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Lomography Lady Grey – my 3rd attempt with it
Further to my previous two posts about this film stock (HERE is the first, and HERE is the second), I shot my third roll of Lomography Lady Grey 400 the other day at the weekend. Again, nothing too serious - just some snaps of the kids playing in the garden. The light was bright and largely clear skies, similar to the first time I
Creating a Tiny Functional Home Darkroom In An Existing Study
OK, so this post has been in my mind for a while as there s quite a bit to say, learned over a period of about 8 months but I also needed to get a few things aligned before I wrote about it for others. If you're reading this you are probably either someone who is trying to create a darkroom but has limited
Lomography Lady Grey 400 – My 2nd Attempt With It
About 6 months ago I wrote an article (HERE) about my first experience of using a film stock by Lomography called Lady Grey 400. If you read the article, you'll see I didn't get very good results but, seemingly, that was because I pushed it to EI1600 which, if my results are anything to go by, this film does not handle so well. However,
Silverpan Film Lab – a UK based film development service
I've been using film as my photography medium of choice since the day I started out with photography back in the 1980's (obviously there didn't used to be a choice in those days!). When it got to the late 00's circa 2008, choices for film processing services were getting fewer by the day. I remember 2008 quite notably; there was literally only a handful
Beware – be careful buying photographic film on eBay
If you shoot film for your photography, you will be aware that film is not particular cheap. It's actually not that much more expensive than it ever was in real terms believe it or not, even if it feels like it is. But the point remains the same - paying around £50 for 5 rolls of medium format film like Fujichrome Provia 100 seems
Roll 1 of the Kodak 2238 Cinematic Film Project
I'm part of a Facebook group dedicated to film photography where recently, one member, asked for about 30 willing volunteers to be part of the Kodak 2238 cinematic film project. This is a small but great idea, where the intention is that Michael (the group owner) would send two rolls of the film to each of the 30 participants across the world. They would
An alternative to the Epson V550 plastic film holders
So like many of us who shoot film, we want to scan it ourselves. If not for the creative process, then for the cost saving process. Here in the UK, getting a full high resolution scan of a roll of Kodak Ektachrome in 35mm can cost around £35 for a high end lab. I've had an Epson V550 scanner for several years now and
Shooting some Konica Impressa 50 film
A good photography friend of mine who I have known for many years was kind enough to donate me a roll of old expired Konica Impressa 50 recently in 120 format. It was expired in 2006 and is long since discontinued, sadly, but he told me it was a wonderful film emulsion that was particular super in bright light. So, as my previous post
Shooting Fujichrome Provia 100 at Easter
Over the Easter period I got a rare day to myself, and the sun was shining! I perfect opportunity for me to head out with my Hasselblad 501CM and some rolls of Fujichrome Provia 100 slide film (aka transparency film). Provia is a wonderful film stock. It is very versatile for a slide film; I use it for landscapes, portraits, and even nighttime photography.
Lumsdale Valley Waterfalls. Bit of photographic screw-up but a fun day out
So thanks to finding a local film photographer near me via the new Film Photographers Map called Michal Tekel, and having explored his Instagram profile, I was intrigued by a place I had never heard of that was only abut 20 miles away from me. It appeared to feature some amazing waterfalls which I like to photograph. "What a cliche" I hear...yeah yeah...so what.