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Shooting Infrared film
Infrared photography has always been a unique and niche art form, allowing a photographer to capture images seemingly from another dimension. I say niche because capturing that "perfect" image requires a different approach to pre-visualizing your scene, an understanding of the limitations of infrared and the ability to adjust your settings effectively for changing conditions. For these reasons many photographers are reluctant to give IR film a try. This article will not only demo...
Is it really 10 weeks since we started this series? It feels so much shorter than that. If you have an Instagram account we are sure that you will recognise our 10th interviewee Jahan Saber, if not by his name then by his tag @doyoudevelop.
Jahan was nominated to take part by Dan Rubin in week 6 and we're so glad that was happy to get involved.
SECTION 1 - THE BEGINNING
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There are so many, so here’s a recent ...
Balance
Like many photographers these days, I balance a busy day job alongside a family life. I try to be good a community member, share my thoughts and experiences and sometimes, perhaps, inspire one or two. In the background I have long held an aspiration to become a successful professional photographer, something i'm still working towards.
Like all of us I suspect, finding something to focus on, photographically, can be a challenge when life is so busy. The majority of my casual photography currently...
We've really enjoyed this series and finding our more about some of the members in our community. Although we are moving out of Lockdown now we will be keeping it running, just in a slightly different format, so keep an eye out for the changes in the coming weeks.
This week we spoke to Robbie Jeffers who was nominated a few weeks ago by Ray Barbee.
SECTION 1 - THE BEGINNING
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It’s difficult for me to narrow ...
My dream camera
I was introduced into photography when I was just a teenager by my uncle Massimo —· AKA zio Max. That’s how I have acquired basic knowledge about film photography, and developed the skills that helped me to start a career as an independent — and self-taught — filmmaker.
Filmmaking and video production became my main occupation, while photography remained a deep passion, which kept coming back from time to time in my professional career.
In the last few years I have been too...
How I got this picture
Fanal, Madeira
Technical info
Film Used: Ilford HP5+
Format: 120
Camera: Rolleiflex 3,5E
Lens: 75mm F3,5
Exposure time: 1/125s
Other equipment: none (I could roam around freely and look for compositions)
Location: Fanal, Madeira
Firstly, tell us the story behind this image. What inspired you to shoot it?
Ever since I saw an image of the Laurisilva forest in Fanal on the island of Madeira, I knew that I wanted to explore this place for myself. It is o...
Earlier this year my go-to black and white film of choice had its priced hiked astronomically, making it an un-affordable option for my daily choice. I set about exploring some different options, which included revisiting HP5 (a film, I must confess heretically that I have never gelled with), pushing FP4 to 400, Foma 400 and 200 pushed, and - the film for this short piece - ILFORD’s XP2.
I might not have even reached for a roll of XP2 had I not discovered the experiments of another analogue photogr...
A rest day?
Sunday the second of June (2019) was supposed to be one of the very few rest days I allow myself to have from photography. I find it very difficult to allow and forgive myself from taking a break from being out shooting, and after a very intensive few days I really did owe it to myself to spend a day indoors resting my eyes and mind.
I managed this for the morning but when I discovered that there would be a gathering of Sikhs in Trafalgar Square I knew that this would be a much better use of...
Lina Bessonova is a passionate film photographer and darkroom printer. She shares her love of photography and printing on her popular YouTube channel as well as through workshops and lectures. One of her recent videos shows how easy setting up a darkroom can be in a small space.
BACKGROUND
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This image is from my very first roll of 120 film (Delta 100). The other 11 frames are average beginner pictures which make one h...
Image title : Tombstone
Technical info
Film Used FP4+ @ 125 Format 4x5
Camera Chamonix 45F-2 Lens Rodenstock Sironar-N 150mm f5.6
Exposure time ⅛ sec
Other equipment Feisol CT3442 Tripod legs, Acratech Ultimate ball head, Pentax digital spot meter
Location Big Elbow Pass in Kananaskis Country in Southern Alberta, Canada
Firstly, tell us the story behind this image. What inspired you to shoot ...