Film Photography

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…



How to get lab quality film scans at home using wet mounts

Feb 15, 2017 John Aldred

One of the trickier aspects of shooting film is being able to share your work. If you have a lab develop your film, you can…



2 Cheap Films You’ll Love To Shoot With

Feb 11, 2017 Vincent Moschetti

It’s about time to give some fame to two cheap films in price but by no means in quality. It can be tempting to go…



Two artists built a camera from 32,000 drinking straws

Feb 10, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

If you are creative enough, you can make a camera from all kinds of things. And two UK artists, Michael (Mick) Farrell and Cliff Haynes…



This neat animation shows how a Single Lens Reflex camera works

Feb 10, 2017 John Aldred

Ilford Photo have been popping out some new videos lately. Amongst them is this cool little animation that shows, in simple terms, how a 35mm film…



Watch: it took 200 rolls of film to create this timelapse commercial

Feb 9, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Today, we see plenty of awesome timelapse videos created with still cameras. Sometimes they are even made from screenshots. But twenty years ago, they weren’t…



Another new black & white film from Europe hits the online shelves in 35mm, 120 and large formats

Feb 6, 2017 John Aldred

It was only a few days ago that Film Ferrania announced its triumphant return with their new ISO80 speed P30 black & white film. Now,…