As a child I fell in love with the magic of the darkroom and of making Gelatin Silver prints. Watching a print develop fascinated me. In high school I had access to a darkroom working with 620 film (2.25 X 3.25 inch roll film.) and, consequently, I studied photography at Rochester Institute of Technology, School […]
This week’s #fridayfavourites theme was #croppednegs. When we take our negs into the darkroom or, share them on social media we often crop to show part of the frame, it was exciting to see how you chose to crop your negatives. @justgipsy #croppednegs Cropped scan of full negative print, and full scan of print. […]
HOW IT BEGAN I’m a great believer in serendipity. I was visiting a friend to deliver a print that she’d bought from me. At the time I was taking a lot of photos of graveyards, and she offered to show me a derelict cemetery which had been left hanging in the undergrowth on the banks […]
Dave’s photograph received so much engagement and interest when we shared it to Instagram, we had to get in touch so that we could ask how he created this shot. – Technical info – Film Used ILFORD XP2 Super 120 Format 6×6 Medium format Camera Mamiya 6 Lens 55mm f4 Exposure time 4½ minutes Other […]
I am Hannah, the newest member of the ILFORD Photo team. This week I got to choose #ILFORDPhoto #FridayFavourites. What a great start, as this week we are celebrating international women’s week and our theme was #sheshootsilford. Thank you to everyone who has submitted this week, had so many amazing entries. […]
Our 56th In Focus interview is with Brazilian experimental photographer Breno Barros. Nominated by Clara Araujo, Breno shoot underwater portraits on film searching for experiential processes that defy traditional photography boundaries. Section 1 – Background Share your favourite image / print shot on ILFORD film and tell us what it means to you My favourite […]
