Recent Film Photographs
The latest frames shared by members — every one of them shot on film. Curious what a stock actually looks like? Browse by film.
At Sala Lamduan, Thailand 1971
Mick
♥ 1
Si Chan, Thailand; Fishermen heading out at Dawn
Mick
♥ 1
Ft. Point - San Francisco, CA
FogdogPhoto
♥ 4
Surfer - Doran Beach, CA
FogdogPhoto
♥ 4
St. Pat's Day
Pmanzari
♥ 4
Lily
LesserLights
♥ 4
Italian Pony
Between2Films
♥ 3
Slow September bourbon st.
LesserLights
♥ 4
Kitchen Stories
Between2Films
♥ 5
Classic curves
thinbegin
♥ 4
Shops in the Sugarhouse
thinbegin
♥ 4
A Bench's Patience
thinbegin
♥ 3
Analog · Darkroom · Est. on film
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.
Most-Liked Photographs
A few of the photographs members have liked.
The Featured Photograph
Abandoned (by heat)
by thinbegin
There's something about abandoned structures that lend themselves to film. Maybe its the aged appearance, combined with the film grain, that just works. I often find myself wondering what kind of history took place in places like this. Who made this place a daily ritual in their life? Where are they now that this structure is abandoned? Great shot, thinbegin.
- Camera
- Leica R4
- Lens
- Leitz Vario-Elmar-R 35-70mm F/3.5
- Film
- Kodak Ektacolor Pro
A Selection from the Gallery
A random draw from everything members have shared — older work as well as new. It changes as you read, and it’ll be different next time you visit.
Window - Dillon Beach, CA
FogdogPhoto
♥ 5
The Grainery
jch1268
♥ 5
Sunset Antelope Island
jhaddon84015
♥ 2
Speed Walking.....
Bruce Gordon
♥ 3
The Lone Room
turkeylegs4lyfe
♥ 4
Turner Falls, near Ardmore, OK
Terry McDaniel
♥ 2
Lanterns
rguzmanphoto
♥ 2
Little Havana
Mick
♥ 4
A bird in a tree
thinbegin
♥ 2
Gary Duplantier
♥ 4
The Watcher
Terry McDaniel
♥ 3
The Terminal Rush
thinbegin
♥ 2
Pink Flamingo
1982wildcatfan
♥ 3
Searching
MarkM
♥ 6
Sitting
MarkM
♥ 5
Aptly Named
1982wildcatfan
♥ 1
The Last House
jch1268
♥ 4
To The Beach - Sonoma Coast, CA
FogdogPhoto
♥ 3
Brooklyn
Pmanzari
♥ 4
Gary Duplantier
♥ 4
Garage with a View
PahaPlager
♥ 3
Angeles National Forest in Winter
1982wildcatfan
♥ 2
Reflections
Ken Mullinix
♥ 4
Deserted home furnishings (in the desert)
thinbegin
♥ 3
Articles
Essays and practical guides on shooting, developing, and printing film — written from the darkroom, not the spec sheet.
Film Development Times: A Starting-Point Chart
Get all three right and you get a negative that scans and prints easily.
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..
Film Photography on a Budget
There's a version of film photography that costs a dollar a frame. Buy a roll of Portra 400, send it to a lab for develop-and-scan, get your files back a week later, repeat. Do that seriously — a couple rolls a week — and you're spending more on photography than on your phone bill.
Film-Friendly Shops & Labs
Camera stores, developing labs, repair specialists, and darkroom rentals — submitted by members and reviewed before they're listed.
See the full directory → · Know somewhere good? Suggest a listing
Latest from The Darkroom
Where members work out development times, argue about scanners, and diagnose each other’s light leaks.
Members can start threads and reply. Reading is open to everyone.
Join the community
Become part of filmphotography.com
It’s free to join. Create an account to share your work, buy and sell gear, connect with other film photographers, and help keep the craft alive.
Share your photographs
Post your best frames to the community gallery with the camera, lens, and film stock behind each one.
Find good labs and shops
A directory of film-friendly stores, developing labs, and repair specialists — with reviews from people who've actually used them.
Review the places you use
Rate a lab or repair shop and tell other film shooters how it went. Good work deserves to be found.
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