In Part 1 of my ongoing series about darkroom technique, I talked about how to set up a fully-functional darkroom for black-and-white printing – for less than £100, and in a sma...
6 April, 2020
How to Build a Darkroom for £100 or Less – Darkroom Technique Part 1 – by Sroyon Mukherjee
I’ve been shooting film since the late 90s; my father bought me a quirky little National 35 when I was thirteen. But I started darkroom printing just a year and a half ago, in a...
25 February, 2019
Understanding Shutter Speed, Aperture, Film Speed (ISO) & The Relationship Between Them
I’ve thought about covering off some of the basic principles of photography a few times on this website, but often find myself coming to the conclusion that someone else will ha...
14 September, 2018
A Tour of my Darkroom and some notes for setting up yours – By Dan Castelli
For more than 40 years, taking photographs has been more than a hobby for me. It’s how I react to the things I see around me as I go about my day. I can’t explain why I react to...
6 September, 2018
Scanning from the emulsion; getting the most out of a flatbed scanner – By David Narbecki
I was asked recently my opinions around what I think is the best way to scan a large collection of slides? I replied by suggesting that they should have a lab scan it and not to...
Pretty much every person we meet has been told somewhere that developing black-and-white film at home is reasonable, but that developing colour film is just too tricky. But this...
This post has been a long-time coming, I think I’ve lost count of the number of times Hamish has trolled me about writing about shooting 35mm pinhole cameras.
28 May, 2017
Tips and a DIY tool for film loading using a 35mm Paterson Tank System – guest post by Guy
Following on from the Parallax review of the Paterson reel system, I thought I would share a few quick tips and a little home made device a use for helping load one. This might ...
