Film Photography

Here’s how to make your own paper developer from scratch

Dec 22, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

The George Eastman Museum has already shared some darkroom magic with us. For example, they taught us how to make a 35mm daguerreotype and guided…



I turned a 610mm World War II spy lens into a 10ft long large format macro camera

Dec 16, 2020 Pat Brownewell

You didn’t ask to learn about bellows extension factors but we’re going to cover it with the most absurd camera that you may ever see!…



Watch: The George Eastman Museum shows us the historic salt process printing technique

Dec 16, 2020 John Aldred

Making prints from our film negatives is often a bit of a pain. You have all kinds of chemicals you need to buy, and the…



Ilford revives its 1960s Sprite 35 film camera after 60 years

Dec 15, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

If you’ve been feeling a little nostalgic about simpler times and simpler cameras, Ilford has something you might like. The company is launching Sprite 35-II…



This is the surprisingly true story of Kodak Aerochrome’s origins and ultimate fate

Nov 26, 2020 John Aldred

It’s hard to imagine that a particular film stock, especially something like infrared film, might have an origin story that’s almost as wild as a…



Chroma has launched their new 679 modular medium format camera

Nov 23, 2020 John Aldred

You might remember Chroma from a couple of years ago when they launched the Chroma 4×5 large format camera through Kickstarter. It’s since grown into…



Kodak is releasing a ’70s-inspired metal film case in six colours

Nov 23, 2020 John Aldred

Well, if you’re gonna go retro with some old film cameras, might as well have matching cases for your rolls of film, too, right? That’s…



Shooting with film expired 20 years ago: Does it work?

Nov 18, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Film photography is still very appealing to many photographers, but the problem is that it can get pretty expensive to buy and develop film. You…



This camera traveled over 10,000 miles to tell the story of trust and solidarity between 27 photographers

Nov 12, 2020 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

I’m a big fan of collaborative projects, both as a participant and as a mere observer. Iranian photographer Alireza Rostami has just finished a pretty…



Why I used one camera, one lens, one film for five months

Nov 6, 2020 Andrew Blowers

Photography is close to impossible to do without a camera, so why do so many of us both love and hate the equipment side of…