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22 April, 2023

The Collection – An Accumulation of Film Canisters

By Jeff Neale

I posted on the Facebook/Darkroom group some pictures of my old film canister collection that I’ve been accumulating on and off then on again for over forty years now. Those pix...

20 April, 2023

Making Flash Work for my Photography

By Simon King

I do not like flash photography. I do not enjoy the feeling of light cutting through the darkness directly towards whomever or whatever I am photographing. However, sometimes t...

19 April, 2023

So you want to get into Minox photography?

By Julian Tanase

Would it be a good move for you? I honestly don’t know. Would it? It all depends, I guess, on why you just bought one (am I right?). Perhaps you found one in an old box of stuf...

1 April, 2023

Economies of Film

By Simon King

After seeing some online discussions about the price of film rising I thought I'd revisit and follow up on a piece of writing I previously wrote about darkroom prints, and how I...

30 March, 2023

Focus Adjustment and Other Considerations when Shooting Infrared

By Tony Warren

From very early in my photography I have been fascinated by the unique look and simply luscious tones infrared images can produce. Ansel on steroids. I have only been able to pr...

21 March, 2023

“Understanding Life Backwards” in Two Old Photographs – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

Memories are weird. Some fly out of one's head and into oblivion as quickly as they form. Some stay longer, but frequently morph with the years. Others remain burned-in for a li...

17 March, 2023

How do I put myself ‘out there’? – The next steps for an introverted photographer – By Tim Wainwright

By Tim Wainwright

Each year I refuse to participate in the game of sharing new year's resolutions. Every year I refuse to make resolutions. I understand however, that for many people they are an ...

15 March, 2023

Photography Words in Other Languages

By Sroyon

I guess we all know about bokeh, originally a Japanese word but now very much part of the English-speaking photographer's vocabulary. I’m into both photography and language-lear...

Eagle Omomuro on Oxidorphines – the decaying beauty of corrosion
There’s something about the cover photo that really stuck with me. It’s a weirdly mixed sense of massiveness and emptiness.…
Eagle Omomuro on A Blurred Journey – Through Nikon EM and Holga Lens
Hey Huss, Thanks so much for your comment. Honestly, it means a lot to hear that, especially because my main…
Gary Smith on Nikkor D 40mm f4 and Bronica S2 – aka the Bronica SWFF (Super Wide & F-ing Fat)
Those are some great shots Brian! I only have Mamiya's 80 for my 645.

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