In the digital age, analog film as a photographic medium almost went extinct, and many variants did. We can't make them again, we don't have the technology. But somehow some survived and are actually on the upward trend. Film is a phenomenon, a century-plus-old medium seems to have developed a modern cult following. But it… Continue reading Down the Film Grain Simulation Rabbit Hole for 36Exp
Getting my first Leica camera opened my eyes to the rangefinder experience that made taking photos and taking a camera with me a way more enjoyable experience. Do I always take great photos? No. Does the camera make better photos? No. But the point is that I enjoy taking photos with it. My first Leica… Continue reading My First Leica Lens was it Worth it?
The maker faire is coming back to mare island this year in 2024 and I just realized I forgot to post my previous experience from 2023! Oops! After a considerable hiatus the Bay Area maker faire found a new home on mare island in 2023. It was an amazing first comeback leaning into the stem… Continue reading Maker Faire 2023: A Mare Island Adventure
Building and publishing an app for the iOS App Store all from an iPad Pro is possible! I was able to do it for my 36Exp camera app, don’t believe me take a look at the proof. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZvdILaXp5w For my app idea, I wanted to build a film camera experience app. This meant handling camera… Continue reading Building and Publishing an iOS App with your iPad for real
There are lots of things that make film fun, but the one that I have been experimenting with lately are ones that flip the script on colors. These color swapping films, exclusively from Lomography, change the color sensitivity of the layers so that for example blue becomes red and red becomes blue which is the… Continue reading A Study in Turquoise: Comparing Lomo Turquoise Film to Digital Emulation
One of the areas of photography that I want to improve on is portraiture. Being able to capture someone’s likeness, their personality, their soul, is such a powerful tool. And in so many situations I consistently fail to achieve the look I was going for in my head. Inspired by Willem Verbeeck’s idea of a… Continue reading Open Sauce Maker Portraits: A Photography Self Project
I was quite surprised that my idea of using a 3D film camera with infrared film and a custom filter worked so well in creating an Aerochrome-like image. The basis of the idea can be found in my previous post below. https://teaandtechtime.com/an-analog-aerochrome-film-replacement/ But there were still problems I wanted to solve, the first being the… Continue reading Improving the optics of the Tri-Aerochrome Film Filter
In a few previous projects, I investigated ways to create images that look like the famous Kodak Aerochrome infrared film. As a film stock that is just not available anymore, we must look for ways to re-create it in creative ways. The color swap method gets easily confused on things that are green but not… Continue reading An Analog Aerochrome Film Replacement
Purchasing a Leica camera on eBay is always a daunting task, between the sky-high price and the vintage nature you are bound to have some sleepless nights. One of the ways I have been able to afford such a camera is that I looked to purchase one that was mechanically functional but may have been… Continue reading Replacing Leather on the Leica M4
2CR5 batteries are commonly used in film cameras from the early 90s and 00s. But have not been used in much of anything else since then. So these batteries have not received any of the modern benefits of the digital era. You can still buy them but they are quite expensive at ~$10 a piece!… Continue reading Making a USB-C Rechargeable 2CR5 Battery
