Film Photography
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…
Stealing Photos and Creating Art
Dec 9, 2016
Spencer Bentley
The kind of photography I do begins as a moment of theft. Finding the scene, finding your angle, and stealing the moment for yourself. Some…
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…
Putting landscapes in jars with double exposures on film
Nov 17, 2016
John Aldred
These days, making a landscape appear as if it were inside a jar would typically be relegated to Photoshop. In the past, it was done…
Scan your old photos more quickly and looking better than ever with Google’s help
Nov 16, 2016
John Aldred
Almost all of us have photos stored in a box (or several) somewhere. We know we should be scanning them, keeping digital backups of everything,…
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…
The Camera Collector short film is now available for all to watch for free
Nov 8, 2016
John Aldred
Sometimes, the stories behind why we may own a certain piece of kit can be more interesting than the item itself. This short film from…
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…