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Our 57th In Focus interview is with Simon Smars from Stockholm who is a professional fine art photographer. Simon works exclusively with limited edition handmade black and white silver gelatin fiber prints, using traditional darkroom techniques. He creates a mixture of minimalistic scapes paired with a melancholic somber, with scenes often stripped to its bare essence.
SECTION 1 - BACKGROUND
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD Film and tell us what it means to you?
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My name is Jason Avery and I am an analogue landscape photographer based in East Anglia England. I have been working with film for a few years now, learning my craft as an artist. One of the many reasons why I decided to choose film instead of digital as a medium for my work was the darkroom experience. I have heard the quote “The darkroom is a magical place” over and over again and I can safely say that that is totally true. I have been hooked since the moment I developed my first print in my tiny dark...
Shawn Pridgen is our 59th In Focus interview. A documentary photographer who owns a small business that focuses on the racial equality, Shawn actively contributes his work to local nonprofits, activist organizations and corporate entities whose mission statements align with his own.
Section 1 - Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
I haven't shot it yet....
Just in case anyone doesn’t know who you are or what you do can you give us the over...
I have not ever owned a digital still photography camera; therefore, my entire life as a photographer centers on 25 years of loading & unloading film cameras, processing & developing film while embracing a love that taught me how to listen to the harmonious sounds of a darkroom. My volition to stay with film does not have anything to do with being against or disliking digital & everything to do with loving the process of film ever since I was a teenager. At the age of 44, this is a tangible pro...
This weeks #fridayfavourites theme had to be #filmpinhole, as it was World Pinhole Photography on the 24th of April. No time better than now to celebrate and share all of your pinhole photography.
Just a reminder! Use our hashtags #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites plus that week's tag, but also don't forget to let us know which film you have used.
@apkeedle Replying to @ILFORDPhoto Pinhole images on @ILFORDPhoto film you say? I'm might just be able to scrabble something together ? RSS 6x6 pinhole Ilford...
Distractions To A Minimum
Whether I’m taking pictures of friends, my dogs, travel, a model, or a movie star, my goal is to make the process as simple as possible, and to keep my distractions to a minimum. While on set of a campaign shoot a few weeks ago, I was having a conversation with the talent, and he asked me how I got into photography. A question I’ve been asked before but never really gave serious thought to.
Andrew Garfield. Vanity Fair - Oscars - Beverly Hills.
First Meaningful Interacti...
Our Ultra Large Format (ULF) campaign is back for the 17th year in a row.
For the 17th consecutive year, we're giving photographers the opportunity to order selected custom sizes of ILFORD sheet film and other specialist products without the constraints of the usual minimum order quantity.
We know many of you look forward to this and, despite the delays caused by COVID-19, we remain committed to running this campaign. ULF photographers have until Friday 19th August 2022 to place their orders with pa...
Always watchful
As a woman, out and about taking photographs on my own, I try to take care not to put myself at any unnecessary risk. I’m always watchful of anyone taking the wrong kind of interest in me or my gear. I shouldn’t have to worry about things like that but sadly, that’s how life is.
When I go out, I don’t have any expectations of what I’m going to shoot that day because I never know what, or who, will turn up.
Blending In
Through my passion for street photography, I am very inter...
How It Began
When Covid-19 started, I had just made plans to follow the Bristol Roller Derby team around the UK to shoot their games. I suddenly had no focus for my photography and I wanted to make sure that I had a project to work on. I also wanted to do something with the LGBTQ+ community. In Bristol and had been photographing a friend during their transition. I thought, maybe as lockdown lifts people will want to get out and have their portraits taken. And that is how the idea for the project came about...
We are now in the midst of summer, so it is the perfect time to share your #slowfilm shots in this weeks #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites.
@ceasar614 Replying to @ILFORDPhoto ILFORD Delta 400. 15 sec shot with a Holga 120N. A little movement at the end to add effect. #slowfilm #fridayfavourite #ilforddelta400
@Virgil_Roger Replying to @ILFORDPhoto I guess the slowest film you fine people make is #ilfordphoto #panf+ which I do love. Here's @CharlesPietri shooting his hasselblad in L...