Photographing Star Trails on Color Film by Jen Golay
This is an article I have been meaning to write for years, because whenever I post a star trail photo, I almost always get questions on how to create these...
Using Intentional Camera Movement to Enhance Your Film Photography by James Baturin
The concept of intentional movement is simple: choose a slow shutter speed, and move the camera while you’re taking the shot. The result is going to be some element...
Understanding Reciprocity Failure in Film Photography by James Baturin
Reciprocity failure. You may have heard the term thrown around in the world of film photography and dismissed it as unimportant or sounding too complex to bother...
Moon Trails on Film: Experimenting with Long Exposure Film Photography by James Baturin
Whenever I post long exposure film photography images, I receive a lot of questions in the comments regarding the settings I’ve used and the exposure times. And while long exposure...
Fujifilm Acros vs Acros II Film Stock Comparison by James Baturin
In October of 2018, the film world mourned the loss of a beloved film stock as Fujifilm discontinued Acros 100. It was one of my favorite black and white films...
Long Exposure Film Photography on the British Coastline by Joel Biddle
My latest work is about attempting to create something sacred. The romantic ideal, something unobtainable and timeless, is something I find difficult to avoid in my photography but is something...
Long Exposures on the Holga 120N by James Baturin
If you’ve ever used a Holga, you know that you don’t expect to get “good” photographs out of it, at least by a certain very technical definition of the word...
Concert Photography on Film: Double Exposure and Long Exposure Experiments by James Baturin
I recently took my film camera (a Nikon FE2) to a couple of local concerts. Concert photography on film is not a subject matter I shoot often, but, of course,...
Star Trails on Film: Shooting Long Exposure Star Trail Photography with Film by James Baturin
As soon as I became enamored with long exposure film photography, I knew star trails were something I wanted to try. Why not marry my nerdy fascination with photography and...
Using Long Exposures to Capture Iconic Architecture by James Baturin
I recently made a weekend trip to Chicago on a pilgrimage of sorts to see Michael Kenna’s exhibition at a gallery there. Michael Kenna is one of my photography heroes....
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