
Post a photo this week - Win a 5 pack of Portra 400
Share a photograph made on film before Friday 28 August and you're entered to win five rolls of Kodak Portra 400 from Ken — 35mm or 120, your choice. I'll also feature my favorite photo on the front page. Photos posted since the 15th of August are already entered.
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 writing from the darkroom.
Recent Photographs
The latest frames shared by members — every one of them shot on film. Curious what a stock actually looks like? Browse by film.
nolaphoto
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nolaphoto
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New Orleans 7/26
LesserLights
♥ 1
Bridge to Nowehere
latent_image
♥ 1
Forgotten Washington
latent_image
♥ 1
Norcal Sunset
latent_image
♥ 1
Alien landscape
latent_image
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Solitude
Ken Mullinix
♥ 2
Left in the Field
jch1268
♥ 2
Green Heron Flying Away
theaviananalog
♥ 3
Old farm
Kreistad88
♥ 2
The old church
turkeylegs4lyfe
♥ 3
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.
Brothers
Mcguirb1
♥ 3
The Mission Mountains
littlekingfisher
♥ 5
Retired 127
PahaPlager
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Roses are red, daisies are blue
Tollef
♥ 3
Pentagrams
PahaPlager
♥ 1
Toccoa Falls, GA
1982wildcatfan
♥ 2
Dreams Happen Across The Water
CharClarPhoto
♥ 3
Contemplation
Ken Mullinix
♥ 3
The Bridge to Tranquility
Brian
♥ 2
Game on
PricklyDisco
♥ 3
Firework trident
piratebates
♥ 1
Wachusett Mountain
Ken Mullinix
Erika
tim48v
♥ 2
Natalie
Mcguirb1
♥ 5
Forgotten
jch1268
♥ 4
Biker Girl
fotomatt
♥ 4
Hiking the Angeles National Forest
1982wildcatfan
♥ 2
1982wildcatfan
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Mary with the Baby Jesus
PahaPlager
♥ 3
Pool Christ
ricogunn
♥ 1
Turner Falls, near Ardmore, OK
Terry McDaniel
♥ 2
Hiding Behind the Camera
Ken Mullinix
♥ 3
Random Self Portrait
Ken Mullinix
Street performer.
Terry McDaniel
♥ 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
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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Run a shop, lab, or repair service? Claim a business profile and put yourself in front of film shooters.
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