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24 May, 2025

The Aesthetic Qualities of BW Film Images – by Marco Dughera

By Marco Dughera

24 May, 2025

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During my daily commute, I realised that I know nothing about the many stations that I pass and don’t alight at. Are the takeaway shops nicer than at my station? Which has a caf...

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By Clifton Dowell

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NEWS: A Kickstarter Campaign for The Rocketgirl Chronicles Brings Backyard Space Travel to Print

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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 ...

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Gary Smith on The Aesthetic Qualities of BW Film Images – by Marco Dughera
Perhaps your article would have better been titled: "The Aesthetic Qualities of Shooting Film" but it seems that once you…
Marco Dughera on The Aesthetic Qualities of BW Film Images – by Marco Dughera
Hi Gary, There is much more than grain in film images. No doubt that from the point of view of…
Gary Smith on The Aesthetic Qualities of BW Film Images – by Marco Dughera
I can take a scanned film negative and remove grain or a digital image and add grain. It seems that…

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