Recent Photographs
The latest frames shared by members — every one of them shot on film. Curious what a stock actually looks like? Browse by film.
1986
Pmanzari
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two holer!
Karvelis
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mining camp
Karvelis
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Idle Hands Be the Debbil’s Workshop
PahaPlager
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1982wildcatfan
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Love is in the air
Justin Kruse
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Autos In Motion
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Skyscraper from the street
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Classic Cars of Santa Monica
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Blue Urban Cottage in Santa Monica
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3D glasses optional for shadows
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Pinnacle Gulch Beach - Sonoma Coast, CA
FogdogPhoto
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Analog · Darkroom · Est. on film
Film Photography
A homage to the craft of analog and darkroom photography — a community gallery, a growing directory of film-friendly shops, labs and repair specialists, and writings from the darkroom.
The Featured Photograph
NYC 1986
by Pmanzari
I'm thinking about this image from Pmanzari as we approach 25 years sine 9/11. I'll never forget the chaos of that day. None of us knew what was coming next. I was living in Hawaii at the time, and going to school at the University of Hawaii. A lot of people in Hawaii drive pickup trucks and fly the Hawaiian flag out of the back. I'll never forget that day. Not a plane in the sky, and every pickup truck was flying the American flag.
Where were you when 9/11 happened?
- Camera
- Canon AE1
- Lens
- 50mm
- Film
- Not sure
A Selection from the Gallery
A random draw from everything members have shared — older work as well as new. It changes as you read, and it’ll be different next time you visit.
Gary Duplantier
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Sitting
MarkM
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Hasselblad 80mm f2.8
Ken Mullinix
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Gary Duplantier
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Suzallo Library at the University of Washington
PahaPlager
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Justin
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Prickly Sunlight
1982wildcatfan
♥ 3
Invasive or Beautiful?
Ken Mullinix
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Chalet in Fall
PahaPlager
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County Fair
Pmanzari
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Impression, Sunset. 1985
Pmanzari
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The Palisades
PahaPlager
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Hiking the Angeles National Forest
1982wildcatfan
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"I see nothing, nothing..."
Mick
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Sunshine Music Festival, Diamond Head Crater
Mick
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Wachusett Mountain
Ken Mullinix
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Fiesta flags?
Joezee86
♥ 4
Coney Island Polar Bear Swim
Pmanzari
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Starbucks
Ken Mullinix
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Caught my eye.
Mcguirb1
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Backlight
Terry McDaniel
♥ 4
Product shot outta the ‘80’s
PahaPlager
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Downstream of Palouse Falls
PahaPlager
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Contents of a shelf
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Photographs with the Most Likes
The frames that have collected the most likes from members.
Articles
Essays and practical guides on shooting, developing, and printing film — written from the darkroom, not the spec sheet.
Film Development Times: A Starting-Point Chart
Get all three right and you get a negative that scans and prints easily.
Why Film Photography?
There is a reason I keep coming back to film. A negative is a physical object. When light entered my camera — the light reflected from my subject’s face, from the weather that morning, from whatever was actually there — it passed through the lens and struck silver halide crystals suspended..
Film Photography on a Budget
There's a version of film photography that costs a dollar a frame. Buy a roll of Portra 400, send it to a lab for develop-and-scan, get your files back a week later, repeat. Do that seriously — a couple rolls a week — and you're spending more on photography than on your phone bill.
Film-Friendly Shops & Labs
Camera stores, developing labs, repair specialists, and darkroom rentals — submitted by members and reviewed before they're listed.
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Latest from The Darkroom
Where members work out development times, argue about scanners, and diagnose each other’s light leaks.
Members can start threads and reply. Reading is open to everyone.
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