Film emulsion

There's a multitude of emulsions available, even after a lot of them have been discontinued. Each one reacts a little differently to light, both in terms of requiring more or less light, but also in terms of reacting in various unique ways to light.

Another Kodak film discontinuation notice16 years ago

A Kodak letter got scanned and passed around the Internet and it looks like another emulsion is gone -- Ektachrome 400X this time. They make some pains to explain that families of film other than 400X are not actually dead in the letter.

How to crossprocess, a beginner's guide18 years ago

While there's still ample availability of cameras, film, and people to develop it, everybody should give crossprocessing a shot at least once! I've written about it before; it's a great way to force yourself to not shoot completely realistic pictures.

Candlestick Point and Hunters Point17 years ago

Candlestick point, the 101, Bayview, and the old Hunters Point naval shipyard, in a stitched panorama.

Elea17 years ago

A headshot of Elea

Vulnerability and power17 years ago

Jinx1313 looking up at the camera

Ektachrome 400X16 years ago

A long exposure Ektachrome 400X night shot.