Some of us know Kodachrome from the iconic Afghan Girl photo by National Geographic's Steve McCurry. Some of us might even have watched the 2017 movie of the same name, about an...
This is my story of film photography over the past two decades. I come from an era where film photography was the only form of photography known to the common man. Unfortunately...
30 January, 2022
The Benefits of (B&W) Polyester Film – By Emanuel Hentes
It has (much) better archival qualities. That’s it. That’s why it's so great. The rest of the article just expands on that idea.
Assumptions
I am implicitly assuming you agree ...
In November 2021, Kodak announced a film price increase. Some members of the film community lashed out on social media critical of the price increase. Measured thinkers reasoned...
9 December, 2021
A Year in Slide Film Part 1 – Shooting – By Holly Gilman
I was originally put off shooting slide film because I had heard that you needed to be incredibly precise with your exposure otherwise the whole shot would be ruined. Frankly, w...
The film community is a high point of the internet. Coming back to film after a 20+ year hiatus was facilitated by all of the excellent work that has been done over the last few...
31 May, 2021
Colour Theory for Black and White Photography Part 1: Digital and Analogue Filters – by Sroyon
A black and white photograph "translates" the colours of the original scene into shades of grey. This "translation" or conversion is done by the film (in film photography), or b...
In 2018, I decided I would once again use film exclusively in my personal projects. When I started with photography, there was only film, I grew up with a photographer father in...