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An Interest in Large Format
Large format is an immensely rewarding and enjoyable way to make a photograph. It can also feel overwhelming when you’re just starting out, but it doesn’t have to be complicated. This article is for anyone with an interest in large format.
I got into 4x5 because I wanted to challenge myself, and to try something new. Over the last two years it has become my favourite way to take a photograph. There’s something special about slowing down and being so deliberate with each...
Crumble
We always enjoy finding out the stories behind some of the images that you share with us and we couldn't resist asking David Allen about this image.
Technical Info
Film Used: Ilford HP5 PLUS
Format: 120 (6x7)
Camera: Mamiya RB 67 Pro-S
Lens: 90mm/3.8 Mamiya Sekor
Exposure time: 1/100
Other equipment: Changing bag with an extra 120 spool.
Location:
Top—Philadelphia, PA | Bottom—Bradley Beach, NJ
Firstly, tell us the story behind this image. What inspired you to s...
Today is the International Day of Peace so in honour of this we asked you to share your #ilfordphoto #peace themed images for this week's #fridayfavourites.
@tiboalberny A short moment of #peace for my little guy at the hospital. Can't believe it was 2 years ago. Time's flying... Shot on @ILFORDPhoto #FP4 pushed to 800 #fridayfavourites #believinfilm #analogphotography #shootfilm #staybrokeshootfilm
@alixmatae « Par-delà les nuages » (Népal, 1996 by Matthieu Alexandre) shot on #HP5plus...
Beginnings
I came to analog photography late. I enjoy being able to feel the film and create with my hands, and the suspense of not knowing how the final shots look until you develop the film. Shooting film changes the style of how I work. I take less pictures and think more. It is more immersive, I have more time to feel their characters, their experiences.
I shoot all my projects in medium format film. I do use digital, but only for commercial photography or for working on reports.
Materials ag...
Of course, we see in color - but vision is just one part of how we sense the environment and moments. In the mountains I see tremendous peaks, I feel and hear the storms, freeze, and feel emotions from success, failure and intense personal experiences. All that black + white can convey more intensively - for me this is not a reduction over colour photography, but an amplification of impressions.
This is the translation of a short text I wrote a few years back for the German Schwarzweiss Magazine.
Si...
Mindtraveller
Technical info
Film Used: ILFORD HP5+ (pushed to 3200)
Format: 120, shot as 6x7
Camera : Mamiya RB67 Pro SD
Lens: Sekor 50mm f4.5
Exposure time: 20 minutes
Other equipment: Tripod
Location: Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada
Tell us the story behind this image. What inspired you to shoot it?
In the Canadian Arctic, we are gifted with the otherwise-evasive Aurora Borealis on almost a nightly basis. On many nights, the spectacle is nothing more than a faint gre...
Love has definitely been in the air this week and we know that you all #lovefilm as much as we do so we felt that this would be the perfect theme for this week's #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites.
@VRSeeker Coach Car Fuji GX617, Hand held ILFORD HP5+ at 800 #fridayfavourites #lovefilm #ilfordphoto #believeinfilm Film is much more rewarding, slowing down to shoot and developing makes the craft. #enjoyfilm #analog
@mattwilkinson81 I #lovefilm especially #ilfordphoto for its versatilit...
I always say time is the most precious commodity there is. If you are doing something you love, it flies by faster than the speed of light. And if you are waiting for something, it can feel like centuries are passing by.
If only there was a way to somehow stop it in it’s tracks and enjoy every second of it.
In the beginning
I used to be a digital photographer. It was all fun and games at the beginning. And it definitely did the job.
It stopped time!
I could keep track of my memories, look back ...
I had just stepped out of the subway station when my cell phone rang. It was my father. “I saw on the news that there are protesters gathering in Manhattan over the grand jury decision. Be careful getting home.” “OK, Dad. Thanks for letting me know. I’ll be careful.” I put my phone back in my pocket, reached for my cameras and felt the weight of them on my neck as I slipped their straps over my head. I adjusted my camera bag on my hip, turned the collar up on my old green army jacket, and took ...
Further Film Adventures in the Future History
I've been shooting film almost as long as I've been shooting skateboarding - Delta 100 & XP2, mostly. I really got into it around 7 years ago, when I began documenting the skate scene in my hometown of Nottingham. Unknowingly I started a continuous body of work that still has no end in sight. And I was just looking for something to keep me busy when my digital kit had died!
Capturing the Community
I recently put on a new exhibition,...