Since I recently started “scanning” my own film at home, I wondered what differences—if any—could be found between my home processing and professional scanning services I got a year or more ago from BWC.
A hint is above… Continue reading “Pro Scan vs. Home Scan”
I made a few errors with the first production version (mk-1) of the scanner bed:
So I rebuilt it. Continue reading “Scan-O-Matic 7000 mk II”
Most of the time, I have multiple little personal projects going on, all with various levels of importance both to me and in relation to each other. I don’t find this an unusual character trait: it seems as if others operate similarly.
In the sphere of Photography-related projects, I got interested in film shortly after I acquired my the D7000. The iPhone 4-induced photography obsession interest had family sending all manner of cameras my way, one of which was the cute-little Ricoh 35-ZF. I put a roll of film in it and started shooting around a bit. Continue reading “One Roll, Two Years (at least)”
When scanning film with a dslr and hand-built scanning device, exposure—as with all other photography—is very important.
Don’t be impatient when drying film… Continue reading “Mistakes in at-home development, part 2”
With the first attempt at at-home c-41 development, I made the error of failing to fill the tank all the way, with some interesting-ish and potential-filled results.
With the second attempt, though, my errors were somewhat more severe, and with somewhat less-interesting results Continue reading “Mistakes in at-home development, part 1”
Some months ago (16 or 17, now, I guess) I was one of 3,379 people to back Lomography’s Kickstarter project to build a Petzval lens for 35mm cameras.
I received that lens some time ago and made some fun pictures with it; I look forward to making some more. But that’s not what this post is about.
To thank me for my support, Lomography sent a decent coupon (30% maybe) that I didn’t really plan to use—I had enough toys that I rarely played with already—but when their 2013 holiday sales rolled around, I decided to jump in, and ended up grabbing a Refurbished Lomo LC-A and several rolls of film for around $150, quite a deal compared to the usual asking price.
I took my time with the first roll, and finally shot through it while travelling to and from Arkansas to visit Mom in mid December 2013. Continue reading “the Lomo LC-A: a review”
