Hi fellow film shooters! The Film Friday blog is here to update you on all the cool film-related things happening in and around The Film Photography Podcast (Ya know, The FPP!). For those of you who don’t know, the FPP is the long-running Internet Radio Show for people who love to shoot film produced and hosted by yours truly! So, what’s happening? Read on…
CARBON PRINTING
“A carbon print is a photographic print with an image consisting of pigmented gelatin, rather than of silver or other metallic particles suspended in a uniform layer of gelatin, as in typical black-and-white prints, or of chromogenic dyes, as in typical photographic color prints.” – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_print
So what is carbon printing and what is the process. Jump over to the Mat Marrash website for his entire Carbon Journal! Mat will explain all(start with the March 12, 2013 entry)! http://matmarrash.com/blog/
SHOOT X-RAY FILM!
Back in July (FPP Episode 63) Mat Marrash chatted up the concept of shooting 8×10 Medical X-Ray Film in his large format camera! It’s an inexpensive way to get into large format photography. The film is black and white and can be processed in just about any BW processing chemical.
The X-Ray film is available in boxes of 100 sheets and can easily be cut down to fit your 4×5 film holders or even roll your own 120! This past week, I grabbed a box of Super Blue X-Ray film and cut my own. The wonderful thing about the film is that you can cut it in your dark room using a 7w Red Kodak Safe Light!
I cut down an 8×10 sheet to 4×5 size for my Graflex Crown Graphic camera (image above). I also cut strips for 120 size and rolled the film onto a spool with backing paper to shoot in my Yashica A TLR camera (image below). Images shot 25 asa in daylight. The film is super sensitive to scratches! The FAIL occurred when I processed the film in a tray with other sheets of film. Both images were processed in Caffenol (FPP Pancho Blend)
I’m re-shooting this weekend and plan on being super careful to avoid scratches this time! More on shooting X-Ray film in the coming weeks. In the meantime, why not give it a try?! You can purchase the film here in the states at CSX Online or help support the FPP and buy it in our On-Line Shop (We ship internationally!)
FPP You Tube
We’ve been hard at work shooting and editing a new series of videos. New videos are updated weekly with the most recent being a chat about the awesome 1950 Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash Camera (below)
MEET US IN FINDLAY, OHIO!
The Film Photography Podcast Walking Workshop
April 12-14, 2013 Findlay, OH USA
Join photographer Leslie Lazenby with special guests FPP Hosts Michael Raso, Mat Marrash and Findlay University’s Professor Jeff Salisbury for a casual, fun weekend of film photography!
What is The FPP Walking Workshop? Rather than a standard, sit-down or classroom scenario, FPP Walking Workshop is a fluid, fun weekend of casual instructions on all formats of traditional photography including Instant, 110, 35mm, 120, 620, 4×5 and 8×10. Bring your fav film cameras or check out a camera from the Imagine That shop.
Attendance is FREE. More info HERE!
FPP STORE – BEST PRICES ON FILM!
Back in March of 2011, we launched the FPP On-Line Store. An on-line haven where you can purchase new and expired film as well as guaranteed, vintage gear. The on-line shop has taken off like a rocket ship in 2013 with new film products being added weekly.
We’ve just received notice that Kodak film prices will be going up April 1st! The FPP On-Line Store already has the best prices for Kodak film on the web. We’re holding our current prices til April 5th. Need 110, 35mm, 120, 620 or 4×5 film? We urge you to grab it now at the current super low prices! Head on over to The FPP Store On-Line: http://filmphotographyproject.com/store
SMOOVE THIS!
Regular listeners of The Film Photography Podcast have heard John Fedele, Dane Johnson and Mark Dalzell on the show. Did you know that these fellas are members of the ultra cool rock extravaganza called The Smoove Sailors!?
The new album SMOOVACHROME is out! It’s available on iTunes, Amazon, CDBaby and I’m told it’s even on Spotify! Give it a whirl – hope you love it as much as I do!
That’s it for now. Keep your browsers pointed here – New FPP Podcast this weekend!!!!
Super Positive! – Michael Raso