday” post per se, I have been sitting on quite a few links which I had intended to share at some poi [...]

In the last video of this series, we went over the equipment that you’ll need to develop your own film. This time around, we take a look at how to load your film on those developing reels. This video covers both metal and pl [...]

photo credit: cwirtanen In our most recent poll, I asked Why Don’t You Develop Your Own Film? We’ve had a great response in just one day, and it is our goal to address most of the answers to that question. But before we di [...]

In my last DIY Large Format Camera update, I mentioned that I wanted to upgrade to a film holder. This turned out to be quite an undertaking. Between slacking off and wasting time, I’ve actually been building a film holder a [...]