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The beauty inside
I am not someone that has been stared at and called beautiful by strangers. People do not look at me and see me as who I am. First glances always lead to a double take and a look of disgust, anger and confusion. When people see me, they don’t attempt to change their perspective and see the beauty inside of me. This kind of experience, existing in a world that doesn’t believe that you have the right to do so, shows up in a lot of my work. Most of my life I have been told that the world...
We are lucky here that so many of our staff are passionate about our products not just because they are proud of the brand but also because they use them themselves. Just like our 6th Behind The Film interviewee Mari.
Who are you? What’s your job title HARMAN technology and how long have you worked here?
I’m Mari Slater-Parry, I’ve been a research scientist at HARMAN since October 2018. I was originally employed on a fixed term grant through the INNOVATE UK scheme, before becoming a permanent member...
Three Exciting New Products
We are pleased to announce the launch of 3 exciting new products. Two of these products support our goal of encouraging and enabling film photographers to take the next step in their analogue journey and experience the creativity and magic of darkroom printing. The third is the perfect holiday season gift for film enthusiasts.
ILFORD Pop-Up Darkroom – Coming Q4 2021
The ILFORD Pop-Up Darkroom is the perfect solution for film photographers who want to print their negatives an...
One of the aspects that took me perhaps the longest to understand about black and white film photography - but, which turned out to have the most impact on my visual style – is that exposure is simply not real in any meaningful way. “Correct” exposure is incredibly subjective, especially true for high contrast lighting conditions where either the shadows or highlights can be exposed for in order to achieve a dramatic scene.
I think there is a greater expectation for colour film to be a representati...
When an image that we share or re-gram gets a lot of interest, we like to get in touch with the photographer and find out a little more about the process that went into creating it.
Le Lac du Brévent
Technical info
Film Used
Ilford XP2
Format
135 35mm
Camera
Olympus OM-10
Lens
Zuikon 35mm f2.8
Exposure time
I don’t really remember, I think it was something like f8 at 1/250 or 1/500
Location
Lac du Brévent, Chamonix-Mon-Blanc, Savoie, Alpes, FRANCE
Firstly, tell us...
A well know part of the film photography community, especially on Twitter where she goes by @justgispy We were thrilled when Margaret Fitzgerald agreed to be the subject of this week's In Focus interview.
Section 1 Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
I can't really say that any one photo I've taken over the years is my favourite, but this one is very memorable.
Rolleiflex-TLR,-Ilford-HP5--Church-of-St.-Philibert,-Tournus,-Burgundy
I...
Time to go green?
As the threat of the climate crisis grows each day - we must strive for sustainability in all aspects of life. But when standing atop a cliff shakily clutching your 5x4 camera, or working under the red light of your local darkroom - sustainability can seem like a distant concern, reserved for those in stuffy offices or holding placards outside of parliament.
As analogue photography has always been eager to embrace innovation in the face of change - is it time to go green?
My name is...
A regular contributor to conversations on film and analogue photography and always happy to share her knowledge and support other photographers. This week's In Focus interview is with Paula Smith.
Section 1 - Background
Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you?
One of my favourite images. This was taken in New Zealand on a crisp sunny winter’s day. The light was beautiful and I loved how it picked up the chicken wire on the jetty. It brings back great memo...
The theme for this weeks #fridayfavourites was #summershots. The sun has been shining, everyone is starting to go on holiday and break up from school, so we want you to share your photographs taken in the sunshine.
@KennethWajda @ILFORDPhoto #believeinfilm #fridayfavourites #summershots #ilfordhp5 #rolleiflex #colorado
@Matthewburt_ #ilfordphoto #summershots #fridayfavourites C: Kodak VR35 F: Ilford HP5plus iso 400
@lemonidasg Nothing feels more like summer, than jumping in the sea. @ILFORDPhoto...
For many years I have been disillusioned with what direction my photography career was moving in. The overwhelming abundance of images from digital capture. The demise in a true art (in my mind anyway) of images being overcooked and very unnatural at times. However thankfully I got back my Mojo by selling every bit of digital kit I owned. It felt like a total weight of my shoulder. I needed this new direction and to learn a totally new discipline.
Taking my work that extra step further
I decided to go to ...