Once you start developing your own black and white film, people tend to give you the old film they have. This is both great and not so great, though always... Continue reading →
Author: Kathy K
Film photography has become much more popular in the last few years. Whether the reasons are COVID projects, social media influencers, the desire to get back to creating something more…
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A while ago, I wrote about using Ilford MG paper in a large format camera to make paper negatives, and using Ilford MG filters to control contrast. You can find... Continue reading →
I sometimes get students who bring rolls of colour film to black and white film developing sessions so I thought I'd do a quick experiment with developing a couple of... Continue reading →
The analogue workshops at Beau return for another summer! We will be doing cyanotype printing, cyanotype toning and pinhole workshops this summer, and there is a possibility that a few... Continue reading →
In my last blog post I talked about how to shoot paper negatives in your 4x5 camera. If you haven't tried it, have a look and get some tips on... Continue reading →
With the cost of film these days, it can be challenging to find the cash to get into large format photography. Not to mention the (perfectly normal and expected) mistakes... Continue reading →
With the cost of silver gelatin photographic paper going up every year it seems, many people are eager to try expired paper in the darkroom. There is still quite a... Continue reading →
After reading the last blog post by Boris about archiving his negatives and saving his memories, I was inspired to share some suggestions for organising and storing your prints, family... Continue reading →
At Friday’s end, a well-traveled lady finds herself in search of a slide viewer. She has seen the world, she tells me, having visited my birth city of St. Petersburg... Continue reading →