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Shooting Film In The Desert

What a better place to try out the "Texas Leica" (aka the Fuji GW690) than the desert region of West Texas? The Fuji ...

Photo walk with the Olympus Stylus Zoom 140

One of our most popular cameras is the Olympus Stylus Zoom 140. So, we decided to take one out on a nice Saturday mo...

Film Photography For Beginners: Part One

My first introduction to film photography was in high school. I was fortunate enough to attend a school that offered...

Photo walk with the Olympus Trip 500

New locations, new camera, new film! This weekend we tested out an Olympus Trip 500 that we just added to the store....

Photo walk with the Canon Sure Shot Telemax

Another weekend... another photo walk! Our camera of choice this weekend was the Canon Sure Shot Telemax. We loaded...

Photo walk with the Canon Sure Shot 60 Zoom

For this weekend's photo walk, our camera of choice was the Canon Sure Shot 60 Zoom. Since it looked like we were going to have a very sunny day, we chose Kodak UltraMax 400 as our 35mm film.

Photo walk with the Nikon One Touch Zoom 90S

Yesterday we decided to take an impromptu photo walk with the Nikon One Touch Zoom 90S. Our goal was simple. Shoot an entire roll of 35mm film and get it developed while out on a walk/bike ride exploring Austin, TX.

Tips to inspire your film photography.

If you are looking to get into the art of film photography and don't know where to start or if it's been a few weeks since you've picked up your camera and need some inspiration, we've made this guide for you!

Experimenting with expired film.

Every roll of color film consists of layers of emulsions that respond to different areas of the color spectrum. As these different layers start to degrade you can get some very cool color shifts.

What is aperture on a film camera?

Understanding how your film camera works can open up exciting creative opportunities in your photography.

What is shutter speed on a film camera?

Have you ever had a photo turn out blurry that you know was focused correctly? Your shutter speed setting was most likely the culprit.

What ISO film should I use in my camera?

An important part of making sure that your film photos turn out well is choosing the appropriate ISO film.