December 2011
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Happy 2012!!!
We can’t believe it has been a year since we started this collective and how far we have come since then. Thanks to all the support we received from all of you, our explorations into film photography have gone further than any of us expected. We have learned so much and met so many wonderful people in the past year. 2011 was a blast.
Looking forward to another great year full of film...
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620 cameras = L.O.V.E!
Shanghai GP3 Negative 100 on Kodak Duaflex II
The Kodak Duaflex II is a recent addition to my growing 620 box camera collection. As with the others, I love this camera for its simplicity and vintage charm.
Produced between 1950 and 1954, the Duaflex II was a very popular camera, constructed of aluminum and plastic with a fixed single element 75mm f/15 Kodet lens. (There is another...
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Surf all day...
Kodak Ektachrome 200 on Blackbird Fly
Another submission from the lovely Lady May Rodrigo of Philippines, this time featuring surfer dudes in Zambales! Yup, while our continental readers are swathed in winter gear, we South East Asians are either getting all wet or extremely dried up in this unpredictable monsoon season. But now’s the time when the waves are huge and surfing...
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Movember! So, did you grow yer own 'stache??
Ilford XP-2 400 on LOMO LC-A+
Over here in the UK we’ve just finished Movember - where our menfolk are encouraged to grow a moustache for a whole month, all to raise money and awareness for men’s health (specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men). My friend Lloyd took up the challenge this year,...
Anonymous asked: I've actually done the opposite of what you recommend: getting an SLR then trying toy cameras! However, I've shot some good stuff and it's made me love film and your film index has helped me so much to experiment with stuff! However, I'm wanting to get myself a cheapie slr on ebay and experiment with that. Do you have any suggestions for weeding out the good stuff from the bad,...
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Beautiful Arizona
Fujichrome Sensia 100 on Vivitar UWS
I love the combination of Fuji Sensia 100 slide film, cross-processed, and the Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim (UWS), for particular landscapes and subjects.
Fuji Sensia typically produces a purple/red color shift when cross-processed, which worked beautifully with the Arizona landscape. These images were taken in the...
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Lion City
Shanghai B&W 100 on Holga 120 GCFN
Though I don’t give a shit about which layer of the cloud a skyscraper could reach or having to carve ‘I was here’ on the wall of the most expensive hotel in the world, I still feel the need to take a ‘proof’ picture of my recent visit to Singapore.
So there I was taking pictures of Marina Bay Sands hotel from the...
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Best Photography Books of 2011
(from Pilgrimage)
(from The Lost Beatles Photographs)
(from South African Township Barbershops)
(from Hurricane Story)
Check out this amazing list of some of the best photo books released this year. The year is almost over but it is not too late to get hold of these wonderful collection of pictures by talented photographers from across the globe. I am actually happy to see some of the...
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The "Nothing" Camera
Fujichrome Sensia 100 on Vivitar Ultra Wide & Slim
When I first got my hands on a Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim (aka UWS) I thought “wow, there is nothing to this camera!” And really, it is so small, lightweight, and basic there really is nothing to it. But this 35mm all-plastic “nothing” camera, with its fixed-focus wide-angle 22mm f/ll lens produces...
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Auckland calling
Fujicolor 200 on Canon EOS 300 (Rebel 2000), Pentax Asahi SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4
Another submission from the fabulous Amanda Lee of LUX | noir, this time in perfect autumn shades. We at CGSF absolutely love the colors, it’s just so sexy.
Amanda says,
I was wandering around the central business district in Auckland with some other photographers, and I...
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Light vignetting can be cool too
Fujifilm Neopan 400 on Zenit E (self-developed) (D-76, 1+1, 9.5 mins)
My first roll done at home!
I used the Helios44 50mm f/2 lens on these, which is a gorgeous lens - these are all taken near where I live, along the corridor of green space and old industrial buildings running from the city up to the...
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Collaborate on a collage inspired by U2's Achtung...
Check out this latest contest on Talenthouse!!! Head over here for more details on how you too can be a winner.
U2’s official designer, Shaughn McGrath and photographer, Anton Corbijn will select 15 submissions which will be created into a collage and featured on U2.com. The winners will earn global exposure for their work which will be promoted across U2’s social media channels...