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Film Photography

A homage to the craft of analog and darkroom photography — a community gallery, a growing directory of film-friendly shops, labs and repair specialists, and writings from the darkroom.

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02 — New to film

What is film photography?

Film photography is making pictures on light-sensitive film instead of a digital sensor. You load a roll, make each exposure count, and see nothing until the film is developed — by a lab, or at home in a small light-tight tank. That wait, the grain and color of a particular stock, and the negative you hold at the end are why people who grew up on film never left it, and why so many are picking up a film camera for the first time.

Pick a camera

A secondhand 35mm SLR is where most people start: inexpensive, sturdy, and easy to get serviced. Medium and large format are there when you want them. See what each body actually produces in photographs members made with one.

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Choose a film

Color negative is the forgiving place to begin. Black-and-white is the easiest to develop yourself, and slide film rewards careful exposure. Every stock has its own grain, color, and contrast, and the quickest way to learn them is to look.

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Get it developed

Most people send their first rolls to a lab for developing and scans, and many labs take film by mail, so there’s no need to live near one. The directory lists labs, shops, and repair specialists, with reviews from people who have used them.

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Ask, share, and learn

Nobody gets through the first few rolls without questions — light leaks, blank frames, thin negatives. The Darkroom is where members work those out, and the gallery is where they share what came back.

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03 — Chosen by members

Most-Liked Photographs

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The 1286 photographs members have liked most, in order.

Grand Central Terminal Grand Central Terminal Peter Manzari ♥ 9 Table for none Table for none LesserLights ♥ 9 Patrick of County Laois Patrick of County Laois PahaPlager ♥ 9 Econoline Econoline turkeylegs4lyfe ♥ 9 Bodie Bodie MarkM ♥ 9 Not a stairway at all Not a stairway at all VolkerE ♥ 8 Abandoned House Abandoned House STMPhoto ♥ 8 Fire Escape Shadows Fire Escape Shadows thinbegin ♥ 8 Remembrance Remembrance LesserLights ♥ 7 Another Mirror Portrait Another Mirror Portrait Ken Mullinix ♥ 7 Nathalie Nathalie Ken Mullinix ♥ 7 Break in the sun Break in the sun VolkerE ♥ 7
05 — By subject

Browse by Subject

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What members are shooting, grouped by what it is. A different draw from each subject every time you load the page.

Portrait

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People, on film — studio, environmental, and everything between.

Vogue Family Vogue Family mark1foto ♥ 3 Waiting Waiting thinbegin ♥ 3 Mother and daughter Mother and daughter Terry McDaniel ♥ 3 Nikon F2 Mirror Selfie - Napa, CA Nikon F2 Mirror Selfie - Napa, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 6 Chloe Chloe Terry McDaniel ♥ 3 Random Self Portrait Random Self Portrait Ken Mullinix ♥ 1 Hold me Closer Daddy Hold me Closer Daddy mark1foto ♥ 3 A Sweet Little Romani Girl A Sweet Little Romani Girl PahaPlager ♥ 2 Wedding snack Wedding snack jhaddon84015 ♥ 4 Men of Stature Men of Stature mark1foto ♥ 4 John Panorama John Bruce Gordon ♥ 6 This thing on????? This thing on????? Bruce Gordon ♥ 3

Landscape

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Wide country, coastline, and mountains shot on film.

Old farm Old farm Kreistad88 ♥ 2 Columnar Basalt in the Scablands Columnar Basalt in the Scablands PahaPlager ♥ 4 The Koehler Ranch and McElroy Lake The Koehler Ranch and McElroy Lake PahaPlager ♥ 3 Contemplation Contemplation Ken Mullinix ♥ 6 Learning to See Learning to See Mcguirb1 ♥ 2 Chalet in Fall Chalet in Fall PahaPlager ♥ 2 Film photograph by staceylamb staceylamb ♥ 2 Profile George Washington Mount Rushmore Profile George Washington Mount Rushmore rguzmanphoto ♥ 4 Pinnacle Gulch Beach - Sonoma Coast, CA Pinnacle Gulch Beach - Sonoma Coast, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 3 Lake Hashawha Lake Hashawha Ken Mullinix ♥ 1 Leading (Power)Lines Leading (Power)Lines thinbegin ♥ 3 Sunset - Bodega Head, CA Sunset - Bodega Head, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 2

Street

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Candid life in public, the way film has always done it best.

