I have finally found “the one”. The black and white film to compliment my color work on Portra 400, with it’s silvery highlights, shadow detail and deep blacks: Ilford XP2 Super 400.
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The 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.
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Shooting 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.
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2020 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.
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The 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.
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A 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.
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Ilford’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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A night out at the Bodie Island Lighthouse in the Outer Banks of North Carolina shooting star trails on film. Three fantastic medium format film bodies, three different angles, and two nerve-wracking hours for just one photo from each camera.
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One roll of Ilford Delta 400 shot on a Pentax 67 in a matter of minutes, documenting the morning before the first day of school.
Read MoreAn evening stroll along El Matador Beach in Malibu, California. With me, my trusty Pentax 6x7 and a handful of rolls of Kodak Portra 800. That gorgeous California light at sunset gave the perfect glow, and Portra 800 made sure to capture those amazing pinks as that sun sank below the horizon.
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