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2 December, 2020

My First Rolls of Ektachrome – A Tropical Thunderstorm – By Aukje

By Aukje

It has been a while since I have submitted a story for 35mmc, sometimes life gets in the way of photography. This time I broke my foot, and it kept me indoors most of spring and...

30 November, 2020

“Why It Does Not Have to Be in Focus” and “Out of Focus”: Pinhole Adventures Part 4 – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

Another Monday, another episode of my Pinhole Adventures series… but this one is a bit different. So far, I’ve mainly focused on designing and building cameras. Part 4 is less a...

13 November, 2020

Stand Development – My First Steps into Analogue – Part 7 – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

Recently I have been asked to develop some very old expired B&W films. After bit of research I decided to buy a bottle of HC-110 for the purpose. I was very tempted to try the s...

26 October, 2020

Making, Measuring and Testing the “Optimal” Pinhole: Pinhole Adventures Part 3 – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

There’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 scientist...

5 October, 2020

Making and Using a Cardboard Camera: Pinhole Adventures Part 2 – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

When 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 light-tight. All the rest – focusing aids, li...

21 September, 2020

Nine Homemade Cameras: Pinhole Adventures Part 1 – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

Aren't humans amazing. We develop sophisticated technology – high-resolution sensors, superfast lenses – to record images. But we also make, and express ourselves with, the simp...

22 August, 2020

My first 3 rolls of home developed film – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

Otherwise known as “third time’s the charm”. I have recently decided to plough on with my goal of developing film at home and here is the story of my first 3 rolls. I have deve...

11 June, 2020

Discovering Bromide Drag and New Developers – My First Steps into Analogue – Part 6 – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

After a while I was using the Cinestill mono bath, I noticed some stripes on my negatives and I did not know what it was. I asked Hamish and he came back with the answer "bromid...

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