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  Ross Jenkinson: Photography

Photography: Ross Jenkinson makes the English countryside look dreamy

We English-folk are told from an early age all about “England’s green and pleasant land”, but seldom do we actually sit back to enjoy the famed views we’re so lucky to have access to, not least because they’re so seldom visible through rainclouds and fog which dominate the landscape. Fortunately we’ve got Australian-born, London-based photographer Ross Jenkinson on hand to capture those momentary glimpses of beauty that our drizzly country has to offer. His dreamy shots take full advantage of the light, encompassing luscious green meadows and rocky mountains to create an atmosphere taken straight from the hymn Jerusalem. We starting to wonder if perhaps we should get out more.

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  Ross Jenkinson: Photography

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Further reading:

www.rossjenkinson.com

Rachel Dowda

I am a 22 year old college student that resides in South Florida. I love all kind of art and reading and writing and biking and anything beautiful I love being quiet and myself and I am a whisper kind of person, somewhat shy of noise.

Since when do you do photography?
I started taking pictures back in the myspace days in 2005, where my friends and I would do silly photo shoots with my point and shoot camera. In 2008-09 I went through a really hard time where I was lonely, and desperately needed an outlet for all the horrible emotions I was feeling. I was at Costco, and bought photoshop on a whim, playing around, doing horrible editing of wings, etc. (hah!) A few months later I sold my clarinet of 9 years and bought a DSRL. I started a 365 project in 2010, and now its just history.

Why do you do mostly film?
In 2010 I bought a Canon AE-1 off of EBAY on a whim and completely fell in love with film. I love the permanence of it, and how you have one chance to capture a fleeting moment. I love the grain and scratches and all the imperfections that somehow mirror my life and thoughts.

What camera did you start with, and what cameras do you use now?
My first DSLR was a Sony A200 with the kit lens and a 50mm, but now I use a Canon T2i. The lenses I have for my Canon are a 30mm f/1.4, a 50mm f/1.8, and a 24mm f/2.8.

My first film camera was an awful broken Minolta. Now I use a Canon AE-1 with a 50mm lens, a Instax Wide, and various little thrift store cameras.

What makes you want to keep shooting?
I take so much joy in capturing the beauty around me. I love having people seeing photos I’ve taken of them, and have them feel beautiful. I love turning the ordinary into something extraordinary. I just love creating and writing, and photography has jumped into my life and turned into something I don’t think I can live without.

Do you have any tips for someone who’s just picking up a camera?
Keep shooting. Find photographers you love and become inspired. Take on a project, whether a 52 week, a 365, or anything that will keep you going. Even if you feel like you aren't improving, keep going because one day you will wake up and be pleasantly surprised at how far you’ve come.

Anh Huy - 5 things I love about Film

Anh Huy - 5 things I love about Film

Born in 1975, Hanoi/Vietnam based architect and photographer Anh Huy first got his film camera since 12/12/2012, it's a Nikon FM with a NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 AI-s lens. "I got 2 more of film cameras for now, they're Olympus OMG and Praktica MTL5b." Huy says.

And here, 5 reasons why he loves shooting film:

1. B (Body). I love film cameras and their designs. But today, I don't think people still used them to give picturesque photographs. So I was finding out about film cameras and film photography. My first film camera was a Nikon FM and I love it so much.

2. C (Color). When I was researching about film photography, I know chupanhdao.com and I love the colors of images on this page so much. So I find out everything about film photography via chupanhdao.com. Of course, there are some other websites/blogs related to film photography but chupanhdao is a useful blog for those who are searching for film photography.

3. D (Double exposure). I don't know much about photography so I might not know this technique if I didn't find out about film photography (later I have known that digital cameras have this technique too.) Many photographs were using double exposure or multi exposure techniques are awesome!

4. P (Price). It's cheap to own a film camera such as my Nikon FM. Prices for films and developing them in the lab are cheap too. There are cheap prices for various films, it's favorable for new analogue shooters.

5. S (Scan). Learning about film photography, I have known there are some labs can scan films to digital files. It's a big advantage for amateurs like me. Without them I'm afraid to join shooting film.

Film Photography by Tobias Teich

Film Photography by Tobias Teich

Tobias Teich is a photographer based in Braunschweig, Germany. He loves to take analog photos and ride his bicycle. His last photo project was a trip by bike from Braunschweig to Riga. Below is a selection of his work:

Photographer Spotlight

Meet Diyosa, a self taught photographer from the Bay Area in California, USA, who loves medium and large format photography.

"I started my photography life through digital. I began as a mom with a cute kid who wanted to document her life. Through this I discovered Flickr and the wonderful community it had."

Diyosa started shooting with a DSLR in 2005: "I learned with other fresh photographers and those more experienced who were more than willing to share knowledge. I eventually fell down the hole of film photography and was instantly hooked." This was in May 2009 when Diyosa started shooting medium format as well, and just recently, in Speptember 2013, she started "the large adventure seriously" when she got the Aero Ektar from Lauren Rosenbaum.

"My favorite form is definitely portrait photography. As cliché as it sounds I love capturing people in the now. What they looked like at that moment because they will never look exactly like that or have that exact expression ever again. This is particularly true for the children. Film also provides a rawness that I feel is lost in digital."

One of the wonderful aspects of Diyosa’s photography journey is that she can share it with her boyfriend DowntownRickyBrown. She tells us that they both got seriously into film photography and taught themselves how to develop both color and black and white film. Sharing this experience has been a vital part of their development.

