Film Photography

    Polaroid Pop – an instant digital camera that will produce 3×4″ prints

    Jan 5, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    This year’s CES has brought us some interesting news. Polaroid is one of the brands that launched a new product at CES 2017. After Snap…

    These 50+ movie color palettes show how to effectively use color in film

    Jan 3, 2017 StudioBinder

    Considering cinema’s origin in black and white, it’s not surprising that many filmmakers have an obsession with color in films. From wardrobe choices and color…

    Johnny Tang clones himself in every photo – and he shoots with 35mm film

    Dec 22, 2016 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    I believe most of us snap selfies from time to time. And we mainly forget about them as soon as we post them on Instagram…

    This may be the last Cibachrome image ever taken, and it’s a hand built camera

    Dec 21, 2016 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Have you ever tried Cibachrome (Ilfochrome) processing? The materials for it are not produced any longer, and I suppose most of us will never get…

    How to use an inexpensive old analogue light meter for modern digital photography

    Dec 14, 2016 John Aldred

    While it’s completely possible to shoot digital cameras without a handheld meter, they do seem to be back in fashion lately. They provide quick and easy…

    This photographer built a giant DIY X-Ray film camera – and the results are pretty impressive

    Dec 9, 2016 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Creativity has no limits, and this photographer is one of many people who confirmed this with an example. Tyson Haslam used his creativity and some…

    How to travel with sensitive film and developing paper

    Dec 7, 2016 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    X-ray has certainly brought a revolution and it’s a very useful invention. However, the X-ray and photographic film aren’t exactly best friends. If you travel…

    Why this photojournalist still shoots film

    Nov 14, 2016 Gary Nylander

    I use film for my fine art work because it inspires my imagination in ways that I don’t get from shooting digital. I have been…

    Shooting large format on a budget with 4×5 direct positive paper

    Nov 7, 2016 John Aldred

    There’s little question that getting into film photography can still become rather expensive, especially if you’re going large format. But it doesn’t have to be….

    Digitizing large format aerial photography film transparencies

    Nov 3, 2016 Michael J. Bennett

    One of the challenges (and rewards) of managing a digital production lab for a university research library is working with the wide assortment of analog…