Articles about film photography. Learn how to load 35mm film, how to fix common camera errors, how to develop film, and much more.
In the film category we cover 35mm film, 120mm film, black and white negative film, and color negative film along with a variety of cameras including: Nikon F Series Cameras, Mamiya and Medium Format Cameras, Polaroid, Pentax, and others.
We also have film comparisons and reviews to help you learn about various analog film stocks that you might like to work with.
It’s been almost a couple of months now since film nerds around the world rejoiced at Kodak releasing their popular, budget-friendly Gold 200 film on medium format. Gold was already a revered 35mm film by all photographers, professional or amateur, but the introduction of Gold in 120 format just moves it up another step in […]
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I think it’s safe to say that film photography is well and truly back. If you were to take a walk right now around the campuses of Liberal Arts colleges across America, chances are you would see 100s of film cameras. Unfortunately, the rising popularity of film photography has somehow coincided with film shortages across […]
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Home. That’s the first thing I think of when walking into Kezco, a low-key photography studio located in the heart of Queens, NYC. Yes, the elevated loft with comfortable seating and an Xbox certainly contributed to the homey feelings I was experiencing, but the real comfort I got from being there was from how perfect […]
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A cyanotype is a type of photographic printmaking method where you use light sensitive chemicals to produce a cyan/white image. Over the past 200 years, printmakers have used cyanotype printmaking for copying notes, printing botanicals, and so many more interesting things. Continue below to learn more about what exactly cyanotypes are and where they come […]
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When it comes to photo editing – you can never have too many tools in your workshop! In college, I took a painting class and my professor always used to say, ‘put a little bit of every color on your palette when you go to paint – even if you think you might not use […]
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There’s nothing quite like old, vintage things that still work in modern times; polaroid cameras, screen-printing, even just a pair of Converse Chuck Taylors – they all still get the job done to this day, in a unique and fun way. Not only do they get the job done, but they are creative, timeless practices. […]
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So you’ve gotten a new scanner, but still unsure how to set it up? Or use it for the specific ways you intended? Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. I still remember when my scanner came in the mail a few years ago and I was so eager to start scanning all of my film […]
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Have you ever seen a bunch of photos layed out on black paper with markings all over them? These are called ‘contact sheets’, and these are what old-school photographers used to use in order to make selects and decide which photos they would use and print versus which photos were bad and not the ones […]
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Another sad day in the film community…. Fujifilm announces that they will be discontinuing their Fuji Pro400h film stock. Just the other day, Fujifilm announced on their website that they will be discontinuing their Pro 400h film stock. In their statement, they cited the reason being that Fuji Pro 400h requires, ‘specialized raw materials and […]
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Often times when I’m shooting different black and white negative film stocks, I feel like I don’t notice a huge difference. Ilford SFX 200 on the other hand, is a whole other story. Although Ilford SFX 200 is a black and white negative film stock, it’s unique because it is a special effects, infrared black […]
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