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7 October, 2016

My Thoughts After One Year Of Shooting Film – by Aukje

By Aukje

A year ago I posted my first guest post on this website, and I thought that this one-year anniversary called for a recap, a moment of contemplation to investigate where I stand ...

21 September, 2016

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #23 – Anil Mistry

By Anil Mistry

I’ve been on a bit of a roll lately – some of you will have an intimate knowledge of this feeling. Every single charity shop or car boot sale I go to has been yielding vin...

10 September, 2016

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #22 – Mickaël André

By Mika

With all these cameras, it’s always about comfort to use, and the simplicity I need in a lot of things in life. I have to feel that the camera isn’t something bothering to carry...

4 September, 2016

35mm Compact Camera Photographer #21 – Luis Diaz

By Sunkenrat

I put down my medium format cameras and large 35mm SLR's, and picked up a single lensed, single range compact point and shoot. With minimalistic in features and options, it was ...

25 August, 2016

Kodak Ektar 100 Vs Portra 400 In Greece – By Aukje

By Aukje

After shooting 13 rolls of Kodak Portra 400 I thought it was time to give Ektar a try, as was suggested by some people who read my previous posts. A couple of weeks ago I loaded...

15 August, 2016

Leica M8 – How important is the use of a CCD in the look of the photos?

By Hamish Gill

How important is the use of a CCD in the look of Leica M8 photos?

22 July, 2016

35mm Compact Photographer #20 – Michael Rennie

By Michael Rennie

I'm Michael Rennie, I live in Wormit, Fife, Scotland, I'm father to two awesome kids; Lana and Luke and married to my best friend Kate. I'm a mechatronics engineer by day but at...

20 May, 2016

Halina AF700 Review – How it saved me from Creative Block – By Miriam Woodburn

By Miriam Woodburn

The chances are that if you’re a creative individual you’d have come across it at least once. You feel like your work isn’t good enough, you know you need to do more work in ord...

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