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 Never too young to learn about film photography At home, one evening last week, I realised that I’d actually finished a full cup of coffee without any interruptions, a feat that happens rarely enough to lead to that moment of horror, (which can only be understood by parents of small children), when I wondered what our youngest (4) was up to. He’d gone upstairs twenty minutes earlier. At first, I’d heard the usual sounds of teddy bear wrestling and superheroes flying through the air. Now ...

A black and white film community Since film is no longer the primary domain of professionals, it’s been adopted again in earnest by passionate individuals that produce legitimate work. In this age of instant gratification, infinite dynamic range, and auto-everything, it’s nice to rely on a predictable and high-quality medium. I shoot HP5+ almost exclusively. It’s everything I want in a black and white film. It’s flexible, widely available and fits right into my workflow. I’ve played both...

I’m Anil Mistry and I’m a photographer. I shoot a whole variety of work,  including headshots, documentary, portraits and personally initiated projects. Whatever interests me and helps me to improve my body of work. I’ve been asked to talk about an area of my photographic work that I have a real passion for. In my case, that's the capturing of street portraits. Why do I take street portraits? There’s two main reasons I do it, and I’ll try to go through them succinctly: It’s not easy ...

#Family This time of year is all about #family. These were our favourite #family themed shots from those that you shared on last weeks #ilfordfridayfavourites @simonmurphy7 Warmer times in Crete. #ilfordfridayfavourites #family #hp5 #simonmurphyphotographer   @redshift_ #ilfordfridayfavourites #believeinfilm Here's a shot of my Son Harry taken with XP2 film and a Canon F1 with 100mm f2.8 ssc lens   @phall715 Daughter at the Dessert Cafe, 2017. #ilfordfridayfavourites #family FP4...

#JustAdd As we have launched a competition to run alongside our latest campaign #JustAdd this week, we thought we’d share a few of the entries that we’ve seen so far. ‏@damianofedeli Berlin, 2010, the Wall (@ILFORDPhoto FP4 #justadd #freedom) #believeinfilm   @joetscook #JustAdd Unity Contax S2 – @ilfordphoto HP5 @TwinLensReflux #justadd Sunscreen. @ILFORDPhoto HP5+ @AndrewYuen #JustAdd suffering Ilford HP5 Plus   Taking part is simple: Between ...

Thank you What a fantastic year! We've seen film usage increase again, with more people than ever either picking up a film camera for the first time, or re-discovering their love for shooting film. We're really excited to see what next year brings. A huge thank you to everyone who shares #ilfordfilm images with us on our social media streams. We love seeing what you are shooting with our films and chatting to you on Twitter / Facebook and Instagram. We have lots of exciting plans for 2018, including ...

A medium for the moment  I always travel with my 35mm SLR and a stack of Ilford HP5 and Ilford FP4 film. I definitely prefer the look and process of shooting film when traveling and photographing on the street and I find my small SLR with it’s 50mm lens is small and inconspicuous enough to capture intimate street portraits. Shooting everything on the same 50mm lens and film medium gives my work a consistent look and feel. I have always found shooting film slows down my process, it forces me to think mor...

We were really looking forward to this week's #ilfordfridayfavourites #landscape theme and rightly so. You have shared such a great selection of #landscape images on our social media and website gallery. These are some of our favourites. @artXchemistry One for the @ILFORDPhoto #ilfordfridayfavourites #landscape #photography #believeinfilm #filmphotography #blackandwhite Pentax 645, Ilford Pan F+ 50, scanned from film.   @ekojonnie #ilfordfilm #ilfordfridayfavourites Simrishamn, Sweden ...

Images with feeling The most attractive element of analogue is its delicacy. The analogue process has remained so ingrained into my practice, I can't imagine working in any other way. Seeking images which stir a feeling within and seeing that image through each stage of the process to finally create a hand-made darkroom print. The print may not be perfect, I do not tirelessly work on test strips creating a technically perfect image, I never leave the confines of the darkroom to inspect the print once it...

An experiment in chemical possibilities When I took up a camera after a few years’ hiatus in 1990, I was surprised to discover that I could no longer get a black & white film developed through the nearest camera shop, never mind through the local pharmacy.  If memory serves, I was told it would cost $40 for a single film. Naturally, I returned to processing my own film just I had done when I first took up a camera in the early 1970s. The world had moved on, and colour film was the default medium f...