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Developing Black and White Film at Home. It’s Easy.

December 21, 2014 by mspau 0 Comments

What do you need? Gear – Scissors – Developing Tank with Reels – Water hose – Light-tight Change Bag – 35mm Film Canister Opener (or Can Opener) – Measuring Jug and Graduate – Thermometer – Timer – Squeegee – Storage bottles – Drying rack – Scanner Chemicals – Developer – Stop Bath – Fixer […]

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1. Technique

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Crossing Paths with Vivian Maier

October 12, 2014 by mspau 0 Comments

The Centre for Contemporary Photography has an exhibition of Vivian Maier’s images on at the moment. Going to pop over to have a look today. The details are : http://www.ccp.org.au/exhibitions.php?f=Gallery_1 03.10.2014—26.10.2014 Centre for Contemporary Photography 404 George St, Fitzroy Victoria 3065, Australia E info@ccp.org.au T + 61 3 9417 1549 OPENING HOURS Gallery Hours Wednesday—Friday […]

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7. Exhibitions

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Starting in Film Photography on a $350 budget.

September 6, 2014 by mspau 3 Comments

So you have decided to have a crack at film photography? Here is my recommend “first go” kit for under $350. What do you need? 1. Film Camera Body (featured above) 2. Lens (featured above) 3. Film 4. Someone to develop and scan OR scan yourself. 1. Camera Body. Well, there is some good […]

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2. Gear

Stop Taking the Same Images Over and Over

August 30, 2014 by mspau 5 Comments

Ever found that you have started taking the same image over and over? A particular type of composition that you find particularly pleasing – so you start to see it everywhere. And photograph it over and over. I found late in 2013 that I was losing my photography spirit. I had reduced the number of […]

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