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Here’s where you can get tips and tricks on fixing that old camera, learn about new and rare types of film, read up on some darkroom developing techniques and more.
Here’s where you can get tips and tricks on fixing that old camera, learn about new and rare types of film, read up on some darkroom developing techniques and more.
Black and White Sees Color! What is Panchromatic and Orthochromatic Film? By Leslie Lazenby All black and white films see color and the type of BW film determines what areas of the spectrum they reproduce and how much of…
Sub Miniature Film Photography by Leslie Lazenby Way back on March 1, 2013, on FPP’s podcast #77, that I talked about miniature and sub miniature cameras. Basically it breaks down to anything smaller than 120/127 were called miniature and…
The image that inspired this blog post! Shot by long-time Film Photography Podcast listener August Kelm on Svema Blue Sensitive 35mm bw Film / Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 set to 1/8 of a second, an adapted Helios 44-2 lens at…
How to Make a Monster with a roll of 35mm film! Blog by Michael Raso It may come as no surprise, I LOVE monster movies! Two years ago the Lomography company sent me their brand new 35mm Movie Maker to…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…