4 December, 2020
Experiments in Film Soup – By Holly Gilman
My husband has a very bad memory; he always says that he’ll remember things from his childhood only when told the stories. Memory is a funny thing, some memories are evoked thro...
Recently I have been asked to develop some very old expired B&W films. After bit of research I decided to buy a bottle of HC-110 for the purpose. I was very tempted to try the s...
7 September, 2020
How to Get Started Developing Black & White Film for £25 (or Less) – by Sroyon Mukherjee
If you're thinking of dipping your toe into black-and-white film development but feel put off because it seems too expensive or too complicated, this post is for you. If you're ...
I am a member of an analog photography Facebook group and some time ago a person by the name of David contacted me and asked if I wanted to help him develop some old exposed rol...
22 August, 2020
My first 3 rolls of home developed film – By Holly Gilman
Otherwise known as “third time’s the charm”.
I have recently decided to plough on with my goal of developing film at home and here is the story of my first 3 rolls.
I have deve...
Caffinol...? That's old school. Have you tried any of the Polyphenol developer alternatives?
By now most everyone who follows analog/film photography has heard of or has seen f...
10 July, 2020
25 frames / a whole roll developed by me for the first time in 30 years – #FullRollFriday – by Rock
You have probably guessed by the title that's it's been a long time since I developed my own film. It was something that I did all the time in my youth. In fact, it was a requir...
11 June, 2020
Discovering Bromide Drag and New Developers – My First Steps into Analogue – Part 6 – By Andrea Bevacqua
After a while I was using the Cinestill mono bath, I noticed some stripes on my negatives and I did not know what it was. I asked Hamish and he came back with the answer "bromid...