Mama...They...Took...My...Ekta...Chrome... Away ~. . . Pick up that slide. Feel the mount between your thumb and fingers. Gaze through it, still as vibrant as ever. You can almost smell the chrome scent as you gaze through the grain into a rainbow of color: air force blue, alizarin crimson, Persian rose, Zinnwaldite brown. Yes, sadly, Kodak discontinued Ektachrome films. But, there is ... [Read More]
Reviews
Polaroid Instant Photography – TIMEZERO Documentary NYC 2012
Michael Raso, host of The Film Photography Podcast, highly recommends TIMEZERO The Last Year of Polaroid Film. "An inspirational and essential documentary that will motivate you to grab your Polaroid and start shooting!" Check out http://timezeromovie.com to find a screening in your area! ... [Read More]
Cool Film Impressions!
Shooting Impossible's new "Cool" Film / Review by FPP Contributor Hunter White In case you don’t know, The Polaroid instant camera is a type of camera with self-developing film. The invention of modern instant cameras is credited to American scientist Edwin Land. In 2008, Polaroid stopped making film for its cameras. Two years later a company called The Impossible Project started making new ... [Read More]
Thinking Inside The Box: The Kodak No. 2!
Thinking Inside The Box: The Kodak No. 2 Cartridge Hawk-Eye Model C / Blog by Brian Moore When released in 1900 the Kodak Brownie box camera made photography for the masses possible and gave rise to a new word: snapshot. For the first time in history ordinary people could record images of their lives and surroundings easily and relatively cheaply. It was a remarkable achievement for Mr. George ... [Read More]
LomoKino 30-Second Lunch part 1 – “The Pest”
THE MOVIE Stars John Fedele as Walt -- the guy on his lunch break. THE FILMMAKER http://filmphotographyproject.com/ Created by Michael Raso -- founder of The Film Photography Project and producer/host of the Internet Radio Show The Film Photography Podcast Lomography ... [Read More]
Compact Cult Camera, the Olympus XA-4
Near the end of 2011, a great review on this very own site by contributor Brian Moore sparked me to look a little deeper into the Olympus XA system of compact 35mm cameras. The more I looked into these pocket-sized wonders, the more intrigued I became. By spring break of 2012, I couldn’t take it anymore! The weather was getting too warm, too fast, and hauling the 8x10 around wasn’t going to cut it ... [Read More]