Film Photography

Most recent of my few outings with the Intrepid! Coming to terms with 4x5 I think.

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/18380473

October has long been associated with ghosts – from ancient Celtic festivals to ward off restless spirits after harvest time to the modern standby of using an old sheet to make a last-minute Halloween costume. In the middle of the 19th century, however, popular portrayals of ghosts became a year-round staple, in part because photographers discovered that they could depict them.

The first ghost photographs were accidents. Early cameras required 30 seconds or more to take a photo. If someone wandered briefly into the shot, the resulting picture would contain their ghostly trace superimposed over substantial furniture, buildings or people who had held still for the full exposure.

When shrewd photographers realized that the inconvenience of long exposure time could become an asset, detailed directions for creating these illusions proliferated. Photographers could cut ghost figures from transparent material and place them onto glass negatives or inside camera bodies. Or they could make real people half-transparent through tricks of double exposure.

Argus C3, 50mm, Ektachrome, but way under exposed. I still think it came out cool. Looks like a car picture to me, but it's better for the environment and the city 🙂 Scanned on an Epson V600 using xsane and gimp.

a robin arrives at home [Pentax K1000 | 50mm f1.7 | Portra 400]

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fuuuutuurreee [Rollei 35 | 40mm f3.5 Tessar | Kodak Tri-X 400]

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kitty cleans [Pentax K1000 | 50mm f1.7 | Portra 400]

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eaps [Rollei 35 | 40mm f3.5 Tessar | Kodak Gold 200]

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morning pathway [Mamiya 6 | 75mm f3.5 | Portra 400]

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tree [Mamiya 6 | 75mm f3.5 | Kodak Gold 200]

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morning on the lake [Mamiya 6 | 75mm f3.5 | Portra 400]

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lakescape, nh [Rollei 35 | 40mm f3.5 Tessar | Kodak Gold 200]

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I learned a few things from recent rolls. Yep, this camera has a sizable light leak. And the new scanners at airports cause noticeable Xray damage (never used to have a problem).

Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 | Kodak Ultramax 400

Minolta Hi-Matic AF2 | Kodak Ultramax 400

Not sure if that community is only about posting photos but i can't see that stated anywhere so i decided to share that big news :)

Mom and marigold

fed 5 • ilford fp4

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For a moment, my place is in the clouds. [Pentax K1000 | 50mm f1.7 | Portra 400]

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Humanhouse in a bird's yard [Mamiya 6 | 75mm f3.5 | Cinestill 400D]

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