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Tag: Film

  • Commercial Fishing

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    Commercial fisheries still exist, they just don’t catch cod, or those ones offshore of Newfoundland. They catch crab, shrimp, herring, sardines, squid, lobster, and I don’t know what else. The boat in the picture below was docked the whole month of August. I asked my neighbour whether the boat was in use. He replied it…

  • Ferrania

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    Ferrania

    I received an email from Ferrania the other day.  One of their semi-regular updates.   In September 2014 Ferrania launched a Kickstarter Project to fund the recovery of a film processing plant and equipment in Italy.  It was scheduled to be in production the following year, notionally Spring 2015.  The production date remains elusive, yet…

  • A Comparison of Methods

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    A Comparison of Methods

    I currently work with four different types of camera: iPhone, Digital Rangefinder, Medium Format (120 film) and Large Format (4×5 film sheets).  Each one offers a different experience largely influenced by their physical nature (size, weight, etc.) and the level of automation they offer; the more capable the camera, the lower is the number of steps that…

  • Progress Report on Film: Process

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    I’ve paid a lot of attention to film this year.  Setting up a darkroom represented a level of commitment that has been rewarded with better and more consistent results. Consistency is a key objective. With so many variables, strict adherence to a process is essential to develop and maintain control over the results.  With progress…