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27 July, 2021

Minolta Hi-Matic 7s and A Sentimental Journey Discovering True Optical Prints – by Shawn Granton

By shawn granton

It was the first week of January 2020 and I was down for the count with a cold. "A perfect start to a new year", I thought to myself, not realizing what would be in store just a...

21 June, 2021

A Film Photography Fail with a Digital Fix

By Hamish Gill

So far this year, I have had significantly more film photography related fails than I have had good experiences. I've had overlapping exposures and at least a few issues with po...

28 May, 2021

Why Taking Photos for Money is Good for You – By David Hume

By David Hume

A photo must ENGAGE THE VIEWER. This is one of my core beliefs about photography. A photo might have profound meaning or it might be throwing light on injustice or espousing som...

27 May, 2021

Spooky Action at a Distance – By Gerard Exupery

By Gerard Exupery

Let me ask you a question. What is the hungriest you’ve ever been? I’m not talking about being hangry. I mean, have you ever been so hungry that perhaps you thought of selling y...

13 May, 2021

An Experiment in How we Interpret Unknown Images – a Group Project

By Holly Gilman

This is the 3rd group project from the Photography Books and Theory Facebook group and, if I do say so myself, another thoroughly interesting one! This particular experiment wa...

10 May, 2021

Who Made You Gatekeeper? My Response to a Bigoted Email

By Hamish Gill

Once in a while I have an email sent to me that rubs me up the wrong way. I sometimes ignore them and sometimes respond, but once in a blue moon I feel I need to vent publicly a...

6 May, 2021

Exploring and Discussing the Idea of the “Bucket List Camera” – By Holly Gilman

By Holly Gilman

Just before christmas an opportunity came up that I couldn’t refuse. A camera that I have been researching since I began in film photography came up for sale in the Facebook fi...

25 April, 2021

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2021 – “Uncertainty But Also Joy” – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

Today – April 25 – is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day (WPPD for short), when anyone, anywhere in the world, who makes a pinhole photograph can upload it to the WPPD online gal...

Bob Janes on Converting Colour and B&W Film Negs – an Evolution
Interesting stuff! A couple of suggestions: 1. Your link to your previous posting in the third para leads off to…
Mark Harrison on Converting Colour and B&W Film Negs – an Evolution
Just fyi, the link to your other article takes you to a Wiki page on 110 film. Also the article…
John Furlong on Two cameras with a common shortcoming
Hi Eric, Sorry you've had the problem. To find a supplier on eBay you need to use the 'Advanced Search'…

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