In this age of digital photography where literally everything is automated, analog and alternative processes are making a strong come back. The skill it takes to…
Tutorials & Guides
One of the perennial problems with film photography is getting through an entire roll of 36 exposures in a reasonable amount of time. Film photography isn't…
DIY & Pinhole Cameras• Learning Journeys• Tutorials & Guides
Making, Measuring and Testing the “Optimal” Pinhole: Pinhole Adventures Part 3 – by Sroyon
October 26, 2020There’s a scene in Jurassic Park where Dr. Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) gives the park’s creators a lecture on ethics. He ends with the famous line, “Your scientists…
DIY & Pinhole Cameras• Learning Journeys• Tutorials & Guides
Making and Using a Cardboard Camera: Pinhole Adventures Part 2 – by Sroyon
October 5, 2020When you get right down to it, there are only three things a camera needs to do: form an image, record that image, and be otherwise…
Tutorials & Guides
How to Get Started Developing Black & White Film for £25 (or Less) – by Sroyon Mukherjee
September 7, 2020If you're thinking of dipping your toe into black-and-white film development but feel put off because it seems too expensive or too complicated, this post is…
Found Photos• Tutorials & Guides
How I Successfully Developed 60+ Year Old C22 and B&W Film – by Sina Farhat
September 3, 2020I am a member of an analog photography Facebook group and some time ago a person by the name of David contacted me and asked if…
Gear Theory• Tutorials & Guides
Monkeying Around with Focal Length and Perspective – by Sroyon Mukherjee
August 24, 2020When we zoom in or use a longer focal length, the subject looks bigger... other things being equal, of course. But other things need not be…
Tutorials & Guides
Polyphenol Developer Alternatives – A World full of Options – By Daniel Keating
August 18, 2020Caffinol...? That's old school. Have you tried any of the Polyphenol developer alternatives? By now most everyone who follows analog/film photography has heard of or has seen…
This article seeks to inform about the digitising of analogue film, it discusses the issues involved, different approaches available to do it for yourself, and the…
Lens Adapting, Mods & DIY• Tutorials & Guides
The Impact of Air Bubbles in the Optics of Old Lenses – By Jordi Fradera
July 2, 2020Tell me something that is heavy, hard, old and almost unbreakable. Is it a stone? No, it's a prewar Contax. I say "almost unbreakable", as these…
