Film AgfaPhoto APX400 @ 1600 I like AgfaPhoto APX400 rated at 800. My data suggests we can push it a little further—I shot a roll at 1600, and feel like maybe we’re hitting the limits for pushing.
Film Film Review: Kodak Double-X (5222) Here’s a film whose charm took me totally by surprise. I had low expectations for Double-X, but its character and tonality have really captured my heart.
Equipment Building a DIY Shutter Speed Tester With a little adventurousness, a few Euros, and a handful of Lego, you too can have your very own (if somewhat janky) shutter speed tester.
Ethics Digital is not the opposite of analog. It’s the complement. Contrary to Apple’s new ad, analog devices aren’t in desperate need of replacement by digital technology like the iPad. The analog and digital worlds complement each other: The best digital technology makes the analog world _better_.
Photo Essays Fascismo Nunca Mais! The crowd—probably over a million people have flooded on Avenida de Liberdade—is chanting, loudly. They are chanting the only chant that matters today. They are yelling it. They are screaming it. Over and over, the same verse without end, vividly, passionately. They mean it. “Fascismo nunca mais!” Parades
Exhibitions Tokyo from the Outside “Japan: In and Out” examines Japan through two lenses: stories from a local and his family, and stories from a foreigner lost in a crowd. I want to share with you my contribution to this exhibit, stories of distance, isolation, and loneliness.
News New Zine! Tokyo from Above “Tokyo from Above”, my latest zine, takes you on a visual journey through the view from a Tokyo rooftop.
Film Ilford FP4 Plus @ 500 Ilford FP4 plus is a great lower speed film that pushes nicely to 500 in a tight pinch.
News Exhibition: Japan In and Out Will you be in Lisbon in the month of April? Then drop by Vintage Dream Cameras and Gallery to view a selection of my street photography, on joint exhibit with the talented Helio Suzuki.
Film A New (and Experimental) Method for Evaluating Film I explore a new method to evaluate film using equipment you may already own, with the goal of improving our digital darkroom workflows.
Film First Impressions: AgfaPhoto APX400 (Pt. 2) Giving AgfaPhoto APX400 a second try, this time rating it at ISO 800—without pushing in development. The results are surprisingly good.
Crown + Flint Crown + Flint R4 🏜️ “The Voice” Crown + Flint R4 is out today for iPhone and Android, bringing a huge increase in stability and speed, and some welcome new functionality.
Crown + Flint Crown + Flint Update Week 13 2024 A new release is coming soon…with improved auto-suggest and more.
Film First Impressions: AgfaPhoto APX400 What if there was a film whose true speed was actually _faster_ than what’s printed on the box? Do miracles like that even happen? Maybe so…
Analog Basics Analog Basics: Film Speed, Box Speed, and Exposure Index Do you wonder what box speed is? Confused by rating film? What even is an exposure index? Let’s get a grip on these concepts and get the most from our film.
Crown + Flint Crown + Flint Update Week 11 2024 The latest news from Crown + Flint, the app for analog photography.
Experiments Relieving the Tedium of Scanning Color Film I find scanning color film to be tedious and error-prone work—but can turnkey solutions turn in better results?
Film Film Review: FOMA Ortho 400 An emulsion with a unique look that really pops outdoors…but it’s prone to overexposure.
Analog Extreme Film Pushing: Ilford HP5 Plus @ 6400 (Pt. 2) Trying once again to push Ilford HP5 plus to 6400, I find more agreeable results. But is it good enough? Spoiler alert: It depends.
Analog Extreme Film Pushing: Ilford HP5 Plus @ 6400 (Pt. 1) What happens if we push Ilford HP5 plus to 6400? Let's fuck around and find out. Spoiler alert: It doesn't go as well as I hoped.
Photo Essays 10 Views of Tokyo Join me to view an entertainment district in Tokyo from above—an ad-hoc collage of the streets of Tokyo reveals the daily life of passersby.
Analog Extreme Film Pushing: Ilford HP5 Plus @ 3200 I like fast film and I cannot lie. So let's push it, push it real good. And see what we get. Today: Ilford HP5 pushed to 3200.
Photo Essays Getting Lost in the Wholesale Markets of Seoul Let's get lost in the back alleys and byways of the markets of Seoul, and lose ourselves among the industrial quantities of goods for sale.
Photography Announcing: Crown + Flint R3 After months of hard work, I'm happy to announce the latest version of my mobile app for analog photographers, Crown + Flint.
News Announcing the Open Film Database I've started a new project, a natural outgrowth of my work on Crown + Flint. My app relies on a database of technical data on film stocks, a database that I currently maintain myself by hand. I've been in the world of open source software for a
