Getting Started Large format cameras are very simple yet very powerful imaging devices. If you are organised and methodical, they are straightforward to use, and… Read More »A Beginner’s Guide to the Large Format Film Camera.
Family photography with a view camera is challenging. You don’t get many chances to get it right and you depend wholly on the complete co-operation… Read More »Family Photography with a View Camera.
Most cameras, especially older ones, have their own idiosyncracies and it takes a while to get used to them. When I bought my Minolta… Read More »Minolta Autocord TLR Review – Part 2 – One Year On.
Although it looks like a TLR, the Voigtlander Brilliant is actually a box camera with a TLR style viewing system. The Voigtlander Brilliant was… Read More »Voigtlander Brilliant f7.7 – First Impressions
Lighting Can Make or Break a Portrait This might look like a relatively straightforward shot, but it is trickier than most people think to… Read More »Portrait -How I got the Shot – Analogue Studio Photography – Mell
I bought my Minolta Autocord on something of a whim. I had been searching for a ‘walkaround’ film camera for a while. Compact cameras were… Read More »Film Camera Review – Minolta Autocord TLR
I have been shooting large format portraits in my personal work for the last five years. This is partly for aesthetic reasons, and partly… Read More »Shooting Large Format Portraits On Location – A Hands-On Guide.
The Olympus XA is compact rangefinder camera with a built-in 35mm f2.8 lens. It is probably the smallest rangefinder camera ever made and a masterpiece… Read More »Olympus XA – Stealthiest Ever Film Camera?
Learning how to use a large format camera can seem a bit daunting if you are used to using a DSLR. There is no… Read More »A Step by Step Guide to Using your Large Format Camera for the First Time.
The need to load film in complete darkness is something that puts many photographers off large format photography. But it doesn’t have to be difficult… Read More »How to Load a Large Format Film Holder.