So, Like, How Much Do You Want For This Nag? So, Like, How Much Do You Want For This Nag? PahaPlager ♥ 4 Thanks for the Memories Thanks for the Memories Mick ♥ 2 TLC DIAL 3-1-1 TLC DIAL 3-1-1 Chuck Vaughan ♥ 2 Call cocaine Call cocaine thinbegin ♥ 2 A time of love and war A time of love and war Mick ♥ 5 Film photograph by Justin Justin ♥ 4 Sunshine Music Festival, Diamond Head Crater Sunshine Music Festival, Diamond Head Crater Mick ♥ 2 Soho, NYC Soho, NYC Peter Manzari ♥ 4 NYC 1985 NYC 1985 Peter Manzari ♥ 2 Slow September bourbon st. Slow September bourbon st. LesserLights ♥ 6 Speed Walking..... Speed Walking..... Bruce Gordon ♥ 3 Manhattan street corner Manhattan street corner LesserLights ♥ 3

Nature & Wildlife

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Animals, plants, and the wild world on emulsion.

The Sugar Maple in the Fall The Sugar Maple in the Fall Ken Mullinix ♥ 4 Backlit Backlit Terry McDaniel ♥ 2 Lily Lily LesserLights ♥ 5 Mount Rainier behind Barrier Ridge Mount Rainier behind Barrier Ridge PahaPlager ♥ 2 Young pine tree and fall leaves after a gentle rain. Young pine tree and fall leaves after a gentle rain. Terry McDaniel ♥ 2 Birdhouse on a tree Birdhouse on a tree thinbegin ♥ 2 Tress and shadows in Murray Park Tress and shadows in Murray Park thinbegin ♥ 3 The Red Maple The Red Maple Ken Mullinix ♥ 4 Silhouette of pearched Bird of Prey Silhouette of pearched Bird of Prey thinbegin ♥ 3 Anemone Anemone Terry McDaniel ♥ 4 Bird in Autumn Tree #1 Bird in Autumn Tree #1 thinbegin ♥ 2 Bumble Bees Bumble Bees Ken Mullinix ♥ 5

Architecture

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Buildings, structures, and the geometry of built space.

Wires & Window Wires & Window thinbegin ♥ 2 Film photograph by Gary Duplantier Gary Duplantier ♥ 5 Inside Terminal Station 1 Inside Terminal Station 1 1982wildcatfan ♥ 3 Ft. Point - San Francisco, CA Ft. Point - San Francisco, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 7 Fort Point - San Francisco, CA Fort Point - San Francisco, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 2 The old church The old church turkeylegs4lyfe ♥ 3 Bellevue City Hall Bellevue City Hall PahaPlager ♥ 6 Ghost Town mill Ghost Town mill Karvelis ♥ 3 Inside Terminal Station 2 Inside Terminal Station 2 1982wildcatfan ♥ 4 Film photograph by Gary Duplantier Gary Duplantier ♥ 3 Santa Fe Plaza, Santa Fe, NM Santa Fe Plaza, Santa Fe, NM FogdogPhoto ♥ 4 Popcorn Building in Sugarhouse, Utah Popcorn Building in Sugarhouse, Utah thinbegin ♥ 3

Still Life

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Arranged objects, light, and patience.

Leica M6 Shot on 8x10 Leica M6 Shot on 8x10 Ken Mullinix ♥ 3 Keys - Bodega Bay, CA Keys - Bodega Bay, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 5 Window - Dillon Beach, CA Window - Dillon Beach, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 5 Microsoft Word 5.5 Microsoft Word 5.5 PahaPlager ♥ 2 A Twig and a Rock A Twig and a Rock PahaPlager ♥ 4 The Last House The Last House jch1268 ♥ 4 Pentagrams Pentagrams PahaPlager ♥ 1 Lanterns Lanterns Terry McDaniel ♥ 4 Obscured Keys Obscured Keys thinbegin ♥ 2 Tank & Reel - Bodega Bay, CA Tank & Reel - Bodega Bay, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 4 No Barking - Pt. Reyes Station, CA No Barking - Pt. Reyes Station, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 4 Tulipomania Tulipomania PahaPlager ♥ 2

Night & Long Exposure

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After dark, reciprocity failure and all.

Sadiegirl Sadiegirl Karvelis ♥ 3 Suburbs at Dusk (A double exposure) Suburbs at Dusk (A double exposure) thinbegin ♥ 2 Dreams Happen Across The Water Dreams Happen Across The Water CharClarPhoto ♥ 3 A view of Baltimore City A view of Baltimore City Ken Mullinix ♥ 1 Lanterns Lanterns rguzmanphoto ♥ 2 Shots in the dark. Shots in the dark. Terry McDaniel ♥ 4

Travel

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Places worth carrying a camera to.

Angeles National Forest in Winter Angeles National Forest in Winter 1982wildcatfan ♥ 2 Queen Mary Queen Mary 1982wildcatfan ♥ 3 Aranui II in the Marquesas Aranui II in the Marquesas Mick ♥ 2 Airplane aisle corridor is a long journey Airplane aisle corridor is a long journey thinbegin ♥ 2 Elephant Crossing Elephant Crossing Mick ♥ 2 Film photograph by 1982wildcatfan 1982wildcatfan ♥ 2 A Bridge to Cross A Bridge to Cross thinbegin ♥ 3 Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum PahaPlager ♥ 3 Say Hello Say Hello 1982wildcatfan ♥ 1 B-J Supply Company B-J Supply Company thinbegin ♥ 5 Selfie Selfie Mick ♥ 2 Abandoned (by heat) Abandoned (by heat) thinbegin ♥ 4

Documentary

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Reportage, projects, and photographs that record something.

