As the thumbnails loaded on to my screen, I literally yelled with excitement (I am not exaggerating, I swear). I had forgotten what it was like to finally see the fruits of your efforts after waiting longer than a few seconds (lol). My expired film had passed the test and my Nikon FM was still…
Shooting film again
I had to double check... the last roll of film I finished was back in September 2019! It was around the time that I started preparing to leave my home of 6 years and move into a house with my sister and her family. When I moved, I quickly realised it was going to be…
The fourth roll
So to recap this film developing journey: my 1st roll of film was a success, my 2nd a failure, and my 3rd came out surprisingly well considering It had been shot 10 years prior. Now let me tell you about my 4th. Some of my favourite flowers are roses, coneflowers and black-eyed Susans, so I…
The forgotten roll
Developing my 2nd roll of film was a failure. I made the rookie error of only putting one reel into the tank, which meant it had the freedom to move around a little too much, and so only the bottom half of the roll got developed! Afterwards, I didn't have any newly exposed rolls to…
Developing film for the first time!
Apparently today marks 7 years since I signed up for WordPress! So now seems as good a time as any to publish this blog post that has been stuck in my drafts over the past week 🙂 I finally did it. I finally bit the bullet and developed my first roll of b&w film at…
florals // lomochrome purple
I think I might have to buy some more Lomochrome Purple because I have officially fallen in love with this stuff 🙂 Instagram
Embrace the unpredictability // Lomochrome Purple
Often I have asked myself what is the point of shooting film when I can get similar results with digital. This is particularly true of films like Portra and Ektar, but especially Ektar, with its saturated colour palette and fine grain. And I guess this is why I don't shoot that much slide film. The…
Tulips // Kodak Pro Image 100
Capturing Spring
At the time of writing this, I last published a post a little over two weeks ago. Not a great deal has happened, but I thought it was time for a little update. I actually meant to publish this at the weekend but kept having to rewrite! I have fallen in love with black and…
Reloaded!
Ilford Delta 400 (+1 stop), shot with Nikon FM and Helios-44M-4 58mm f2 It's been 3 weeks since my last post. I needed to focus on my studies for a little bit - had 3 assignments to hand in last week! - and also to take a step back and reassess things, photography-wise. I guess…
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