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19 October, 2025

Assignment of Exposures using Ansel Adams’ Zone System

By Cristian Ionescu

The purpose of this post is to get the reader a full picture on The Zone System explaining step by step the way it works. Since most tutorials I have come across with were too s...

3 October, 2025

“Half Framing” Practically Any Film Camera (Part 1 of 2)

By Dave Powell

I love creativity of all kinds. But it has taken me down some strange rabbit holes (like here, here, here and here). This article is another. I hope you find it interesting and ...

17 August, 2025

It’s Time for the Soft-Focus Revival!

By mark stein

Try it! The most salient learning of my soft-focus foray was a greater awareness for light! With hindsight, that alone was worth it. But I enjoyed so much more in my journey fro...

14 July, 2025

Travel Photography Tips – With a Contax G2 Kodak Ektachrome E100VS Fujichrome Astia 100 Kodak TRI-X 400 and Adox Silvermax

By Ibraar Hussain

(Title Photo – only one of two photos of the G2 unfortunately with me in it! Yuk! 2009) This will be my last post on a Contax G2 I used to have (last but one), and which I...

Nikon CoolPix 990 camera with Kodachrome slide attached as IR filter

26 June, 2025

A Fun, Funky Filter for Shooting Digital Infrared

By Dave Powell

Are you interested in trying digital-infrared photography, but put off by the expensive glass filters that are apparently required? Hesitate no more. We can spare you THAT expen...

21 June, 2025

Stereoscopic Photography with a Rolleiflex

By Stereoscopy Blog

I thought I would wish everyone a very happy International Stereoscopic Day by introducing how to use a Rolleiflex camera to take stereoscopic (3-D) photographs. If you would li...

11 June, 2025

My five rules for taking street portraits

By David Smith

“Being nervous isn’t bad. It just means something important is happening.” — Michael Jordan Asking someone on the street for their portrait is a bit like asking someone on a dat...

polaroid lab and film with polaroid prints

24 March, 2025

We have lift off! Polaroid lift off that is…

By Laura Cogan

Here we go again and by jove this time we have achieved lift off! Polaroid lift off that is. Let me take you on a messy journey through my first attempt at this beautiful medium...

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Gary on My (Brief) Life as a Documentary Photographer
Yes, please! This is very good work, and well outside my wheelhouse. I liked the written stories as well.
Jeremy Rata on My (Brief) Life as a Documentary Photographer
Hi Ibraar, Thank you very much for your kind comments about my photographs. It certainly has been interesting over the…
Jeremy Rata on My (Brief) Life as a Documentary Photographer
Hi Christian, thank you for your kindness with regards to my photographs and story. Documemntary photography is a joy and…

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