Posts Tagged ‘film’
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I first encountered VSCO (Visual Supply Company) through my friend Benjamin last year. I did not give it much thought about its capabilities back then, for some strange reason.
This afternoon, I revisited the website and wondered how is it that I managed to overlook such a cool product.
If you have been shooting digital and wondered just what you need to do to achieve the amazing colors of film like Kodak Portra 400 and Tri-X, then VSCO's film emulation is the product for you.
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I'll make no secret that I am quite the fan of Jose Villa and his approach to wedding photography, shooting exclusively on film and such.
So when Lydia and Shuohan came knocking on my door to help them with their ROM shoot, I jumped at the opportunity. It got better when Lydia was willing to experiment with film for the shoot.
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My Hasselblad 160mm f/4.8 CB finally arrived last month so I took it out for a walk.
However, I find myself shooting most of the time with my 60mm f/3.5 CF instead. It makes sense, because the 60mm is a 35mm equivalent on a 135mm DSLR and that makes it a really good walk-around lens.
In fact, I used the 60mm for most of my shots in China and the now-sold 150mm occasionally.
Read MoreI stumbled upon this CNN Special and its first few seconds sent a chill down my spine.
The scene: A young girl verbally commands her computer to search for the term 'analog photography' and the machine returns a search result taking viewers back the birth of film photography in the 19th century.
The video then brought us to five individuals (including Magnum photographer Elliot Erwitt) from different background sharing their take on film photography with us.
Read MoreLast week I helped a friend to take some theatre headshots for casting usage. So I make full use of the opportunity to try out my Hasselblad system, on top of my deliverables.
Read MoreFinally had the time to try out my 56E extension tubes since I bought them in March. I must say that these tubes are freaking hard to use. While they let you go really up close to your subject, the shallow depth of field is really unforgiving and makes it hard to nail a sharp image.
Read MoreI've been on the Hasselblad mailing list since I got the H3Dii-31 back in 2009 (sold to my former biz partner since) so I get their monthly newsletter. Recently, they did a revamp and made it easier to look at works by fellow owners.
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Over the week I had the opportunity to use two high-end dedicated film scanners - Hasselblad Flextight 343 and Nikon Coolscan 9000 ED. So I decided to run a simple comparison between the both of them using the same negative.
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So I got myself an Epson V700 from a fellow Clubsnapper at a very good price (620 instead of 900 first hand). It makes sense that I put in some effort to run some tests and justify the purchase.
The image above is scanned and enhanced using contrast, curves (exposure) and high pass filter (sharpening).
Read on to see how that fare against a typical SGD 13 lab scan from fotohub.
Scanning film is a film-lover's biggest enemy. Either you pay a ridiculous amount of money to get yourself a good scanner or spend a ridiculous amount of money paying other photo stores to scan for you. I am not a big fan of sending my film to a photo store to scan my film. It does not make any financial sense to pat SGD20 to scan one roll of 120 film when at SGD 300 you can land yourself a decent (but not the best) film scanner in the form of Canoscan 9000f. Buying a good scanner like the Epson V700, however, will set you back SGD 900 bucks. Either way, you lose out money. So I decided to do some research on things I ought to know when buying a scanner. Hopefully with these info, it will help me in making a better choice.
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