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Cyanotype: a photographic technique from 180 years ago

Cyanotype is one of the oldest photographic processes. A mixture of two chemicals makes paper sensitive to sunlight. The result is a blueprint on paper, fabric or another surface.

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Dokaboek 2.0, all the basics of analogue photography in one book

Analogue photography, a process that took two centuries and disappeared almost completely within a few years at the start of the 21st century due to the rise of the digital camera. But the old technique is back. That is why the time was right for a book covering all the basics: Dokaboek 2.0.

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Mobile darkroom for analogue photographers

Ilford Photo, known for its film rolls, has announced a pop-up darkroom. In this mobile darkroom, you can make prints without having to make the entire room lightproof. In fact, it is a tent that keeps the light out well.

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This is how Ilford film rolls are made

In the 1990s, I photographed with film, developed my own film and printed the photos in my own improvised darkroom, a bathroom made dark with bin bags. I mostly shot Ilford film.

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Kodak Ektar H35: save on analogue film

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Printing Colour Film in the Black-and-White Darkroom

More and more (young) photographers are taking up analogue photography. At least, they are going for 'hybrid' analogue photography. The rolls are shot and sent to a lab, after which the negatives are scanned.

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Solarcan Puck: photographing the path of the Sun

If you take a photo of the sky with an exposure time of several days, you can photograph the path of the Sun. You can't do that with an average camera, but you can with the specially made Solarcan. There is now a new version.

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The Rolleiflex 2.8f White Face Twin Reflex Camera

A Rolleiflex is a twin-lens reflex camera. It has two identical lenses, one you look through from above and one that exposes the film. In this video, Bellamy Hunt from Japan Camera Hunter discusses this camera.

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