"The best thing about our relationship is neither of us is afraid to fail or try new things. Film photography is a finnicky beast and there are many opportunities for failure along the way from loading the film wrong. To shooting wrong. To unloading wrong and developing wrong. Ricky is known for being incapable of loading film on to a reel so I always load. He’s also killed a few rolls by adding chemicals in the wrong order (fixer before developer)."

"We each sponge information off Flickr and online and share it with each other. We spend many hours sharing what we learn with one another and consider our quality time either camping and adventuring to take photos or developing/scanning and looking at photography."

Above is one of the large format contraptions Diyosa uses to take her images.

Much of what Diyosa learns from film development is from the combined information she finds on Flickr and on subject specific websites. "Lauren Rosenbaum is a huge film inspiration to me. Giving me not only knowledge but also photography gear." When it comes to inspiring groups, "the most influential Flickr groups include the Kodak Aero Ektar group because it showed me the power and capability of our favorite lens. I also like the general Medium Format (film only) group."

She also highly recommended the website digitaltruth.com, as it "provides development times for every combination of film/developer and it’s an essential resource for us." Another way Flickr has helped Diyosa through learning photography is posting her successes or failures with a photo to get feedback from the community:

"Light leaks, issues in development; [other members] would comment on the photographs and give me input or insight and encouragement. Flickr gave me the confidence to try medium format and eventually large format through the supportive community and endless threads of information."

 

 

In closing we asked Diyosa for advice she would like to share with all of you, and she said "Don’t be afraid to take bad photos. Just make photos. Look for the light and shoot thoughtfully but don’t be afraid to take risks. Try alternate formats and processes. Mistakes happen. Sometimes happy accidents but sometimes complete and total loss of rolls. Gear matters less than getting out to make photos!"

 by Kay Kremerskothen

35mm BW - Kodak Technical Pan Film!

    

Item Description

The Film Photography Project is amazingly happy to offer 35mm hand-rolled Kodak Technical Pan (or plain 'ol "Tech Pan" as frequent shooters call it!)

Supply has been stored frozen by experienced film shooters. Supply is limited!

35mm / 20 exp / iso 25 / no DX coding

above: Tech Pan in action! A leaf of a big Monstera vine in the Matthaei Botanical gardens conservatory by Mark O'Brien / Minolta X-700, Tamron 90mm Macro

What is Tech Pan? “Technical Pan was an almost panchromatic black-and-white film produced by Kodak. While it could reproduce the visible light spectrum, it leaned to the red, and so unfiltered outdoor shots would render blues, most notably the sky, with additional darkening and reds with some lightening. These unique characteristics have not been replicated. It was generally used as a very slow film, rated at ASA 25 or even 16, although it could be rated at up to ASA 320 with a distinct loss of tonal range and a bunching of shadow and highlight detail. This film had unmatched fine grain, especially when rated at a low speed, and made excellent enlargements while preserving fine details.” More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_Pan

above: "The quality from a Tech Pan negative never fails to amaze me" says Mark O'Brien

What the friends of The FPP say:
Mat Marrash says – "Tech Pan is a magical emulsion. It has the resolution to make 35mm look like 120, 120 look like large format, and large format to take your enlargements where they've never gone before. If you're never tried Tech Pan, I urge you to get a roll and your fastest glass and get shooting!"

above: Tech Pan image by Leslie Lazenby / Mamiya M645, Mamiya - Sekor C 80mm, on tripod / Processed in Technidol LC, time and temps not recorded

Leslie Lazenby says – “this stuff is so sharp it will cut you.”
Mark O’Brien of the Random Camera Blog says – “TechPan -- when shot and processed as a pictorial film, gives tremendous resolution as there is virtually no grain.  It is hard to beat for landscapes and architectural photography.  No other 35mm film gives you nearly large-format results on a single frame.”
Dan ("Nano_Burger" on Flickr) says: "Tech-Pan is microfilm optimized for pictorial photography. It has all the advantages of microfilm...ultra fine grain, superior resolution and high contrast. However, the real difference is its extended red sensitivity that gives the film a unique look that cannot be replicated with regular microfilm and filtering (believe me..I have tried). It renders skin tone in a flattering manner prized by high fashion photographers. The theory is that since it sees deeper into the red, it sees deeper into the skin to smooth out any irregularities and give a flawless look."

"The Old Dog" shot by Nano Burger on Tech Pan. "Nothing like high contrast film to really highlight the gray on our black dog."

How can I process Tech Pan? You can send your film to The DarkRoom or do home processing.
Regarding home processing Mark says: “ Develop in Technidol if ya have it, otherwise, the Photographers Formulary TD-3, or Dektol 1:10 for 5 min.
Dan says: "There is no particular trick to developing in a small tank environment. It is of normal thickness and loads easily in rachet plastic or steel reels. You need to use a soft working developer to get near normal contrast. Kodak used to make Technidol specifically for the film and can still be found today, but they don't make it anymore. There are many replacements such as TD-3 from Photographers Formulary that will do essentially the same job. My personal favorite is Perceptol LC (an Ilford product). It has the benefit of enhancing the speed of the film so you can rate it at 50 ISO instead of 25 ISO. Regular developers can be used as well if you don't mind the high contrast. Another option is to use dilute developers in stand development. The massive development chart has all sorts combinations you can try."
Other developers? “The thing with Tech Pan is that you want to tame the contrast for pictorial work. D76 will definitely be too contrasty a developer. You will get full tonality with the Technidol LC (low-contrast) developer (as well as the TD-3).  Rodinal 1:50 also works, but i do not recall the times.