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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.

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02 — From the archive

A Selection from the Gallery

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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.


03 — From the journal

Articles

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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.

Ken_Mullinix Aug 28, 2026

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..

Ken_Mullinix Aug 18, 2026

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.

Ken_Mullinix Aug 18, 2026

04 — The Directory

Film-Friendly Shops & Labs

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Camera stores, developing labs, repair specialists, and darkroom rentals — submitted by members and reviewed before they're listed.

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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.

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Share your photographs

Post your best frames to the community gallery with the camera, lens, and film stock behind each one.

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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.

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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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Get into the directory

Run a shop, lab, or repair service? Claim a business profile and put yourself in front of film shooters.

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