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Film Cameras for Beginners

Posted on 03 September 2010 by Brian Auer

[UPDATE 9/5/2010] I’ve added CC attributions below each set of photos and I swapped out one of the images in the viewfinder category. A few months ago I posted The Pros and Cons of Each Camera Type and Tom posted a video sho [...]

Tags: feature, Inspiration, project, time sensitive

Time Sensitive Projects

Posted on 01 September 2010 by Tomas Webb

photo credit: carmonamedina It’s not without a certain sense of irony that I begin this post on time sensitive projects. I’m well aware that despite both Brian and I’s best intentions, we haven’t been in a [...]

Tags: Blur, Features, GUP, Inspiration, le negatif, magazines, online, other stuff

Online Magazines and Modern Photography

Posted on 25 August 2010 by Tomas Webb

Left: I Hear Everything by nathanielperales on flickr. Right: A cup of tea by Hasse Linden on flickr. [...]

Tags: archive, digital, organize, post process, scanning, tips

A Scanning Workflow, Part 4: Post-Scan

Posted on 23 August 2010 by Guest Contributor

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) [...]

Tags: 3200, box speed, camera bag, Delta, film speed, hp5+, ilford, Kodak, Push process, rodinal, shooting tips, stand develop, Tmax, Tri-X

Box or push process?

Posted on 17 August 2010 by Tomas Webb

photo credit: Michael Mabale On the previous flickr post, John left a comment to the effect of Fuji Neopan 400 being good for skin tones. I totally agree (and miss it being widely available in medium format!), and I started to thi [...]

Tags: Darkroom, design, film, layout, office

Plans For My New Darkroom!

Posted on 12 August 2010 by Brian Auer

Hey there, strangers! I’ve been away from it all for a few weeks now, but I should be easing back into my online routine soon enough. Long story short: I bought a house and moved back home to north Idaho. If you want the lon [...]

Vintage Light Meters

Posted on 03 August 2010 by Tomas Webb

photo credit: Nesster Recently a reader by the name of Andrea (her blog and her flickr) emailed Brian and I with a question about vintage light meters. No while her question was simply “I have no idea how to use this meter&# [...]

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: 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: 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 [...]