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Articles tagged Film

4 articles tagged Film.

  1. Photography

    What a 35mm prime taught me about interface density

    One focal length for a whole summer made me stop zooming and start walking. Fixed constraints do the same thing for a dense screen: fewer choices, closer looks, and a layout that earns every inch it keeps.

  2. Field notes

    My field kit for a week in the North Cascades

    Two bodies, three lenses, eleven rolls, and the notebook I actually use. Everything weighed, with what I would leave home next time and the one thing I wished I had packed.

  3. Photography

    A darkroom in a closet, for $180

    A blackout curtain, a used tank, three thrift-store trays and a fan from the hardware store. How I develop black and white film at home in a coat closet, and what I would buy first if I started again.

  4. Field notes

    Fog on the fence trail

    A slow morning on Mount Tamalpais, one roll of black and white, and the case for walking the same trail until it surprises you.