The Tyee reminds us of When Fred Herzog Saw in Black and White. Celebrated as a master of colour, the Vancouver photographer had a different side, now on display. Now a new book show the work he was less known for: black and white. Work published posthumously as Fred Herzog passed away in 2019. This… Continue reading Link: When Fred Herzog Saw in Black and White
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Color Photography
Overexposing colour negative
Petapixel has Daniel Lachman tell us how much you can over expose colour negative film: “What I took away from this is that film basically can’t be overexposed, it can just be too dense for the scanner to be able to shoot through the negative. But the information will always be there.” My quick take… Continue reading Overexposing colour negative
New film products
Early December Ilford announced two new disposable cameras with their black and white film, one with HP5, the other with XP2. Strangely, disposable cameras still sell well in comparison, and Ilford is just trying to capitalize on this. There is a version with processing included for the HP5 film as it is traditional B&W. The… Continue reading New film products
Home C-41 colour negative film processing
Pixelogist talk about Developing C-41 Colour Negative Film explain how simply it can be done at home. Alright, developing C-41 is pretty similar to the black and white process. The equipment is the same, so just check out my previous post on developing equipment to know what you will need. All of it applies —… Continue reading Home C-41 colour negative film processing
Bye bye Fuji Reala 100 in 120
Fujifilm Reala 100 Discontinued in 120 Format: It is with great sadness that I have to report the announcement of the discontinuation of Fujifilm’s Reala C-41 colour film in 120 format. Thanks to the phoblographer.
Fujifilm film discontinuation
Via the photographblog, Fujifilm to discontinue Fujichrome Velvia 100F in 35mm, 120 and 4×5 formats and Velvia 50 in 4×5 and 8×10. Last shipment in December 2012 for the UK. This is sad, even for the Velvia 50 at it represent one of the best colour film today for landscape. The market for reversible colour… Continue reading Fujifilm film discontinuation
Goodbye Ektachrome
In Kodak bankruptcy reorganisation, the announcement of Ektachrome being discountinued mark the end of the Kodak slide film, after discontinuing Kodachrome in 2009 and stopping development at the end of 2010. The won’t stop producing E-6 chemistry though. This is very hard on slide film shooters. Now the only source for colour reversible film is… Continue reading Goodbye Ektachrome
Kodachrome 2010
A small documentary “Kodachrome 2010” by Xander Robin, with an interview of Dwayne’s Photo lab manager and how it came to an end. The video was taken down on YouTube due to a copyright claim. Robert Cohen found his last roll of Kodachrome and went to the Missouri fair to shoot it ; then drove… Continue reading Kodachrome 2010
Amazing photos of water drops
Heinz Maier’s amazing photos of water drops (archived from the original): just view these awesome pictures. And look at the setup.
Manhattan city in the 1940’s
Business Insider has an exhibit of colour pictures of Manhattan from the 1940’s and 1960’s by amateur photographer Charles W. Cushman. The collection is maintained by Indiana University. All shot on Kodachrome.