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20 December, 2022

Scan and Destroy – My blasphemous quest to be free of my negatives – By Max Cooper

By Max Cooper

The issue of SHOTS magazine current at the time of this writing contains images central to my thesis: Recovered slides from my grandfather’s collection. On the off-chance...

15 December, 2022

Storytelling with Three Lenses or Fewer – A Rangefinder Workflow – by Simon King

By Simon King

Just because a lens has a wide field of view doesn't mean it will be the best fit for an expansive scene. Just because a lens has a narrow field of view it doesn't mean it's onl...

11 December, 2022

The Humble Strap: From Shoelace to Salvation – By Tim Snow

By Tim Snow

The epitome of simplicity; it’s a strap. It attaches to your camera to help you suspend it from your shoulder or neck to keep your hands free to drink tea. To help avoid acciden...

8 December, 2022

Starting to Learn Flash – Hurdles and Discoveries So Far – By Aivaras

By Aivaras

First, a disclaimer: This is flash novices experience. I confess, that I have just touched the tip of iceberg with flash photography and there might be a lot of aspects that I h...

4 December, 2022

I Couldn’t Photograph a Watch If You Paid Me – By Ailbíona McLochlainn

By Ailbíona McLochlainn

As someone with a fairly modest stockpile of photographic equipment, I often find myself praised for not succumbing to the so-called Gear Acquisition Syndrome. Which is funny. B...

3 December, 2022

My Second First Roll of Film – By Reyazul Haque

By Reyazul Haque

This is how I remember that day: it was a day when the university of my town received the foundation stone for a campus of its own. And in the far west US army occupied the capi...

2 December, 2022

Anecdotes from the Analogue World Ep. 3 – By Nandakumar

By Nandakumar N

The last post you read was probably also the last one that would give you that fuzzy warm feeling. It might have restored your hope in humanity and also made you a bit of an opt...

2 November, 2022

Digital-Infrared Workflow Begins Before You Leave Home – By Dave Powell

By Dave Powell

In response to this recent 35mmc article, reader Toby Van de Velde asked for an article about my digital-infrared workflow. The more I thought about it, the more useful I though...

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