-
Kodak Gold 200 on My Graflex Speed Graphic
My photography got started in film. I started shooting in the 90’s with a Nikon N70, and then quickly moved to a Nikon N90s, but regardless of the camera, it was all film based back then. I can remember at the time, when digital first started making strides into photography, I couldn’t get a digital…
-
Auburn’s A-Day Through Vintage Film
A few weeks ago, Auburn had their annual spring football game, also known as the A-Day Game, where the offense plays the defense and fans get a sneak peek at the team for the fall. This year, I did something a little different and brought my Canon AE-1 film camera along with a roll of…
-
Roid Week Celebrating Instant Film
A few weeks ago was “Roid Week 2024” on Flickr, a week where they celebrate all things instant film. They have actually been doing this since 2006, but this was the first year I decided to participate. On a side note, Flickr is one of those rare, underrated communities that has managed to stay true…
-
My Graflex Speed Graphic Medium Format Camera
If you study the history of photography from its first shot through today’s almost incalculable iterations, you will see the art form takes on an enormous range of artistic expressions. I’m actually proud to say I started off in the age of film photography. I know what it’s like to have to be super intentional…
-
That On Again Romance with Photography
One of the first pictures created was said to have been taken in 1838 by Louis Daguerre, which shows Boulevard du Temple, in Paris. Susan Sontag in her classic 1977 criticism On Photography said “to collect photographs is to collect the world,” and as a photographer I often ask myself, hasn’t the entire world been…
-
Rollei Rolleiflex 2.8 TLR with Xenotar f2.8 80mm Lens
A classic. The original Rollei Rolleiflex 2.8 TLR with Xenotar 2.8/80mm lens and yellow with the green gel filters and closeup lens. Related articles
-
The Fillmer Birthday Party from October 1953
In October 1955, Larry Fillmer celebrated his 7th birthday, as shown in a nostalgic black-and-white photograph. Attendees dressed formally, and a card table was used for games. The photo, believed to be taken in Birmingham’s Oak Hills, features Larry as the birthday boy alongside his brother Les Fillmer.
-
Parents with Vintage Expired Kodak BW400CN Film
The author reflects on discovering old black and white film photos from Thanksgiving 2008, taken with a Nikon F5. Despite issues with Kodak BW400CN, they appreciate film’s aesthetic. They plan to shoot with a Graflex camera, valuing the connection to photography’s history while inviting site visitors to engage and subscribe for updates.
-
Black and White Portrait and the Grain of Film
After flipping through a few photos I took from a few years ago I came across this one. Sometimes I really love the look of the old film grain. I basically just took the negative scan here and didn’t do anything to it, this is basically right out of the camera. You can replicate this…
-
Photographers are Always Learning the Post-Process
I actually starting shooting an SLR camera way back when you could only put film in the camera (that stuff that required a chemical bath to process), and that meant processing was something that was done by someone else. The complex techniques of dodging and burning were left to those elusive black and white photographers…
About
I’m content creator and photographer in Opelika, AL. If you need help with a website or blog I can help.
