In my youth, I said if there was a super slow 35mm film, I’d love to use it. After decades of wandering the wilderness of analog processes, I finally discovered Fantôme Kino 8 Black and White film. This film comes from Lomography. Here’s what they say:
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August Magnolia /
I have a small magnolia tree growing in my backyard. I can see it from my desk, and have often said “Gosh, that would be nice to photograph,” but never did because, well, laziness, I suppose. One sunny day last week, after being sick of just looking at it, I took action. I set up a white seamless behind it, brought out my medium and large format cameras, and made a few shots. I’m glad I did. I like the high key element that really separates the living plant from its environment. Nature is a lot more graphic than we give it credit.
Most of my personal artwork is made using film. Not only to I find the end result more pleasing, I like the slower process. These images were made using a Hasselblad medium format camera and a Linhof 4x5 field camera. Film was Ilford Pan-F and FP4 developed in Pyro. Edited images will be for sale at Jessica Hagen Contemporary Art
Cranson Weber Shelley, Amatuer Photographer /
When my Grandmother, Maryann, died, boxes of glass plate negatives surfaced made by her father, Cranson Weber Shelley in the early part of the 20th Century. Most of the images were family photos, made with a 4x5 glass plate camera. Their condition was remarkable considering the amount of time they had been in less than ideal storage conditions.
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