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“You learned the Mr. Miyagi way”
Hi, Carlos here, my story with film photography started in the mid 90’s. I learned from one of my neighbours, a former engineer that dropped his career to become a professional fashion photographer He had a nice studio, he was very technical and made me learn all the technicalities before I could even take photos. It was not much fun at first as I was a teenager eager to get out and just shoot photos. Well, my first assignment was to read The Zen in the Art of Archery...
You may already be familiar with his work from his regular contributions to popular photography websites like 35mmc and Casual Photophile. We're excited to introduce our 79th In Focus interviewee, Sroyon Mukherjee.
SECTION 1 - BACKGROUND
SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE / PRINT SHOT ON ILFORD FILM AND TELL US WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU?
My favourite images tend to be of friends and family, but I’ll share an image that I like for its own sake (as opposed to purely personal or sentimental reasons). I...
Discover how Benoît Pinchon created this stunning self-portrait in our 'How I Got This Picture' interview. We’ve noticed your love for double exposures, so it’s no surprise that this image was a hit on Instagram.
Technical Info
Film Used
ILFORD FP4+
Camera
Rolleiflex 3.5F
Exposure Time
1/250
Format
6x6
Lens
75mm Xenotar
Other Equipment
Mirror
Location
North of France
Firstly, tell us the story behind this image. What inspired you to shoot it?
This image evokes a long period of reco...
My K1000
I began taking photographs in the late 1980s as a teenager when my dad bought me a Pentax K1000. Both my dad and grandpa enjoyed photography, were big influences on me, and my dad wanted to share the excitement of photography. We enjoyed taking photographs, mainly of landscapes and of places that we visited, me with my K1000 and my dad with his Canon AE-1. When digital cameras became the standard in the early 2000s, we drifted away from film and instead became enamored with this quick and comparat...
What is Reality?
“Moon in the water, Flower in the mirror.” What is Reality? Whether what we are living now is the reflection of the reality or the reality itself? The age-old question has puzzled philosophers, scholars, and seekers of truth throughout the annals of time. Are we truly perceiving the world as it is, or are we merely encountering a reflection, a distortion of reality? To delve into the depths of this inquiry, we must embark on a journey through the corridors of history, traversing epochs...
This week in our In Focus interview, we speak with Michèl Passin, a Leipzig-based photographer and videographer specializing in portraiture and documentary work.
SECTION 1 - BACKGROUND
SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE / PRINT SHOT ON ILFORD FILM AND TELL US WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU?
This picture was taken for my project “18:09”. It was shot with a Mamiya 645 1000s on FP4+. After developing and scanning I was blown away how everything turned out. Everything came out the way I planned it. For me it’s just pe...
From hiking to darkroom printing, discover how Macy Lee created this unique print in our latest 'How I Got This Picture' interview.
IMAGE TITLE
Izzy at the Canyon
TECHNICAL INFO
FILM USED
ILFORD HP5+
FORMAT
120
CAMERA
Hasselblad 500C
LENS
60mm
EXPOSURE TIME
5.6 F stop at 60th of a second
LOCATION
The Grand Canyon, South Kaibab Trail
FIRSTLY, TELL US THE STORY BEHIND THIS IMAGE. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO SHOOT IT?
Izzy is one of my best friends, and this was during a long running trip we ha...
Sergio Felipe García tells us how he captured this brilliant shot for a commissioned clothing brand in this 'How I Got This Picture interview'.
Image Title
Cenizas de un verano” (“Ashes of a Summer” in english)
TECHNICAL INFO
FILM USED
ILFORD HP5+
FORMAT
35mm
CAMERA
Hanimex Amphibian
LENS
35mm f2.8
EXPOSURE TIME
1/125s at f11
LOCATION
El Médano, Tenerife
FIRSTLY, TELL US THE STORY BEHIND THIS IMAGE. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO SHOOT IT?
The photo series “Ashes of a Summer” emerged ...
Discover how Justin Olsen captured these stunning shots during his hike up the Four Mile Trail to Glacier Point in this "How I Got This Picture" interview.
Image Title
Vista From 4 Mile Trail
TECHNICAL INFO
FILM USED
ILFORD DELTA 400
FORMAT
35mm
CAMERA
Rollei 35 (made in Germany in the 1960s)
LENS
Fixed 40mm Carl Zeiss
EXPOSURE TIME
It was an in and out stormy day. Many different exposers.
LOCATION
Four Mile Trail, Yosemite National Park. California.
FIRSTLY, TELL US THE STORY BEHIND THI...
The lessons I’ve learnt
I would like to start this blog by stating that I consider myself a relatively inexperienced photographer. I’ve been taking film photos for around eight years and have only ever done so as a hobby. However, something I have spent many of those eight years doing is experimenting with double exposures. In this blog I’d like to share some of the lessons I’ve learnt in that time.
If you have any questions
I could talk about double exposure for hours and go into a huge amount o...