Pentax 17 Review: Lightweight, Reliable, and Plenty of Fun by Taylor Blanchard
The release of the Pentax 17 in 2024 was an exciting moment in the film community: the first major camera manufacturer (if you include Canon...
Pushing Film to the Limit: Ilford HP5+ Pushed 3, 4, & 5 Stops by Taylor Blanchard
I have a confession: the first time I pushed film, it was by accident. I had loaded our Canon AE-1 with Kodak Ektar 100, but forgot to change the camera’s...
Enlarging a Negative for Contact Printing: The Analog Process by Taylor Blanchard
As film shooters today, digital tools are often part of our workflow. Most of us scan our negatives to edit and share. We use digital apps...
C-41 Film Developing Kit Comparison: ADOX, Bellini, CineStill, & Kodak by Taylor Blanchard
Black and white is the first type of film I learned how to develop. While it can be a particular process, I find it fairly forgiving...
B&W Film Comparison: Are Kentmere 400, Rollei RPX 400, & AgfaPhoto APX 400 the Same Film? by Taylor Blanchard
Last summer, Marc and I trekked to Brooklyn Film Camera on a long weekend visit. While someone in front of me was deciding between Portra 400...
How Low Can You Go? Exploring Low ISO Films by Taylor Blanchard
A local film and photography shop in Charlotte, Photo Outfitters, publishes a zine dedicated to analog photography. The focus of their third...
Top 10 Film Photography Tutorials of 2024!
To close out 2024, we wanted to take a look back at some of our top film photography tutorials for the year...
Using High ISO B&W Film: Ilford Delta 3200 and Kodak T-MAX P3200 by Taylor Blanchard
The versatility of 400 ISO films also makes them the most popular – providing a wide exposure latitude for a variety of shooting conditions...
Intrepid 4×5 MK5 Large Format Camera Review by Taylor Blanchard
How long once you have a camera until you start plotting for your next? I was enamored with my first 4x5 camera, a folding Anba Ikeda field camera, until I wasn’t...
Top 4 Darkroom Safety Tips by Taylor Blanchard
I learned how to print in a community darkroom and loved it when someone who hadn’t printed in years, or even decades, would visit...
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