How-to/What is Archives - The Film Photography Project

How To Store and Care of Film – Before and After Processing

This blog outlines proper storage of your film. Remember, it’s a guideline for best case scenarios. If you’re traveling or storing above these temperatures for short periods of time, don’t sweat it…or as we say on The Film Photography…

Like this post? Please share it!

How Do I Handle Large Format Sheet Film in the Dark?

How-to/What is 06/22/2017 0Comments

How Do I Handle 4×5 Sheet Film in the Dark? So you’ve purchased your first 4×5 camera (like the Crown Graphic pictured below) and some film holders, how do you handle 4×5 sheet film? How do you know what…

Like this post? Please share it!

Color Temperature Blues – What Are Color Correction Filters?

Content, How-to/What is 05/21/2017 0Comments

Blog by Leslie Lazenby How are feeling today? Do you know your color temperature? Not knowing can give you the blues or even a fever. I’ve always thought color temperature is hard to explain. Here is a truncated definition…

Like this post? Please share it!

Develop My Own Color Film – What Stuff Do I Need?

How-to/What is 05/20/2017 0Comments

With the addition to Color Chemistry to our FPP On-Line Store, many of you have stated and asked – “I’m new to home development. Are the color development kits just chemicals or do I need other items? Are there…

Like this post? Please share it!

What Chemistry To Home Process BW Film?

How-to/What is 04/20/2017 0Comments

What Chemistry To Home Process BW Film? One of the most asked about and talked about subjects here at The Film Photography Project is BW Home Developing and what chemistry to use. We devoted a large segment on the…

Like this post? Please share it!

Developing BW at Home…Beyond the Basics

How-to/What is 06/12/2016 0Comments

Black and White Alchemy By Rick Paul, Saguaro Shadows Photography, LLC Introduction Mat and Leslie did an excellent job on FPP Episode 126 explaining some of the most popular choices in film developers, including D-76, X-Tol, HC-110, and Rodinal.…

Like this post? Please share it!

How Do I Select An 8×10 Camera??

How-to/What is 01/14/2016 0Comments

Blog by Mat Marrash If you’re thinking about getting into 8×10 film photography you might ask yourself, “How do I select a camera?” I hope this blog will be helpful as a primer for 8×10! There are a lot…

Like this post? Please share it!

My Favorite BW Developer – Kodak Xtol!

How-to/What is 06/10/2015 0Comments

The Highlights and Shadows of Kodak Xtol BE Developer by Leslie Lazenby Kodaks’s Xtol film developer is my go-to film developer, I think everyone has one. In my long film developing career I have tried many, but used consistently…

Like this post? Please share it!

Redscale: A Different Way to See the World

How-to/What is 02/13/2015 0Comments

Redscale: A Different Way to See the World Blog by Lance King Historically, most photographers have labored to make color photographs that reflect actual colors in nature. Film manufacturers produced a wide variety of emulsions intended for specific applications,…

Like this post? Please share it!

Waiting for your Negs from the Lab? Shoot More Film!

How-to/What is 11/17/2014 0Comments

blog by Michael Raso – (This blog was originally published Oct 29, 2009 on the original FPP Blog Site) If nothing else, shooting film has made me a more patient person. Shooting, processing and scan time alone can be a…

Like this post? Please share it!