Back when we launched in 2009 Federico Ferrari was the first analogue photographer we showcased. Check out the old post here.
We went to see what he was up to and stumbled across a great series of Cecilia shot both in Madrid and Udine.
The square shots are with his trusted Hasselblad 501cm and the one rectangular was taken with his Contax T2.
When a great photographer finds a muse, then the results are bound to look stunning!
Helene “Eleni” Barrette has been traveling and living abroad for over 19 years and is originally from the Ottawa region in Canada.
I fell for her pinhole shots taken with a Pinholga and asked for a guest review. She said yes!
In her words:
“I’ve always been a fan of B&W. So much one can do with it, so many results
you can achieve. I like to be in control of the final result from the start.
B&W offers me that but color doesn’t.
“I’ve been using my PinHolga for a little over a year now. I’m far from being
an expert with it or in pinhole in general….but I love it. Since every
Holga is unique, I assume that every PinHolga has the same attribute.
“I’ve learned though that a pinhole camera is very wide angle so get really
close to your subject. When you think you are close enough, get closer!
Also, the most unusual the camera’s point-of-view, the more interesting the
photo. In my experience, what works best for me is 8 sec on a sunny day.
Then for other situation, I bracket, increasing by one f/stop at a time.
(8-16-32-64-128…)”
Favorite film? Kodak TRI-X girl, not others match it for me.
Top 3 cameras? Nikon FM2 (like to be in control!), Agfa Isolette (a 1940 something medium format camera.), PinHolga (obviously!)
Why analogue?
For me, I prefer the imperfections of films to the “perfection” of a digital
photograph. I dislike the artificial look of added textures and distress
look .
Ultimately, it’s a matter of choice. I much prefer to be in a traditional
darkroom than in front of a computer! Nothing like seeing a photo emerge in
the dev!
Tony is a bizarre character, by night he is a DJ smashing out tunes and a master of modern day DJ equipment but by day (when not hunched over an archive he works for) he puts on his tweed and gets down to some serious old-skool black and white printing!
Top three cameras: 5×4 MPP field camera, Weltaflex twin lens reflex camera, Minox
Top three films: Agfa APX 100 Black and White, Ilford Delta 3200, Fuji Neopan 400
In the future: “Experiment more with antique photographic processes”
Why analogue: “Because it’s a chemical process using sunlight, the source of life, digital photography is pure simulation”
Analogue masters is a showcase corner on the web for all things analogue. Inspiration is from photography but we want to stretch the blog into the field of music and film-making while reviewing cameras, other analogue groups, photographic societies, shops, analogue thinkers and even camera repair people! We would love other people to contribute especially as we're based in London and don’t want the content to be too UK-driven. So if you have a shop, band, photographer or exhibition to showcase email us! All the best and we hope you enjoy!
