Guides to analog photography - from vintage camera to dark-room
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Guide to vintage photo papers
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Is it worth to use old expired analog paper? Sure it does! Does forty (or more!) years old analog paper works? Sure it does! READ MORE how to expose it, how to develop and which one to choose?
How to get working vintage paper?
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Kodak D166 developer, solution for smoky vintage analog photographic papers
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You can do some magic yourself! Wouldn't be satisfying to create your own developer? Plus the one that will help you to work with old smoky vintage photography papers? Ingredients are easy to obtain in chemistry shop and formula is even more easy to follow. READ MORE how to do it and good luck! It works!
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how to reduce smoke on vintage analog photographic paper?
What to do? First, try manipulate exposing and developing time. I have found that some of vintage analog photographic papers (especially documenti... -
What is the problem with vintage photographic papers?
Overexposed Can't do anything with idiots that have found a box of old papers in a basement, don't know completely what is it, didn't read en... -
Why use vintage expired photographic papers?
Because they have a soul. If you remember golden era of analog photography, do I need to explain? If you are child of digital revolution, but you ...
So you want to be analog photographer? Or are you?
Is it worth to use old expired firms?
Sure it does!
Does forty years old film works? How to expose it? What will be the effect of using it in camera? How to develop it then?
Surprise in a box - old photo papiers found in granpa basement
You never know what you will get once you found it. The best way is to check it yourself, and this is what I love to do: give old, vintage photographic paper another life
Hitchhiker's guide to analog cameras
"What camera I should buy" is the common question asked on all analog groups and forums. What is best camera for new starters?
Simple answer in simple quiz
Building your own dark room.
Develop yourself, lab is bad. Don't scan for Instagram sharing. Don't do half way. Be positive and galatin-print positive on photographic paper. Be yourself by yourself. In your own dark-room. Just a few steps and you there. From film to print.
Those are not a cheap thing
Seeing dolphins during your first ever yacht sail on Adriatic See is priceless. Printing your vintage camera shot, using home made developer and 80 years old paper is not a cheap thing. But still it is not a trickery, but cold calculation based on facts
One more box to make it fit
Blah blah blah but there is a word to say about philosophy behind analog photography. RGB pixel has changed photography and made it common and available. Great! Analog is still a magic trick that need respect, so sit back, relax and enjoy the ride
