Well, this isn’t a name you hear too often in these days of digital, but Kodak is hedging their bets on the renaissance of film, at least with their new movie camera, the Kodak Super 8 Camera. While the camera doesn’t seem revolutionary by any means, the concept of bringing back a mass-market movie camera […]
In Soviet Russia, Picture Takes You!
The history of Soviet Photography isn’t well known in the Western World, especially during the decades following the Communist Revolution and the Second World War during when our greatest enemy was the spread of communism over capitalism. The Cold War raged on for several decades, but amazing photography didn’t die behind the Iron Curtain, in […]
Suspending Time: The Miniature and Landscape Photography of Yoav Friedlander
A moment in time is the movement of light, a retracting, ever-changing illumination photographers chase to expose the world. Israeli photographer Yoav Friedlander’s world is still life, miniature, and landscape photography, which is an exploration of his personal diaspora, and a meditation on constant war. Yoav creates intricate miniatures and introspective landscapes that trigger his […]
One-Step Black and White Monobath Film Developer
If you have ever developed your own black and white images the multiple chemical baths and agitation needed can be a difficult process to master. Although many film photographers have years of darkroom black and white development experience, many of those who have grown up in the digital age may be put off by the […]
Free Lightroom Film Emulation Presets From VSCO Film 00
With the announcement of Adobe Lightroom 6 yesterday, VSCO Film announced a free starter pack called VSCO FILM® 00, a collection of film emulation presets that processes your RAW photos (JPEGs too, but with a few more steps included) into classic film types, including Kodak Gold 100 and Kodak Tri-X. The presets work remarkably well […]
Caught Between Two Worlds: Still Life Photography of Dana Stirling
A poetic photographer is one who romanticizes photography and immerses themselves in the process of image making. In the case of still-life photographer Dana Stirling, her art is driven by a sincere passion to find her identity through photography, to capture moments in time that express more than meets the eye. Stirling has always found […]
Is Kodak Back?
Kodak and their yellow and red packaging were ubiquitous and recognizable during the glory days of film. Kodak had always been on the cutting edge of innovation and technology, and in fact in 1975 a Kodak engineer Steve Sasson invented the digital camera. But with bankruptcy last year and the many miscalculations along the way, […]