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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.

Make Monsters with the LOMOKINO Movie Maker!

Make Monsters with the LOMOKINO Movie Maker!

How-to/What is 10/24/2017 0Comments

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…

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

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

How-to/What is 07/25/2017 0Comments

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…

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

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…

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Color Temperature Blues – What Are Color Correction Filters?

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…

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Developing BW at Home…Beyond the Basics

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.…

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How Do I Select An 8×10 Camera??

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…

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My Favorite BW Developer – Kodak Xtol!

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…

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Redscale: A Different Way to See the World

Redscale: A Different Way to See the World

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

Redscale: A Different Way to See the World Guest 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…

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

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…

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Darkroom Setup!

Darkroom Setup!

How-to/What is 04/14/2014 0Comments

Darkroom Setup by Rick Paul I started developing my own film in the 1970’s. A next door neighbor gave me his old enlarger from the 1940’s, and that gave me my first start at printing. I wish I had…

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