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It's been over 6 months since we launched our first Lockdown Session and in that time we've spoken to many fantastic photographers and darkroom printers. Continuing in that vein, we're thrilled to share this week's In Focus interview with Nashville based, music and portrait photographer Laura E Partain.
Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you.
This photograph is now about 5 years old and I’ve shot many, many images on Ilford films since. Howeve...
Once it hits October the days get cooler and the trees start to drop their leaves here in the UK. We know this is different around the world so for this week's #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites we asked you to share shots that show #autumnonfilm where you are.
kirkendall_spring Mount Stuart with larch trees, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Mount Baker Snoqualmie National Forest. 4x5 Ilford FP4+ Film #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #autumnonfilm #ilfordfp4 #ilfordfilm #blackandwhitephotography #balckandwhitephoto #...
As well as being a photographer and darkroom printer, our 27th 'In Focus' interviewee Max Bedov also custom makes darkroom equipment based on his years of experience.
Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
This frame was taken in Provence on Ilford film Delta400 exposed as 640. Generally I am not keen on an astrophotography but this particular shot is very memorable to me for a several reasons.
2016 -Alpa SWA 6x9 -DELTA 400 -Provence - MG...
This week's #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites theme of #lightonfilm had you sharing a huge range of shots. Here are some of our favourites.
analog_photo_pag Shadow Portrait. Shot on Ilford Delta 100, using a Leica M3. @ilfordphoto #lightonfilm #shadow #silouette #shadowphotography #shotonfilm #shotonilford #ilforddelta100 #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites
bnw_photopuzzles Sunny Saturday 2018 Hasselblad Xpan Ilford HP5 plus. #ilfordphoto #fridayfavorites #lightonfilm #ilfordhp5 #selfdeveloped
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It’s weird, if not taboo to tell someone that I learnt to shoot digital before learning how to shoot film. I guess this may be the case for many of us in the digital era of photography. My journey into photography is what I like to call a beautiful accident or a series of fortunate events. When a photographer cancelled last minute for a charity event organised by a close friend of mine in 2017 I found myself stepping in to fill the spot. I knew absolutely nothing about photography, how to use a DSLR or ev...
So many beautiful shots to choose from for this week's #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #myfavouritefilm theme. It seems you all have your favourites and after looking at some of the images that you shared with us, we can see why.
@RyanHK_ I think HP5+ is my all-time favorite... No other film has its latitude or versatility. I've shot it as low as ISO50 & up to ISO3200. #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #myfavouritefilm
ps_alpine_photo Trevor Hunt on Chatyn-Tau (4412m) SE couloir (1800m, 4...
We have known Keith for a long while and admire not just his photography, but his enthusiasm for all things film and darkroom and his willingness to share his knowledge and inspire others. We're glad he agreed to take part in this series and become our 28th In Focus interview. We hope you enjoy finding out more about him.
BACKGROUND
SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE / PRINT SHOT ON ILFORD FILM AND TELL US WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU?
I shot this image in La Boqueria Barcelona with a fuji 645 camera. What makes it sp...
My Darkroom
I have always liked the quote of the master printer Ansel Adams “Photography is like music, the negative is the score and the print is its performance”.
Every performance is different. That’s so true, the prints I do now I are often different from the ones I did a few years ago. Better technique, more experience perhaps, but more likely my mood and interpretation of the image has changed.
Good advice
When I was starting my photographic practice I used to buy my ILFORD materials...
Toby Van de Velde takes centre stage this week as the 29th interview in our In Focus series. He was nominated by John Whitmore back in September who described him as 'Constantly producing wonderful analogue images.'
Section 1 - Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
This is a tricky one to answer. Narrowing it down is nigh on impossible.
This is a recent favourite from a couple of months ago, shot on Kentmere Pan 400, shot in my Billora Bell...
A chronic case of GAS
To cut a long story short. In a previous life, i.e. before kids, I suffered a chronic case of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) and ended up as the proud owner of a Richard Ritter 7x17” Ultra Large Format View Camera. As every GAS sufferer believes, buying your way out of limited talent is the only path to follow. The plan was to produce stunning panoramic negatives for Platinum/Palladium contact printing. The combination of huge negatives, old school contact printing and expensive em...