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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.
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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.
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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...
Toby Van de Velde takes centre stage this week as the 29th interview in our In Focus series. He was nominated by John Whitmore back in September who described him as 'Constantly producing wonderful analogue images.'
Section 1 - Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
This is a tricky one to answer. Narrowing it down is nigh on impossible.
This is a recent favourite from a couple of months ago, shot on Kentmere Pan 400, shot in my Billora Bell...
This image was one of the most popular that we shared on our Instagram feed last year so we reached out to @35.raw the photographer behind it to find out more.
TECHNICAL INFO
Film Used: Ilford DELTA Professional 100
Format: 120
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Lens: 50mm
Aperture: F32
Other equipment: Red Filter
Location: San Francisco
Firstly, tell us the story behind this image. What inspired you to shoot it?
One of the first stops we always do when going to the Bay Area is the Golde...
Nominated originally by Keith Moss back in November of last year. David Collyer is the 31st interview in this series. A documentary photographer who chooses to shoot around themes or projects. David's is probably best known for one of his recent projects All in a Day's Work which received international recognition.
Section 1 - Background
SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE / PRINT SHOT ON ILFORD FILM AND TELL US WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU?
Blimey! That’s like being asked to choose your favourite child and then expl...
A slice of London
Isle of Dogs is the name of my second self published zine under Ducksale Press, a zine publishing project my friend James Moreton and I started a couple years ago. Isle of Dogs is also a slice of London: overdeveloped, underfunded, home to locals who were born on the island (“islanders”) and immigrants alike. But because the Thames makes a distinctive U shape around it, the Island stands out on a map or when viewed from a plane. I've recently learnt that German bombers, despite a Lond...
I'm fairly sure that this week's interviewee doesn't need an introduction. Walter Rothwell is a multi award winning photographer and co founder of Street Photography International Collective. His website and Instagram feed are filled with striking street and documentary images from around the world.
Section 1 Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
This image is from a documentary I made in a leprosy hospital in Bangladesh. I was 19 when I start...
We're heading back to October last year when Arkadiy Shlein nominated Oleg Kasko to take part in this series after following his Instagram feed. Oleg is a photographer and passionate darkroom printer and advocate from the Ukraine.
Section 1 - Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
I like this one because when you look at the photo you see a boat surrounded by white like milk, water. Although in fact it was taken at night. I decided I would leav...
Jupiter and Saturn Conjunction
There was a lot of interest in this shot when it was shared, so we asked Andrew Orr to tell us a bit more about it.
Technical info
Film Used - Ilford HP5+
Format - 4x5
Camera - Chamonix F-2
Lens - Rodenstock 210mm f5.6 at f/8
Exposure time - 2 hours
Other equipment - Sirui Tripod, shutter release cable
Location - Arizona
Firstly, tell us the story behind this image. What inspired you to shoot it?
I was inspired to take this photo after...