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Andrea's first steps into film

13 June, 2021

Looking back on Two Pieces of Advice Given to me as a Beginner – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

Just over a year ago I started my journey into film photography, so I thought it would be nice to look back at some of the advice I received when I first started shooting, how t...
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11 January, 2021

Loading 35mm into 120 Camera (Without Adapters) – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

I have been intrigued by the look of the sprocket holes with the actual photo, so I wanted to try to replicate it. It is a effect mostly used on colour images and it seems quite...
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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...
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18 June, 2020

Film Photography – Enriching my Journey like a Topolino – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

This morning, on my routine ride with my pushbike, I was thinking over about what is photography for me, and I came out with  quite clear picture in my mind. To me is "just" a c...
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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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4 June, 2020

First Experiments in Home Developing Colour – My First Steps into Analogue – Part 5 – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

Carrying on my path of improvements, I wanted to experiment with colour films as well, so I decided to get myself onto Analogue wonderland and pick some up to try. Luckily I hav...
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28 May, 2020

My First Roll of 120 Film – My First Steps into Analogue – Part 4 – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

In this unusual period we are all living through, I have tried to keep the momentum going, reading quite a few articles on internet and trying to stay focused on what/how to imp...
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14 May, 2020

Some little improvements – My First Steps into Analogue – Part 3 – By Andrea Bevacqua

By Andrea Bevacqua

Following up my previous article, I was determined to iron some issues I identified in my process, hoping it would lead me to an improvement in my photos. The biggest problems ...
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