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Tips for removing film from your camera
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Coffee with Crombie – Part 3: Tips for removing film from your camera

 PHOTONewsTV continues it’s exciting new series of videos presented by Crombie McNeill. This series is dedicated to the art of black and white film photography. Crombie will explore shooting, processing and some radical alternative techniques (maybe even with coffee). Not only will Crombie bring you into his processing lab […]

Coffee with Crombie - Part 2: Loading film onto the Paterson Reel
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Coffee with Crombie – Part 2: Loading film onto the Paterson Reel

 PHOTONewsTV kicks off an exciting new series of bi-weekly videos hosted by Crombie McNeill. This series is dedicated to the art of black and white film photography. Crombie will explore shooting, processing and some radical alternative techniques (maybe even with coffee). Not only will Crombie bring you into his […]

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Coffee with Crombie – Learn Film and Canadian Photography History

 PHOTONewsTV kicks off an exciting new series of bi-weekly videos hosted by Crombie McNeill. This series is dedicated to the art of black and white film photography. Crombie will explore shooting, processing and some radical alternative techniques (maybe even with coffee). Not only will Crombie bring you into his […]

Reviews

HARMAN PHOENIX

We now are enjoying beautiful sunny days with gorgeous spring colours everywhere we turn. What a great opportunity to enjoy the spectacular colour renditions of 35mm PHOENIX colour negative film. This film has become one of my all time favourites. Wildly spectacular deep saturated images on sunny days offering an […]

Tutorials

A Simple Step-by-Step Guide to Developing B&W Film at Home

B&W film photography is gaining a new generation of sophisticated photographers who want the  personal experience of making fine art B&W images. The drawback has been processing of B&W film relying on commercial labs. These labs are scarce and expensive and deny photographers the enjoyment of this magical process. Ansel […]

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“Real Photographers Shoot B&W Film”

“Real Photographers Shoot B&W Film” – This quote is from my dear friend Ted Grant Ted had an irreverent sense of humour intended to stir animated conversation, and he was successful in spades! His message was to encourage photographers not to shoot trivial snap shots. Film shooters in general tended […]

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The Harman EZ-35 camera… a huge surprise!!!

When asked to review the HARMAN EZ35 Camera I expected the quirky results similar to a Lomo or Holga camera with associated strong vignetting and an overall lack of snap… NOT SO! This camera is truly a marvellous image maker! These photos are worth a thousand words and speak to […]

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PHOENIX

Great news! A great early Christmas present with the release of PHOENIX 35mm colour negative film… kudos to HARMAN – ILFORD. It’s manufactured entirely by HARMAN/ILFORD.  It is a truly wonderful surprise indicating an ever expanding appreciation for analogue photography. Add to this is the financial commitment indicating a very […]

Destinations

Ghost Towns of the 1898 Klondike Gold Rush

There’s a undeniable mystical appeal to ghost towns. They’re romanticized by Hollywood, countless authors including Canadian Pierre Berton who in conversation inspired me telling me stories about Skookum Jim and ‘Louse City’. Very intriguing and found I them all – well, their remains at least. It was the autumn of […]

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Vanguard VEO 3+ 263 Tripod and the VEO BH-160 Ball Head Review

Agrian’s 4×5 field camera and my Nikon F4 mounted on the centre column in horizontal orientation. I’d been researching for an upgrade professional grade tripod when I was asked to do a review the Vanguard VEO 3+ 263 tripod with the BH-160 ball head. After extensive testing I was so […]