From the time the first photographer figured out how to transfer an image for prosperity, inventors have worked diligently to improve photographs. With machines growing smarter by the day, it isn’t surprising the ways digital imaging has changed in recent years. Not only are images captured and saved in higher resolutions than ever before, but […]
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FREE LUTs for Super 8 Footage
When we first started shooting super 8, we did it all out of passion… and had very little knowledge of the process. We barely knew how to shoot super 8 film, let alone how to deal with the post-production of it. After trial and error, we’ve learned how to shoot, edit, and color grade super […]
Continue readingFREE Film + Analog Lightroom Presets from Equalitools
When it comes to photo editing – you can never have too many tools in your workshop! In college, I took a painting class and my professor always used to say, ‘put a little bit of every color on your palette when you go to paint – even if you think you might not use […]
Continue readingFilterGrade Super 8 Films
Recently we’ve been diving back into the super 8 realm and we’ve been loving it more than ever! Now that we have a little more knowledge about the medium (compared to when we started) – we’re able to shoot with less anxiety and doubt, and more with confidence and precision. We wanted to create a […]
Continue readingHow to Develop Color Slide Film at Home (E6 Process)
Anddd…. we’re back. After developing color negative film and black and white film at home for the past 4 years, I finally learned about color positive film (I don’t know what took me so long). I had heard of color positive film in the past – mainly when I developed a roll of color positive […]
Continue readingLessons I Learned When I Bought My First Film Camera
Even before I had purchased my first film camera, I always had a love for film. The whole process. Loading the film into the camera, firing the shutter, using the film advance lever, scanning, developing, the whole nine yards. I think the reason I was so captivated by film, like many others, because it was so […]
Continue reading3 FREE Film Borders for Your Instagram Stories
Ever see someone post a story on Instagram with a cool film border effect along the edges? There are tons of different film border effects out there and people use them all the time in their Instagram stories whether they’re posting photos or videos. Today we’ve put together 3 FREE film borders to help you […]
Continue readingAccidental Light Leaks with 35mm Film: How I Accidentally Made Some Really Cool Light Leaks on Kodak Ektar 100 at Home
It’s funny how making mistakes has helped me to make some of my best images, especially when working with film. Over the weekend, I was at home developing some film when I made a mistake that I had thought cost me a whole roll of film. I decided to go through with developing just in […]
Continue readingWhat Happens When You Cross Process Color Negative Film?
As a film enthusiast, I’m always looking to find new ways to create photos – whether it be through a new photographic process, a new developing technique, a unique scanning method, etc… Over the past month I decided that I would try out developing some Kodak Portra 400 film with Kodak’s d76 developing solution. Going […]
Continue readingHow to Emulate a Polaroid Emulsion with DASS Transfer Film
An in-depth article by Kerry Kirkpatrick of Kirkpatrick & Co. Specialty Printing on the processes for emulating polaroid emulsion to a variety of surfaces such as wood, metal, and more. What is a Polaroid Emulsion? Polaroid Emulsion Transfers commonly referred to as Emulsion Lifts, is an image transfer process where the instant image is removed […]
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