Film camera reviews, film stock reviews, my thoughts on film photography and how I use film as my medium of choice.
Shooting slide film is one of the toughest challenges in film photography. My tips for how to properly expose slide film, how slide film compares to digital, and how to challenge yourself to compose photographs using shadow play, rule of thirds, and leading lines.
Read MoreDrum scanners achieve the highest quality results available out of our negatives, from 35mm to 120, and especially large format, but are they worth it?
Read MoreThe Pentax 67 is a glorious medium format film camera. A massive 6x7 negative in the convenience of an SLR (single-lens reflex) design, and a fantastic range of lenses to compliment.
Read MoreA new camera now sits atop my mantle as my perfect camera: The Mamiya 6. This review touches on the features, and pluses and minuses of the Mamiya 6 and of course loads of Mamiya 6 sample photos.
Read MoreShooting 35mm film through a Pentax 67 gives a unique wide, panoramic view while exposing around the sprocket holes and leaving you with the information of the negative. In this post I explain how to properly load 35mm film into Pentax 67, what parts you need, and how to maximize the number of shots per roll.
Read More2020 is behind us, and we’re all trying to shift gears and separate this year from last. I’m going back to the basics and focusing on composition. While each month will have a focus, I’ll be open to any and all methods of composing my shots to draw you in. Let’s see how I did this month.
Read MoreThe year 2020 has been challenging for all. As the previous school year ended and we thankfully got the relief of summer, we thought life would be back to normal by the next school year. Here with are, masks and all, in a virtual learning world, making it work. See Finnegan’s first day of 2nd grade shot on Lomo 400 with my trusty Pentax 67.
Read MoreA roll of Kodak Ektar 100, my trusty Pentax 67, and a Lee 2-stop graduated ND filter showed me I have a lot to learn. Sunrises in the Outer Banks of North Carolina are routinely spectacular. I tried to up my game by getting fancy with a graduated filter. Did I learn a lesson.
Read MoreHow’d Father’s Day 2020 go down? Let’s just say I used every moment of light to spend time with my family, the beach, and a magnificent little camera: the Leica M3. From sunrise to sunset, I canvased the beaches and boardwalks capturing the amazing colors that a sun on the horizon presents on Kodak Portra 400 and 160.
Read MoreIlford’s XP2 Super 400 is a black and white film processed with C41 chemistry. I spent a weekend with this unique film that features silvery tones, muted highlights, and loves contrast.
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