Blast furnace 2 Blast furnace 2 VolkerE ♥ 4 1986 1986 Peter Manzari ♥ 4 roadside roadside Karvelis ♥ 3 Balto, Central Park, NYC Balto, Central Park, NYC Peter Manzari ♥ 2 NYC 1986 NYC 1986 Peter Manzari ♥ 2 The Musketeer The Musketeer Tollef ♥ 2 Its Gots To Be Jazz Its Gots To Be Jazz thinbegin ♥ 3 Film photograph by 1982wildcatfan 1982wildcatfan ♥ 2 Coney Island Polar Bear Swim Coney Island Polar Bear Swim Peter Manzari ♥ 1 Lazy Sunday - Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, CA Lazy Sunday - Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 2 Solitude - Sonoma Coast, CA Solitude - Sonoma Coast, CA FogdogPhoto ♥ 3 Church shrubs, off season Panorama Church shrubs, off season thinbegin ♥ 2

Vehicles

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Bodywork, chrome and engines — cars and bikes, plus aircraft, boats, trains and working machinery.

Autos In Motion Autos In Motion thinbegin ♥ 3 The Long Haul The Long Haul PahaPlager ♥ 2 Classic curves Classic curves thinbegin ♥ 4 Italian Pony Italian Pony Between2Films ♥ 3 Low Caddy Low Caddy turkeylegs4lyfe ♥ 6 Reflections on a sports car's bumper Reflections on a sports car's bumper thinbegin ♥ 2 Green ‘61 Green ‘61 turkeylegs4lyfe ♥ 3 Once traveled far and wide Once traveled far and wide thinbegin ♥ 3 USPS Jeep, Abandoned USPS Jeep, Abandoned thinbegin ♥ 3 Classic Cars of Santa Monica Classic Cars of Santa Monica thinbegin ♥ 2 Gridlife at Lime Rock Park Gridlife at Lime Rock Park Frank Vitucci ♥ 5 Studebaker bonneville Studebaker bonneville skylarkbuick63 ♥ 4

Experimental & Alt Process

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Double exposures, expired stock, soup, cyanotype, and other happy accidents.

Idle Hands Be the Debbil’s Workshop Idle Hands Be the Debbil’s Workshop PahaPlager ♥ 3 Burst Burst thinbegin ♥ 2 Entrance Entrance thinbegin ♥ 3 Firework trident Firework trident piratebates ♥ 1 Katana Katana PahaPlager ♥ 3 A lingering "thank you" (An accidental double exposure) A lingering "thank you" (An accidental double exposure) thinbegin ♥ 2
06 — From the journal

Articles

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Essays and practical guides on shooting, developing, and printing film — written from the darkroom, not the spec sheet.

From Gargoyles to Galvanized Steel: How Our Streets Lost Their Art

Ornate lamp posts, carved gargoyles, and sculpted fountains once gave every city its own character. Today they're being replaced by catalog-bought steel and LED. Here's why cities stopped making public art, and why film photographers should record what's left before it's gone.

Ken Mullinix Sep 26, 2026

Film Development Times: A Starting-Point Chart

Get all three right and you get a negative that scans and prints easily.

Ken Mullinix Aug 28, 2026

Why Film Photography?

There is a reason I keep coming back to film. A negative is a physical object. When light entered my camera — the light reflected from my subject’s face, from the weather that morning, from whatever was actually there — it passed through the lens and struck silver halide crystals suspended..

Ken Mullinix Aug 18, 2026
07 — The Directory

Film-Friendly Shops & Labs

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Camera stores, developing labs, repair specialists, and darkroom rentals — submitted by members and reviewed before they're listed.

21 Film & Camera Stores 29 Film Developing Labs 23 Film Camera Repair 13 Darkroom & Equipment Rental 11 Film Studios & Workshops
Film & Camera Stores
Film Stuff Lab
UT
A boutique online shop (via Etsy) that offers a select variety of film photography related items, with a specific focus on (daylig…
5.0 · 1 review
Film Camera Repair
YYe Camera (Youxin Ye)
Canton, MA
Known for affordable, fast-turnaround CLAs and excellent communication. A go-to for Leica M and screw-mount bodies.
5.0 · 1 review
Film Developing Labs
Bellows Film Lab
Orlando, FL, FL
A lab offering C-41, B&W, E-6, ECN-2, photo printing, scanning, some camera rental
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Film Developing Labs
Heritage Film Lab
Leesburg, TX
Mail in and Local Service, Hand Processing, Darkroom.
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08 — The message board

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