Bulk Films Today: They See Me Rollin´ and $avin´ – An Addendum:
Bulk films are far from obsolete. While color bulk films are sparse, a plethora of black and white emulsions are available to home loaders today. In this addendum to the article “They See me Rollin´ and $avin´ – A Perspective on Bulk Film Today”, published in the 10th issue of SilvergrainClassics you will find a more complete list of currently available bulk film emulsions.
A Thousand and Thirty Pages Later: Behind SilvergrainClassics Issue 10
We made it to Number 10! A print magazine about analog photography and cinematography wasn’t such a crazy idea after all, it seems. Take a look behind the scenes of SilvergrainClassics issue ten!
Cinematography: The Future of Still Film? SilvergrainClassics Fireside Chat #5
In the early 2000s, motion picture film production was an appendage to still photography in terms of volume; today the tide has turned.
Usman Iqbal – “Capturing al Kout” – Friday Focus
Usman Iqbal - Capturing al Kout by Christopher Osborne. We catch up with Usman Mohammed Iqbal whose "Capturing al Kout" series was featured in the inaugural issue of PhotoKlassik International... Photograph courtesy Waqas AliUsman was born in Kuwait and is technically...
Film digitization – DSLR or scanner?
DSLR film scanning? Or dedicated film scanner? And film scanning and editing software? by Lukas Büsser. A personal story of film digitization - or is my approach still the right one? Epson V850 with Silverfast as DNG file. Converted with Negmaster 2.3.I was born in...
The Long Watch: Fireside Chat with Leica, Bruce Barnbaum, Carmencita Lab & Kosmo Foto
Rewatch the 4th SilvergrainClassics fireside chat with Leica, Bruce Barnbaum, Carmencita Lab and Kosmo Foto. Recorded live on February 6th. Our next fireside chat all about motion picture will be hosted on Zoom on February 20th.
David Collyer – on how he met his Leica M3
David Collyer and his Leica M3 by David Collyer. David Collyer on "How we met"... Unlike a lot of people, I’ve never really been one for giving names to inanimate objects. Thirty-five years ago, I flirted briefly with calling my first car, a beautiful 1967 Triumph...
Mike Breen – New Zealand experimental photographer
Mike Breen - New Zealand experimental photographer by Christopher Osborne. New Zealand photographer Mike Breen has photography flowing through his veins. He is normally a commercial photographer by day although as we speak on WhatsApp video, he is incapacitated...
QWD ECN-2 kit – The backstory
QWD ECN-2 kit backstory by Christopher Osborne. We talk to QWD about their ECN-2 kit, and tell the backstory I spoke to Jeremy Saltry of ًَََQWD on a Saturday. The folk at QWD are packaging 35mm Kodak Vision 3 motion picture film into 35mm cartridges. But much more...
Ned Collyer – Documentary Photographer Filmmaker – Friday Focus
Ned Collyer - Documentary Photographer- Friday Focus by Christopher Osborne. Documentary photographer Ned Collyer is the subject of this week's Friday Focus Ned Collyer is both a student and a documentary photographer. Unusually though, he is already successfully...
Ilford Multigrade RC Portfolio paper review
Ilford Multigrade RC Portfolio paper review by Christopher Osborne. Ilford announced a new premium quality RC photographic paper on the 19th January. We have just tried it out...Ilford announced the upgrade to their Multigrade RC Portfolio paper on January 19th. They...
Anna Kipervaser – Experimental Filmmaker – Friday Focus
Anna Kipervaser - Experimental Filmmaker - Friday Focus by Christopher Osborne Experimental filmmaker Anna Kipervaser is the subject of this week's Friday Focus It turns out that one has to be a special kind of person to be in the group that are refered to as...