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It's been over 6 months since we launched our first Lockdown Session and in that time we've spoken to many fantastic photographers and darkroom printers. Continuing in that vein, we're thrilled to share this week's In Focus interview with Nashville based, music and portrait photographer Laura E Partain.
Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you.
This photograph is now about 5 years old and I’ve shot many, many images on Ilford films since. Howeve...
As well as being a photographer and darkroom printer, our 27th 'In Focus' interviewee Max Bedov also custom makes darkroom equipment based on his years of experience.
Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
This frame was taken in Provence on Ilford film Delta400 exposed as 640. Generally I am not keen on an astrophotography but this particular shot is very memorable to me for a several reasons.
2016 -Alpa SWA 6x9 -DELTA 400 -Provence - MG...
This week's #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites theme of #lightonfilm had you sharing a huge range of shots. Here are some of our favourites.
analog_photo_pag Shadow Portrait. Shot on Ilford Delta 100, using a Leica M3. @ilfordphoto #lightonfilm #shadow #silouette #shadowphotography #shotonfilm #shotonilford #ilforddelta100 #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites
bnw_photopuzzles Sunny Saturday 2018 Hasselblad Xpan Ilford HP5 plus. #ilfordphoto #fridayfavorites #lightonfilm #ilfordhp5 #selfdeveloped
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A bit of history
I am now 51 years old and have been faithfully using ILFORD film since first being handed an ILFORD Sport 120 roll film camera from my father. He had used it during National Service in the army in the 1950s and I used it from age 8 onwards and which is what I learnt with. Throughout my professional photography career over the last 18 years, I have regularly used ILFORD film - HP5 Plus, FP4, Delta 100, 400 and 3200 and XP2 Super. Subsequent cameras have ranged from the ILFORD Sport to 35 mm...
The last days of Summer
As the last days of summer drew to a close I worried about the stock of low ISO films I'd accumulated. As much as I’ve enjoyed my film only ventures over the last year I do worry about the availability of light in London where I do the vast majority of my shooting. Due to limited storage space I can only commit to shooting so many rolls at once, and with the long, bright days diminishing I needed to make sure I had room for as many 400 speed films for pushing (HP5+ & Delta 400...
Trees have always been a popular subject for black and white film photographers. For this week's #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites we took advantage of that and set you the theme of #treesonfilm.
poloczanski_mikolaj RyteI #hasselbladxpan #xpan #monovisions #monovisionsawards #ilfordphoto #ilfordxp2 #fridayfavourites #ilfordphotopl #friendsinbnw #landscapephotography #treesonfilm
@imkierandoherty Bizarrely was just given 2 x 5 metre bulk tins of Ilford HP3 Panchromatic. It expired in May 197...
My default Choice
Colour photography has been my default choice for a long time. It is how my eyes see the world, it’s what catches my attention, and it’s what brought my back to film photography. My first roll in 2018 was a roll of Lomography 400 shot on a week long holiday in Madrid, Spain. The scans that came back from my local lab had me transfixed. I couldn’t tear my eyes away from the vibrancy of the reds and yellows. They popped so brightly against the grey and brown of the city in winter. I w...
An Unexpected Love
My love for Iceland was born unexpectedly, I absolutely didn’t see it coming and it washed over me like a tidal wave in a monsoon. We were planning a holiday of a lifetime. Somewhere with beautiful scenery to photograph, that was the only stipulation. It was more of an exploring holiday rather than the usual beach holiday we were used to.
Countries were thrown in the ring, I really wanted to go to Sweden and my husband threw in Iceland. It’s like I didn’t even know it existed ...
One of the things that we're regularly told by the film and darkroom community is how you love hearing about the human side of our business. In this series of 'Behind the Film' interviews we're going to help you to find out a little more about the faces behind the film.
Introduction
Who are you? What’s your job title HARMAN technology and how long have you worked here?
My name is James Cooper, and I am employed as a Scientist Grade 2 in the TQM/R&D department at HARMAN Technology. I Joined in Nove...
One of the things that we're enjoying about this series is that it lets us find out more about the photographers that you follow and are interested in. This week's interviewee Chris Garner, was nominated by Joseph Patrick, who in turn was nominated by Laura E Partain. Who's nomination came from Sandy Phimester.
Section 1 - Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
My favorite image I have made so far would have to be this image. I made it while I ...