Ilford Film Archives

29 January, 2021

Entering Solitude, or helping myself publish with a #FullRollFriday post – By Theo Swinscow

By Theo Swinscow

I’ve realised recently that I don’t share my photos enough. I show pictures of my daughter to my family, but other than that, I have basically no audience. Almost all my spare t...

28 January, 2021

Portrait Photography on a Rolleiflex: Archie Roach and the Stolen Generations – By Ali MC

By Ali MC

I am fortunate to currently have this portrait of the Indigenous Australian singer Archie Roach on display at the Monash Gallery of Art in Melbourne, Australia. It was shot on a...

20 January, 2021

5 Frames with a Voigtlander Bessa-R, 35mm f/1.7 & Ilford XP2 in Paris – by Mark Harrison

By mark harrison

Paris in the wintertime; a monochrome masterpiece which simply begs to be photographed. I explored Paris after many years' absence in December 2019 during relatively carefree ti...

16 January, 2021

5 Frames with Ilford HP5 400 in a Canon Snappy LX II – By David Hume

By David Hume

I was on holidays down the coast (as we say around here) and because the plan was to just relax I took a roll of black and white film and a Point and Shoot with me. I had a rol...

1 January, 2021

36 Frames / Whole Roll Tilting & Shifting with a Canon 24mm TS-E – #FullRollFriday – By Kevin Ortner

By Kevin Ortner

I started writing this in the past tense before even deciding which film to use, in fact, I had not even put this lens on the camera before. The camera in question being the Can...

23 December, 2020

5 Frames with a GB Kershaw 630 from a Car Boot Sale – By Amy Gotto

By Amy Gotto

Not only did I find this GB Kershaw 630 camera at a car boot sale, I found it on the floor. I arrived with the hope of finding someone getting rid of 35mm cameras, not expecting...

23 December, 2020

A Personal Comparison of “Affordable”, Mid-Speed, Black & White Film Stocks – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

I’m not trying to rehash content that’s been done to death. I’m not going to tell you which black and white film is the "best". I’m just going to talk you through 4 film types t...

19 December, 2020

Experiments Pushing & Pulling Ilford HP5 – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

This is not groundbreaking stuff. I’m not the first to experiment with pushing and pulling Ilford HP5 but it’s my first time experimenting with it. I make no secret of the fact ...

Gary Smith on Ansco Titan – A Stylish 6×6 120 Folder
Nice looking camera Dave! I'm also a fan of my 6 x 6 folder. I really like that it will…
Gary Smith on 5 Frames to Overcome My Fear of Flying (With Film)
Great shots Gordon and great advice regarding camera/film handling at airports. I wouldn't have thought that the scanning used these…
Lucinda Lewis on The Influence of Film on Film part 2 – Bellows to the Wind
Go for it! all the best and I hope you enjoy the film.

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