Original post on ILFORD A CHRONIC CASE OF GAS To cut a long story short. In a previous life, i.e. before kids, I suffered a chronic case of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) and ended up as the proud owner of a Richard Ritter 7×17” Ultra Large Format View Camera. As every […]
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Original post on ILFORD Toby Van de Velde takes centre stage this week as the 29th interview in our In Focus series. He was nominated by John Whitmore back in September who described him as ‘Constantly producing wonderful analogue images.’ SECTION 1 – BACKGROUND SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE / PRINT SHOT ON […]
It’s weird, if not taboo to tell someone that I learnt to shoot digital before learning how to shoot film. I guess this may be the case for many of us in the digital era of photography. My journey into photography is what I like to call a beautiful accident […]
As well as being a photographer and darkroom printer, our 27th ‘In Focus’ interviewee Max Bedov also custom makes darkroom equipment based on his years of experience. BACKGROUND SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE / PRINT SHOT ON ILFORD FILM AND TELL US WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU? This frame was taken […]
Welcome to the 5th video in our series of ‘how to’ darkroom guides which we have created to help you to take the next steps in your black and white darkroom printing journey. Split Grade Printing is a technique that uses more than one Multigrade filter grade to create your […]
ROCKING THE TRAY! My journey with photography began as a child while spending wondrous hours with my father, a gifted portrait photographer, in his darkroom in the amber glow of the safe lights. It was astonishing to watch an image blossom to life in the developer, sometimes I even got […]
Original post on ILFORD PHOTO We are all familiar with the more ‘standard’ films in our range such as our PLUS and DELTA PROFESSIONAL brands. However, some of our films are a little bit different from the norm, and these #specialistfilm shots are what we asked you to share for […]
Original post on Ilford Photo We’ve really enjoyed this series and finding our more about some of the members in our community. Although we are moving out of Lockdown now we will be keeping it running, just in a slightly different format, so keep an eye out for the changes in […]
Original post on Ilford Photo INHERENT BIAS Photography has long been used strategically as a tool and method of capturing and sharing slices of truth, small morsels of reality, inherently containing the bias of the photographer. By making decisions about what to shoot, how to shoot, what to edit, how […]
As we’re heading towards the end of May, we thought it was the perfect time to ask you to share your #bestshotsofar for this week’s #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites. @Virgil_Roger I guess my #bestshotsofar was indeed taken on #ilfordfilm! #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites That’s Kentmere 400 pushed to 1600 . @thoobill My favourite FP4 Party […]