5 frames of Lomo Lady Grey 400 (Push +1) developed using Rodinal & Development time used

I struggled to find the exact development times for Lomography film - Lady Grey 400 that I had pushed by 1 stop (i.e. shot at 800 ISO). I used the reference development time of 4-mins mentioned in a 2011 article on Lomography website [ Quick Guide to Lomo Lady Grey & Earl Grey Film ] and multiplied…

Bulk loaded Ilford Delta 100 film

Loaded a 100ft roll of Ilford Delta 100 into Llyods bulk film loader today. Need to load the 2 kalt cassettes using this bulk loader. Looking forward to shooting with this film on my cycling trips in and around Apex, NC. Update: Bulk loaded the film in Kalt cassettes incorrectly. The long end of the…

Color Film Development using CineStill TCS-1000

After having wasted a beautiful roll of Cinestill 800T, I realized there could be 2 possible issues why that roll did not get developed successfully: Color chemistry had gone bad Development temperature was not maintained After reading about the general shelf life of color chemistry which is about 2 months, I was quite sure it…

Loving the fine grain & blacks of Ilford Delta 100

Got the opportunity to shoot Ilford Delta 100 film on a recent cabin trip to Asheville, North Carolina. I like it's fine grain and the smooth blacks it produces! Here are my two favorite frames. Most of frames got lost due to the mistake I was making during film development. Fortunately, I've figured that issue…

Finally, I know the fix to my poorly developed negs!

USER ERROR! Seriously, if you are getting poorly developed negs, its most likely not a camera shutter issue, not the developer, it's not the fixer, its most likely YOU doing some step wrong. Check every single step of the film development process. For me, it was missing one step involved from extracting the film from…

Development disaster: Lady Grey roll + Kodak Xtol

I had shot a roll of Lady Grey (Lomography) on my Nikon F4 while cycling in and around my home - plenty of stuff here that catches my attention - old farms, new farms, road signs with creepers growing on them and other such stuff. Development times mentioned in the Lomography website for a 1:3…

Wildflowers

Have been hard pressed for time lately. Was able to get some time to appreciate a truly gorgeous wildflower field near my house in Apex, North Carolina. Took my Nikon F4 loaded with a Kodak Ektar 100 film. Showcasing the best image of the shot roll.  

First 35mm color film developed

Developed my first color film using C-41 process. This is one of the pictures I liked from the 36 exposures of Kodak Gold 200. I gave it the title - "The Road to Unknown" - appropriate for my journey into film photography. The film was a 200 ISO film but I had set my camera…