Film Photography

10 Things I’ve Learned from 10 Years Shooting with a Hasselblad

Mar 9, 2017 Lee Johnson

This year marks the point at which I have been using Hasselblad cameras for over a decade. My first was a 201F in 2007, before…



A horse and a bet inspired the birth of cinematography

Mar 9, 2017 Dunja Đuđić

Do you remember the first stop-motion movie, with a galloping horse? Eadweard Muybridge made it in 1872, and the funny thing is – the first…



This guy actually made a digital back for his 35mm Nikons out of a Sony NEX camera

Mar 7, 2017 John Aldred

I’ve been following the “digital film” saga for years. There’s been at least 4 failed attempts to get one working, and one hoax. Nikon even…



The LAB-BOX multi-format film developing tank lets you eliminate the darkroom

Feb 24, 2017 John Aldred

When I first stumbled across this, I thought it was a pretty neat idea. Of course, it’s not an entirely new idea. Agfa used to…



Caffenol – Processing film with coffee and other supermarket ingredients

Feb 23, 2017 Ross den Otter

I’ve processed a lot of film. My first rolls were processed in the bathroom sink when I was a 13 year old kid. Later, I…



Clearing my mind of digital bad habits with a pinhole film camera

Feb 22, 2017 Luigi Barbano

Digital photography created a wonderful new world of opportunities but it also changed the way we photograph, instilling in us a lot of bad habits….



How to get sharp, crisp, black & white photos when shooting with film

Feb 21, 2017 Vincent Moschetti

If you want sharp black and white images with fine grain, then you are on the right page my friend! I’m a bit of a…



ADOX is building a new factory to produce photographic film, paper and chemicals

Feb 21, 2017 John Aldred

Founded as the world’s first photochemical factory in 1860, ADOX has had an interesting life. But as observed by Ilford, Kodak, and other companies, film…



500 shades of gray: tips for shooting black and white film

Feb 17, 2017 Vincent Moschetti

If you are new to film photography, chances are that you will get into shooting black and white sooner or later because you have been…



These cuboids are made from 50,000 35mm film canisters

Feb 17, 2017 John Aldred

Those of us who develop ourselves typically throw the empty film canister away when we’re done. Perhaps we’ll keep one from a roll of something…