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Learning Journeys

13 August, 2021

My First Attempt at Colour Developing – a Learning Journey Update from Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

One of the first articles I ever wrote for 35mmc was about my first 3 rolls of black and white film, developed at home. Almost a whole year later, I decided to try c-41 developm...
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25 July, 2021

Caffenol for Breakfast – My First Experiments with Homemade Developer – By Steven Bleistein

By Steven Bleistein

I had never really pursued caffenol seriously because some of the first examples photos I had seen were less than impressive. Frankly, the  "unpredictable flaws in film are cool...
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28 June, 2021

Developing Slide Film – Not for the Faint Hearted – by Laura Cogan

By Laura Cogan

This will be a mish mash of part review, tutorial and warning to all mankind about the perils of developing slide film. I have a love-hate relationship with colour film of late...
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13 June, 2021

Looking back on Two Pieces of Advice Given to me as a Beginner – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

Just over a year ago I started my journey into film photography, so I thought it would be nice to look back at some of the advice I received when I first started shooting, how t...
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26 May, 2021

Restarting Film Photography with an Olympus 35 LC – By Jesper Reiche

By Jesper Reiche

I started photography as a kid. I got my first camera from my parents - which I can only say, because I can leave out all other possibilities of me acquiring a camera - and not ...
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8 April, 2021

How I Came to own my Grandfather’s Olympus OM10 – By Joel Anning

By Joel Anning

Maybe around seven or eight months ago now, my Dad had started up on what appeared to be his next new hobby. I’d be lying if I said that at the time I paid much attention, but w...
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11 March, 2021

How I Lost the Washington Monument – by Simon King

By Simon King

Despite how far I feel I've come both personally and professionally over the last few years there are still times where I'm really knocked back a step, and reminded just how muc...
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12 February, 2021

Does the Voice of the Student Matter? – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

I have always worried about my level of experience and whether my thoughts matter. Being one of the more academic students at school perhaps set me up for this worry in later li...
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