Happy Birthday, Kodak Tri-X

Kodak Tri-X, as a concept, has been around since the 1940's when it was a 200 ISO b&w sheet film. Because it was their first fast film, when Kodak released the 400 ISO roll film version, the Tri-X name was maintained. Just like Kodak TMAX P3200 revolutionized low light photography in 1989, Tri-X was an...

PANIC! Kodak Film Price Increase!

Danger, Will Robinson, Danger!  Kodak employees are actually attempting to earn a living and sustain their business!  Look out! Yes, the news was all over the interwebs towards the end of 2019; Kodak Alaris formally announced that they are being forced by their supplier to raise the cost of film products in 2020.  The cited...

Downtown Frederick Art Icons Get Hitched!

This spring, I had the pleasure of photographing one of the most fun and inspiring, weddings I've photographed.  Downtown Frederick, Maryland art icons Kayleigh Montgomery and Chris Morris were engaged to be married, and of all the amazing analog shooters in the area, I was fortunate enough to be tapped to cover their festive occasion....

Buy This Book!

I've been combing the used photography book sections for years and of all the inspirational, informative publications out there, I have to tell you, if you're only going to get off the internet for one hard, tangible, funky-smelling used book this year, I wholeheartedly recommend, fully endorse, would buy every film photographer a copy if...

New Kodak Backing Paper

A few weeks ago, I picked up a Yashica A TLR and was eager to test it.  I bought a fresh 5- roll-box of Kodak Tri-X 120. When I opened the film, I was surprised to see that the backing paper design was different and had a waxy sheen to it.  I found that, in...

Celebrating Veterans Day on 35mm Film

Happy Veterans Day, America! To celebrate, I thought I'd share some film photographs of flags and documenting the political rallies I've attended over the years. Enjoy, and thanks to all the soldiers who've put their lives on the line, and given their lives, to maintain our freedom.   Thanks for reading! Follow, Favorite, Like, Add,...

“They’re Coming to Get You, Barbra!”

Do you remember that old black and white zombie movie, Night of the Living Dead?  The famous line was "They're coming to get you, Barbra!"  That movie was released in October of 1968.  That's FIFTY years ago! NotLD was late horror director George Romero's first film.  It was put together on a shoestring budget by...

Happy Birthday Kodak Tri-X!

Kodak Tri-X was originally introduced sometime in 1940 but November 1st, 1954 is the date to remember.  On November 1st, 1954, Kodak released Tri-X in 120 and 35mm formats.  Tri-X was considered a very high-speed film during this time and allowed for quality push processing as well.  Photographers were now free to shoot dim scenes...

Reminiscing: Kodak BW400CN

Shortly before I returned to processing all my own b&w film, I shot Ilford XP2 and Kodak BW400CN when I wanted monochromatic images.  These were the only two chromogenic C41 process films ever on the market to my knowledge.  What this means is that these films created a b&w image but were made up of...