07 Jun
AUTOCHROME, EQUIPMENT, ON THE FIELD

Rebuilding the Lumière Cinematograph: An Interview with François Thibault

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For those of us who work with historical photographic processes, there is something deeply fascinating about the pioneers who laid the foundations of our craft. Few names carry as much weight as Auguste and Louis Lumière. Best known as pioneers of cinema and inventors of the Autochrome process, their influence on photography and moving images continues to be felt more than a century later. While many photographers have studied the Lumière brothers' achievements, very few have attempted to understand their inventions by recreating them from the ground up. François Thibault is one of those rare individuals. A visual arts and film...
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24 May
EMULSION, ON THE FIELD, PRINTING PROCESSES, Zebra Dry Plates

The Revenge of Analog: Why I Trade a 30 FPS for Hand-Poured Glass Plates?

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Shadows Captured in Silver: The Creative Awakening of a Modern Glass Plate Photographer What if the most radical step forward in your photography meant looking back a hundred years? In a world where digital cameras fire off thirty pristine frames a second, every image risks becoming disposable. Algorithmic perfection has stripped away the soul of the craft, leaving many of us feeling like operators of a machine rather than creators of an art form. If you are craving a deeper, more tactile connection to your imagery where every single exposure demands your full presence, intellect, and heart, the answer isn’t a newer...
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20 May
AUTOCHROME, EMULSION, EQUIPMENT, ON THE FIELD, PRINTING PROCESSES, Uncategorized, WET PLATE PHOTOGRAPHY, Zebra Dry Plates

Why ProFilm Meter May Be the Most Complete Light Metering App for Film & Plate Photography?

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The Exposure System Built for Film, Dry Plate, Wet Plate, and Alternative Photography! Today, after months of development, field testing, and beta testing together with photographers from the analog community (a huge thank you to all the testers who helped shape the app along the way), we are incredibly excited to officially launch ProFilm Meter on both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. This is not just another light meter app. ProFilm Meter was built specifically for photographers working with film, dry plates, wet plate collodion, cyanotype, infrared materials, RA4 and alternative photographic processes the kinds of materials most modern...
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01 Oct
EQUIPMENT, KICKSTARTER, ON THE FIELD, Zebra Dry Plates

Design Finalised – Zebra Daylight Processing Tanks Enter Production

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Since wrapping up our 1100% funded Kickstarter campaign in early July, things at the Zebra workshop have been moving quickly. Instead of pausing to celebrate, we’ve taken all the energy and excitement and poured it directly into finalising the design of the Zebra Daylight Processing Tanks. I’m thrilled to share that the final prototype is now complete, and we have over 600 tanks currently in production. Our goal from the very beginning was simple: to build a processing system that is not only easy and fast to use, but also safe, reliable, and durable enough to last a lifetime. If you’ve been...
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14 Feb
EMULSION, EQUIPMENT, ON THE FIELD, Uncategorized

Large Format Landscape Photography in Pouring Rain

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Two weeks ago I launched commercially available hand coated 4x5 glass dry plates meaning I spent a lot of time in my shipping container darkroom producing, packing and sending them all around the world. It's an incredible honor to be able to bring some history back and produce light sensitive materials that others can make images with. If you would like to try them out they are available in my Store. I really love doing it but I also love to be out in the field and explore the nature. It has been a while since I packed my camera...
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13 Dec
DARKROOM BUILD, EMULSION, EQUIPMENT, ON THE FIELD

Getting soaked in a Mystical foggy forest with Kodak Brownie No.3A

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The last week after all the snow has melted has been extremely foggy and rainy. I live very close to the forest and enjoying its peacefulness by long walks is part of my daily routine. I admire nature and learn something from it every day. It just amazes me how complex and yet genius it is. Everything is connected and working in complete harmony just like the finest swiss clock. Specially trees are the ones that seem so static and not doing much. But remember nature is extremely dynamic, always on the move! My interest towards trees brought me to...
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21 Sep
EMULSION, EQUIPMENT, ON THE FIELD, OTHER

Exploring the Canyon with Large Format Camera

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What a great time I had exploring the Pekel Canyon in central Slovenia with my 4x5 camera and hand coated glass dry-plates. It was a cloudy day just calling for some long exposures. I packed my 4x5 Intrepid camera + holders filled with hand-coated glass dry-plates and headed for an adventure. I hiked along the waterfalls of Pekel Canyon in the hearth of Slovenia. Made an exposure and developed it in my Container Darkroom. Along the way I also filmed everything for you :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne23W2_XSsY&t=1s
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