I had an accident last Sunday. The photos on this entry were taken using a bulk Ilford FP4 Plus 125 ISO. But the canister that it was in is the same as the other bulk roll that I have in 400 ISO. So I ended up shooting it as a 400 ISO (camera also set …
Category: Film
Remembering and Letting Go
I saw this ad and I begged to differ. Sometimes, we need to let go people in our lives, especially if the connection does not work anymore. I think what prevents us from doing so is the idea of letting go and losing someone, regardless if they cease to be important. We are social beings …
A Warm Winter (also, a late one)
Taking advantage of the relatively warm weather last Sunday, I went out to Downtown to run some errands (meet friends: never happened, delivered my C-41s, etc.). Sunday in Winnipeg tends to be fairly quiet. Edmonton is quiet too (I guess, I always worked on Sundays when I lived there) and Toronto is no way near …
November snow fall
I had a fresh roll of Ektar 100 and when the first traces of snow showed up sometime in November, thought it was a great opportunity to shoot and capture winter on film. I shot within my block–not too far. I was also playing around with exposures knowing that Ektar leans more to the red …
Going back to my basement darkroom
2012. Midnight was spent with family, the late afternoon was spent at my friend’s house for my goddaughter’s birthday party. Before I move on, I just started developing my own films again. This time I ignored my dislike for math (ratios in this instance) and learned how to measure the ratio between the chemicals and …