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25 September, 2020

13 frames / My first self developed roll of 120 film – #FullRollFriday – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

I’ve previously shared with you the story of my first 3 rolls of home developed film and I thought I would do an update on how it’s going. This time I’m also giving you a look a...

18 September, 2020

36 Frames / A Whole Roll Fujichrome Velvia 100 in an Olympus XA2 – #FullRollFriday – by David Hume.

By David Hume

This is a bit different from the usual #fullrollfriday because I shot this roll of film, had no idea what to do with it, and ended up using it to make a video. Let's start with ...

11 September, 2020

9 frames / Or should it be 12? – #FullRollFriday – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

No, it should have been 24 shots on Kodak Gold 200. In my last #FullRollFriday post I mentioned that I went through a phase of acquiring various cameras to try. I wanted to sha...

4 September, 2020

5 Frames / A Whole Roll of Agfachrome R100S in an Agfa Isolette III – #FullRollFriday – by David Hume.

By David Hume

5 Frames/The Whole Roll. Sneaky, huh? By doing a 5 Frames and and a #fullrollfriday in the same post I get paid double the fee for half the work... Right? Actually I’m not sure ...

21 August, 2020

36 frames / My First Whole Roll of Film – #FullRollFriday – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

I am sharing a whole roll of Ilford HP5. Is that not everyone’s first roll of film? I really like the idea of sharing a whole roll. In fact on my learning log I regularly analy...

14 August, 2020

39 Slides / A Whole Roll of Fujichrome Sensia 100 (expired 2006) – #FullRollFriday – by Simon King

By Simon King

Slide film is still very much a "special purpose" medium for me, which means my use in general is restricted let alone experimentation with expired options. So far I've enjoyed ...

17 July, 2020

32 Frames / A Whole Roll of Lomography 800 – #FullRollFriday – By Gavin Bain

By GavinBain

I’m a big fan of challenges when it comes to photography. I like imposing limitations on myself to see what I can create under the circumstances. In 2018 I decided to only photo...

10 July, 2020

25 frames / a whole roll developed by me for the first time in 30 years – #FullRollFriday – by Rock

By Rock

You have probably guessed by the title that's it's been a long time since I developed my own film. It was something that I did all the time in my youth. In fact, it was a requir...

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