All of Film and Darkroom, Page 6

141 Stories, Experiments, Workflows, Reviews

Rebranded Film: Good or Bad?
🌈 7 Kinds of Film Labels + Their Role in the Analogue Photography Ecosystem
February 15, 2022
Knowing who makes your film can help you understand the business you’d be supporting, and whether you can find that film in a year — or if it’s likely a short-lived release.
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Fujichrome Provia 100F Film Review
Fujifilm’s Premium Reversal Stock of 20 Years and Counting
February 8, 2022
Fujifilm’s Fujichrome Provia 100F features accurate colour reproduction, ultra-fine grain, and a true-to-life contrast curve.
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29 Reasons Why Film Is Better Than Digital Photography
January 31, 2022
This list is a giant collection of excuses to shoot film.
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How to Shoot CineStill 800T in Daylight
Make Better Photos With Tungsten-Balanced Colour Film
December 27, 2021
This short guide will help you get better colours out of your tungsten-balanced film with and without the 85C filter.
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Kodak Ektachrome E100 Film Review
Back by Popular Demand
December 7, 2021
The 2018 return of Kodak’s Ektachrome E100 transformed modern film photography. At last, this easy-to-shoot, ultra-sharp film is available in stores again.
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CineStill 50D Film Review
Cinema Colour in a Little Blue Box
November 5, 2021
CineStill 50D is a relatively slow, fine-grained/high-resolution, colour-accurate negative film that shows prominent red halos around bright highlights. In this review, I share numerous samples made with this film (along with a downloadable high-res scan), explain its origins, cover technical aspects, and give a few exposure tips.
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Kind of Blue
C-41 Blue Colour Casts and My Blue Moods
October 11, 2021
The blue flows from navy to aquamarine; it folds in with oranges, reds, and yellows. This blue is the “King of Blue.”
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Shooting Kodak Aerochrome vs. Lomochrome Purple
False Colour Film Comparison
September 12, 2021
A colour film that can see things human eyes can’t. This in-depth field report and shooting guide compares Aerochrome to Lomochrome Purple — a cheaper “effect” film meant to simulate the results.
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Colour Infrared
My Experience With Kodak EIR Film
July 22, 2021
Analogue and alternative photography offers many avenues towards visual creativity. Infrared colour film creates one of those special opportunities to try something quite different than straight colour work.
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Fujichrome Provia 400F Expired Film Review
Expired Emulsion Review
October 20, 2020
A detailed technical overview of discontinued ISO400 slide film from Fujifilm with plenty of sample images.
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“Polaroid Originals” vs. “Polaroid” Film for SX-70
A Side-by-Side Comparison of Old vs New Polaroid Colour Film Packs
August 5, 2020
A few test shots, discussion, and advice on using old vs new Polaroid SX-70 film.
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Holiday Lights With CineStill 800T
Photographing Beverly Hills, California With a Yashica T5
December 3, 2019
When November arrives, the weather gets cooler, the leaves change color, the football season reaches the half-way mark, and holiday decorations start going up. I have looked forward to this time of year for as long as I can remember. It instills memories of family, friends, and holiday gatherings.
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Where to Develop Film in Vancouver
Accessible, Fast, and Speciality Film Labs in Coastal B.C.
August 13, 2019
Five+ labs for C-41 (colour), black-and-white, and E-6 (slide) film development and printing in Vancouver, Canada.
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Lomochrome Metropolis
A Review of the Totally New, Totally Weird C-41 Film From Lomography
July 16, 2019
Film review with lots of samples and best practices for the “world’s first truly new color negative film stock in over a decade.”
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The Monobath Experience
Developing Kodak Tri-X With CineStill Df96
June 4, 2019
The process review, caveats, and learnings from developing Kodak Tri-X With CineStill Df96 single bath developer.
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Going Against the Grain
CineStill800T in Broad Daylight
April 23, 2019
Samples and discussion on shooting a tungsten-balanced CineStil 800T film in broad daylight.
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Neon Lights With CineStill 800T Film
Capturing Interesting Colors and Glowing Halos With a Yashica T5
February 21, 2019
One of the most interesting 35mm film stocks that I have been shooting with lately is CineStill 800T. I’ve taken pictures of city streets, store windows and hotel lobbies at night with this film, and the end results are enchanting and almost dreamlike.
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Kodak Ektachrome
A Re-Introduced Classic Film
December 6, 2018
Back in the day, when I shot the original Kodak Ektachrome, it felt special. It wasn’t an “everyday” stock; I took more time with my photography when it was loaded in the camera. Other than the cost, its bold colors, sharpness, and fine grain placed it apart from other film.
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From Film to Digital, and Back Again
December 4, 2018
I remember waking up the day after they bought it [the camera] for me, rushing over to it, grabbing it and staring at it as if it were about to disappear. I remember mentioning to my parents that I was under the impression it might have been a dream.
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California Desert, Polaroid Style
Instant Results in Palm Springs and at Joshua Tree With a Polaroid 600
November 27, 2018
The magic of instant film begins the moment you press the oversized shutter button on the Polaroid camera. The distinct noise is apparent immediately, and this is followed by the sound of a soon-to-be-seen picture making its way along rollers toward the front of the camera, where it will be removed.
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