This guest article was written by Sam Agnew. You can find Sam on Flickr or on his personal photography blog: Smash and Grab Photography. Also visit part 1 (making choices), part 2 (film preparations), and part 3 (scanner settings) [...]

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 [...]

photo credit: Schtumple This tip might be obvious to some of you, but I thought I’d throw it out there. I always carry a fine point permanent marker with me when I’m out shooting. I use it to make a few key notes on my [...]

We recently finished up the series on developing black and white film, so I thought we could touch on color film to compare the process. Remember, with b/w we did a developer, stop bath, fix, wash, and dry. Now with C-41 (color ne [...]

This guest article was written by Sam Agnew. You can find Sam on Flickr or on his personal photography blog: Smash and Grab Photography. Also visit part 1 (making choices) and part 2 (film preparations) of this series. OK, letR [...]

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 [...]

In a poll at Epic Edits, reader Greg McMullin asks: Film exposure. I am lucky enough to have a film camera which meters. Coming from digital this is important as I have had no experience of having to calculate exposure. I am aware [...]

This guest article was written by Sam Agnew, a photography enthusiast residing in Qatar. He enjoys getting out and shooting with his F4, FE, or Mamiya M645 Pro medium format camera. You can find Sam on Flickr or on his personal ph [...]

In a poll at Epic Edits, reader Rince asks: How do i keep my tank/fim dust free. Wash and store procedures… do i dry my tank with an kitchen-towel or do i let it dry as is… before developing, do i take certain procedures to ke [...]

In our last video episode, we showed how to load film in a developing reel. Now that the film is loaded up and safely inside the developing tank, it’s time to get the chemicals ready. But what chemicals do you need? Why choo [...]