Blog by Michael Raso For the last 6 months I’ve been shooting almost exclusively with Polaroid Automatic Land Cameras. I’ve been blogging , pod casting and making videos about this wonderful series of cameras, so I’m not surprised that I’m now getting e-mails about camera problems. I’d like to share an e-mail exchange with you. Perhaps it’ll help you with your Polaroid Automatic Land Camera! Hi, ... [Read More]
Archives for August 2011
The “Viv 252” Flash – A Night Saver!
Blog by Dan Domme When I was in Findlay, OH for Mat Marrash’s gallery show, I had decided to pack relatively light. I had a Nikon FE2, my Konica Auto S2 rangefinder, my Yashica Mat-124G and some Polaroid cameras... OK, that doesn’t sound like it’s packing light, but I did restrict myself to only carrying around one or two cameras at a time. During our final hours together, the group went ... [Read More]
Make Your Own Silver Gelatin Prints!
When you take a picture on black and white film, light is permeating layers of sensitized silver, physically altering the structure of the silver and thereby capturing the image. Through development, the light-struck silver develops as black for highlight values and becomes increasingly more transparent for shadow values. To get a positive image, one must either scan the film and reverse the image ... [Read More]
Jonas’ Konica Auto S3 and Portra 160 Combo!
Blog by Jonas Soderstrom - Gothenburg, Sweden Hi! I recently found the Film Photography Project site and read the many Kodak “New” Portra reviews. I considered it a challenge and rushed out to buy a roll myself so I could join the testing and write a FPP's blog! I purchased with the Kodak Portra iso 160 in the 35mm format. Film was bought Friday after work and shot the following day. I have ... [Read More]
FPP’s “Giveaway Film” In Action
blog by Christopher Fecio Fortepan 400 Film In case you haven't heard, there is a tremendous thing happening, and it involves free film! The Film Photography Podcast, headed up by the enthusiastic Michael Raso, has monthly giveaways of both 35mm and medium format film. I've been extra lucky in the month of July because I happened to be one of those few who received some film in the ... [Read More]
Anton’s Portra 160 Experience!
review by FPP Podcast listenerAnton Abrahamsen FPP Founder Michael Raso generously provided me with a roll of Kodak’s Portra 160 (in 35mm) to test out for the FPP. I hope you enjoy the review. I decided to load up my Canonet QL-17 GIII, a fixed lens rangefinder offering from Canon back in the ‘70s that is, in my opinion, an excellent camera, but now is the time to focus on the ... [Read More]