B&W film photography is often considered fine art. It’s characteristics are very different from digital technologies; film is silver based while digital is electronic. Full credit to digital as it has attracted an incredible number of gifted photographers. The world of photography has never been so good. Digital offers a […]
We are pleased to announce the launch of our Kentmere range of films in 120 format. Kentmere black & white photographic films and papers are manufactured by HARMAN technology Ltd at their site in Mobberley, Cheshire. They are subject to the same rigorous processes as the company’s ILFORD branded products […]
Here’s 35mm HP5 PLUS image shot at a whopping ISO 10,000 I could have made this shot at ISO 400. But very much wanted a low key nostalgic mood which is imparted by this exposure/processing technique. Please note, this not for a composition with predominant middle greys (zones 4-5). I […]
1/2000 at f2.8 I could spend hours at this keyboard waxing away about my experiments, tests, those of others, quotes from all sorts of books, advice from the photo pundits, the online stuff etc. etc. and in the end, I’d only have contributed to the confusion. When I was shooting […]
ILFORD PHOTO is proud to share the 2021/22 Student Photographic Competition – NATURAL LIGHT You can download the poster, full competition brief, terms and conditions and entry labels below. >>Student Comp Assets 2021 The competition is open now for entries and will run until the end of February 2022. The […]
Original post on ILFORD As we come to the end of January, a month known to feel exceptionally long, we wanted to share some positive feelings so asked you to show us your #positivenegatives for this week’s #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites. @debrawilsonsays Things that make me smile- snow on hawthorn trees. First darkroom […]
We’ve been excited to see the images for today’s #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #panoramic theme. Again, this was a really popular theme with so many great black and white film images shared. Friday mornings, spent choosing our favourites are one of the highlights of our week! @vphill The Oculus (New York City) Fujifilm […]
Original post on ILFORD A CHRONIC CASE OF GAS To cut a long story short. In a previous life, i.e. before kids, I suffered a chronic case of GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) and ended up as the proud owner of a Richard Ritter 7×17” Ultra Large Format View Camera. As every […]
Original post on ILFORD Toby Van de Velde takes centre stage this week as the 29th interview in our In Focus series. He was nominated by John Whitmore back in September who described him as ‘Constantly producing wonderful analogue images.’ SECTION 1 – BACKGROUND SHARE YOUR FAVOURITE IMAGE / PRINT SHOT ON […]
Original post on ILFORD So many beautiful shots to choose from for this week’s #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #myfavouritefilm theme. It seems you all have your favourites and after looking at some of the images that you shared with us, we can see why. @RyanHK_ I think HP5+ is my all-time favorite… No other film […]
