It is rare for me to come across a monochrome film developing chemistry that I have not seen or heard of before, particularly in Japan. So…
Darkroom & Dev Kit
Philosophy & Reflections
Why I Think You Should Print Your Black & White Negs In Your Own Darkroom – By Recky Reck
December 11, 2019It is certainly no exaggeration to say that film photography is coming back with a vengeance. Even the most die-hard celluloid sniffers had shelved or sold…
Philosophy & Reflections
The Alchemy of Film Photography – finding my perfect formula – by Joseph Tan
November 29, 2019You are reeling your film into the developing tank for the first time, but somehow the film got stuck. In complete darkness, it’s difficult to tell…
Philosophy & Reflections
Why I spend my free time being a lab technician for a friend – By Sina Farhat
October 17, 2019Many years ago I met Jonas Lundström and I learned that he is a creative film shooter that doesn't fear odd cameras, expired films and trying…
The problem I have, and perhaps many other analog photographers, is that I have too many cameras. They are just too affordable and too enticing to…
Tutorials & Guides
A Tour of my Darkroom and some notes for setting up yours – By Dan Castelli
September 14, 2018For more than 40 years, taking photographs has been more than a hobby for me. It’s how I react to the things I see around me…
Disposable Cameras
Solarcan Review – Solography; it does exactly what it says on the tin!
June 10, 2018Solography is a photographic technique that allows for extremely long exposures that trace the path of the sun in the sky over the course of months,…
Darkroom & Dev Kit• Tutorials & Guides
Tetenal Colortec C-41 Developing Kit – By Parallax Photographic
May 13, 2018Pretty much every person we meet has been told somewhere that developing black-and-white film at home is reasonable, but that developing colour film is just too…
Learning Journeys• Workflow
Experiments in Developing Colour Film At Home: The Chemicals Dilemma – by Aukje
November 11, 2017My second year of shooting film – Part 16 (Read Part 15 here) For about nine months now I have been developing colour film at home,…
So you have decided to start developing your film. We help a lot of people get set up to process their film at home. It is…
