What exactly is the Vintage Look? — by Bruce Robbins on

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Photography forums are replete with people seeking that "old-fashioned" look in their photographs without ever really defining acc...

Kodak Bromesko - a 32-year-old gamble — by Bruce Robbins on

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Well, I got the finger out on Friday and managed a brief spell in the darkroom, just feeling my way back. For some strange reason, I decided...

A newcomer to the darkroom — by Bruce Robbins on

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I shouldn't have done it. I already had three enlargers and my darkroom was cluttered to the point of being largely unusable. But it was...

New Firstcall catalogue out — by Bruce Robbins on

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Sometimes it can seem as though film is set to disappear up it's own fundament but every now and again something appears to renew hope. ...

View from my bathroom — by Bruce Robbins on

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Before retiring last thing at night I sometimes open the bathroom window and drink in the night air, enjoying the peace and quiet. A few nig...

A few more coastal shots — by Bruce Robbins on

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As promised, here are some more photographs off the two rolls of Silvermax I shot last week at the shore along the coast from my home. If yo...

Along the coast — by Bruce Robbins on

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A couple of years ago the Angus coastline was a regular stopping off point for me particularly as I was doing a fair bit of long exposure ph...

Complete darkroom and two Nikon F5s for sale in Ottawa — by Bruce Robbins on

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I've had an email from a Canadian lady asking for advice about finding a buyer for her late husband's darkroom equipment. She seems ...

Making a ground glass — by Bruce Robbins on

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By David M. Regular commenter and correspondent, the mysterious David M., has sent me a piece he's written on the subject of making a gr...

More thoughts on the doldrums — by Bruce Robbins on

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When I wrote Monday's post about being in the photographic doldrums, I didn't expect such a thoughtful response from readers. It wou...

Ploughing over old ground — by Bruce Robbins on

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What to do when I've photographed everything interesting within an easy drive of my Carnoustie home? Photograph it again. I'm going ...

Film and Analogue Photography on Google+ — by Bruce Robbins on

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For a while now I've been posting - "sharing" - the stuff I write here on the Google+ Film and Analogue Photography group (it...

Colour - what's that again? — by Bruce Robbins on

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I mentioned recently that I'd been back to Newtyle Quarry with the Speed Graphic, exposing the huge quantity of three sheets of film. On...

Vivian Maier: Feeling the Love — by Bruce Robbins on

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Well, I didn't think my tentative proposal that Vivian had been "fast-tracked to the pantheon of great photographers because of her...