Exposing Both Sides of Your Film: EBS Technique by Amy Elizabeth
A while back on Instagram, I ran across an experimental film photography technique of exposing both sides of a roll of film, also called EBS...
Trichromatic Photography: Using B&W Film to Create Color Images by Amy Elizabeth
The process of trichrome photography is not new. In fact, it appears to be the original way photographers created color photos when black and white film was the only option...
How to Make Instax Transparencies by Amy Elizabeth
In 2010, I was gifted an Instax Mini 25, and I thought it was basically the coolest thing ever. (I was correct.) Polaroid had recently stopped making film, and it...
Self-Portraits on Film: Tips to Get You Started by Amy Elizabeth
Early on in 2020, I decided to take on a few film photography projects to make me uncomfortable and stretch me as an artist. One of these projects was self-portraiture...
An Introduction to Cross-Processing Film by Amy Elizabeth
Back in 2009, it felt like the beginnings of the "make-your-digital-look-like-film" movement, except it wasn’t the soft pastels or creamy skin tones of the pro stocks we were going for...
Top Ten Film Photography Tutorials of 2020!
We all know 2020 has been one heck of a year. As it comes to an end (thankfully!), we wanted to reflect on some of our favorite film photography tutorials...
5 Film Photography Projects to Spark Your Creativity by Amy Elizabeth
If you have seen basically anything I’ve posted on Instagram since March 2020, you have probably read about my struggle with creating. When the pandemic hit and we were all...
Interview with Amy Elizabeth – Owner of Film Lab 135
One of the trickiest things about film soup is getting it developed. If you're not quite ready to jump into the world of developing your own film, it can be...
Fuji Superia X-TRA 400 vs Kodak Ultramax 400 Film Stock Comparison by Amy Elizabeth
It’s no secret I LOVE consumer films. I even use them for client work because I have so much love for their punchy colors, high contrast, chunky grain, and overall...
FAQs: Developing Your Own Film! by Amy Elizabeth
At the time I’m writing this article, we, and much of the world, are quartered in our homes. Some of us are looking for things to do with our time...