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Lomography 800: High speed film drenched in warmth

20th August 2021
Lomography 800: High speed film drenched in warmth

If you're up for some low light color film photography, and you want to shoot at box speed, your options for high speed film stocks may be limited. My facts may not be right on this, but as far as I can tell, for film stock currently in production your only options will be Kodak Portra 800, CineStill 800, or the Lomography Color 800. Although these ... Read more

Trying Black and White Film for the first time

11th August 2021
Trying Black and White Film for the first time

I started my film development journey with color film. This wasn't by any specific choice; all the rolls of film I had access to were in color at the time. Also the process of developing color film didn't seem difficult. Especially, after I watched a few wonderful tutorials from Ted Forbes and Eduardo Pavez Goye, the whole process seemed straight ... Read more

Darkroom Horror: The roll that came out empty

31st August 2019
Darkroom Horror: The roll that came out empty

There are many reasons why people may want to develop their own film: for some, it allows them to fully appreciate their art, for some, it puts them fully in control of their workflow, and for others, like me, it's pretty much a cost saving measure — if you don't count the cost of my time. Regardless of the reasons for doing this yourself, ... Read more