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Dmitri

A 35mm Fake Panoramic “Garbage Cam” for a Toonie (Canadian $2)

A true 35mm panoramic camera requires a medium format lens on a 35mm housing body. A motorized setup can use a smaller lens with added mechanical complexity. Both types of bodies can be pricey and awkward to operate; the negatives they produce are tricky to scan, project, and print as they don’t fit standard holders.

Vivitar IC 101 Panorama

Alastair

Looking Past Facial Expressions 

“Photograph what interests you. ”A quote that I kept with me since reading it in an article a year or so back. It’s an esoteric quest that will always be hard to satisfy. Sure, one can enjoy different genres of photography. Be it landscape, documentary, street or portraiture; there’s a cornucopia to choose from.

Kinesics

Nils Leonhardt

As a Film Photography Newcomer

I got introduced to film after becoming involved with digital photography. At the time, I already knew my way around the camera: operating analogue counterparts did not seem that different. But a new skill was required: a deep level of trust in the chemistry.

My Greatest Joys

For Film Photographers

This guide is my attempt to provide relevant information and updates for Analog. Cafe readers in light of the global pandemic. Below, you will find an overview of the latest scientific research on pathogen safety, financial aid resources for artists, help with quarantine boredom, as well as updates from film manufacturers and small businesses.

COVID-19 Prevention Advice and Resources

Lomography

SilvergrainClassics

New Film, Products, Rebrands, Open Calls

This month’s letter covers new film from Lomography, a tiny light meter and the Hasselback Portrait instant film attachment. As well as, Polaroid and Silvergrain Classics rebrand announcements, and postings from three open calls for submissions, including Analog.

March ‘20 Community Letter

Jessica Edney

Exploring London’s Canals

London’s canal system forms part of the Grand Union Canal; a 137-mile-long canal line running from London to Birmingham. I have always been fascinated by life on the waterways — especially since my mother lives full-time on a houseboat herself. A few weeks ago, on a rare day off, I decided to walk the canal route between Kings Cross to Little Venice — a part of London I had never properly explored before.

Waterways

An Immigrant Story

Europe – Russia

1999, 2020

Having landed back in Vancouver, I ride the train home in a stupor. As if I woke up from a lucid dream, not quite able to separate the reality from the mind’s fabrications. After moving to Canada in 1999, I never revisited my homeland until 2020. In Moscow, I lived with my grandma and grandpa while attending grade school.

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bill.manning.studioc41

Stay Home. Shoot Film. Help Others Do the Same.

Are you feeling cooped up at home, surrounded by film cameras, negatives, and Polaroids with photos taken indoors? I have a creative challenge just for you! This summer, Analog. Cafe will be releasing the first issue of the Monochrome Unbound printed zine.

Call for Submissions — Monochrome at Home

Enrico Doria

Arriving at each new city, the traveler finds again a past of his that he did not know he had: the foreignness of what you no longer are or no longer possess lies in wait for you in foreign, unpossessed places. 
This photo essay is inspired by the book Invisible Cities.

Dreary Town

rick davy

Vancouver — an Urban Street View

North America – Canada

Street photography. I’ve had an interest in urban street photography for some time now. It doesn’t pay the bills; for me, it is “for the love of it” kind of pursuit. I shoot what I see. There are no visual or aesthetic goals. It’s just what leaps out and grabs me at the time.

Film, cameras, and chemistry. Techniques, tips, guides, and references. This list includes material for creative individuals and photographers of all levels, with a fitting mix of modern and age-old advice.

Photography Guides

Film camera reviews and guides, illustrated by Betty and Dmitri. Sorted by brand then model. Listings include focusing mechanism and lens information. Primary shooting modes shown: [A]perture/[S]hutter priority, [M]anual, or auto.

Drawn Film Cameras

Photo essays, written about travel, a place, or a destination. Sorted by continent then country. This collection does not include gear-centric articles — just the stories about being or going somewhere.

Travel Essays

A collection of all the portrait photography on Analog.Cafe. Includes photo essays with human focus and/or prominent stories about the subjects. Street or event photography isn’t generally a part of this collection, unless the person(s) are at the heart of the narrative.

Portraits

Rules, Ideas, Suggestions

How to Get Your Article Featured on Analog.Cafe

Get Your Article or Essay Featured on Analog.Cafe

Analog. Cafe “A Film Photography Magazine” is a group effort. There certainly is no office; most of us never met. ↬ Shortcut: write/submit your photo essay or article. I’ve had an author send me submission while waiting for a delayed flight at an airport.

Open Call

Discounts, Downloads, Bookmarks, Submissions, Newsletter, and Magic Links

On Analog. Cafe, you can do a little more than with a typical art-inclined blog. Here you get to own an account that comes with a few perks. Discounts. If you’re interested in getting deals on film, printed publications, cameras, and more, there’s always something special waiting for you at the shop.

Photography Guides

Drawn Film Cameras

Travel Essays

Portraits

All Film Photography

All Photo Essays

Letters and Editorials

All Apps and Downloads

“COVID-19 Prevention Advice and Resources”

“Open Call”

“Your Analog.Cafe Account”