Blog by Michael Raso All images by Aldo Altamirano shot on his Nikon F6 35mm slr camera (unless otherwise noted) I’m really thrilled to introduce Ilford’s SFX 200 BW infrared film to the FPP on-line store. Although this fine film has been around for decades, it's brand new to me and Aldo Altamirano, who I introduce below. What is Infrared film? According to Wikipedia on-line, “In ... [Read More]
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Why Shoot Expired Film? 2013 Update!
Blog by Michael Raso Back in the 1990s the concept of shooting on expired film seemed crazy. You would buy or drink an expired carton of milk? Nuts, right? The digital photography explosion has pushed traditional film photography out of the spotlight and into the underground, where a rising cult of film shooters grows daily. Many shooters are attempting to steer away from the crisp look of ... [Read More]
How to Make a Pin-Debonair Camera
April 28th is World-Wide Pinhold Camera Day. In celebration, I sent FPP listener Ross Togashi a FPP Debonair Camera which he converted into a pinhole camera. Below are his instructions and beautiful images shot with the Pin-Debonair! Blog by Ross Togashi The Debonair is a basic and very affordable plastic toy camera from Hong Kong (available HERE in the FPP On-Line Store). It uses 120 ... [Read More]
Polaroid Automatic Land Camera / What Flash?!
FPP host Michael Raso offers a "crash course" on What Flash for your Polaroid Land Camera - camera model #s 100, 101, 102, 103, 135, 220, 225, 230, 240, 250, 320, 330, 335, 340, 350, 355, 360, 430, 420, 440, 450 and 455 ... [Read More]
Shooting in Freezing, Wet Weather!
Guest Blog by Kalle Mether I live in Finland where the winters are cold, long and dark. The snowy weather gives great opportunities for shooting excellent images on film. I love the look of snowfall and film grain! How well a camera performs in cold weather is model specific. It depends on how your camera is constructed, how the parts are lubricated and what physical condition it is in. Old ... [Read More]
Polaroid 35mm Instant Film! Comprehensive Course!
Video above: Leslie Lazenby of Imagine That introduces us to the Polaroid 35mm Instant Photography System! In 1983 Polaroid introduced an instant transparency system for still photography. The unexposed 35mm films came with their own processing pack. The films were processed within a dedicated, hand-powered, mechanical-cranked processing machine called an AutoProcessor, into which an exposed ... [Read More]