Rant: High–and rising–cost of Film.
October 24, 2025
My Wallet is Crying Being that PHOTO 250 is an entry-level course that merely introduces us to the basics of 35mm film photography and a bit beyond, and very specifically makes use of BW and only BW film (400 speed specifically), us as students are left with very few options to pick from when it […]
Tools of the Trade
October 24, 2025
The Roots of 35mm Film Photography Who Started This? Oskar Barnack is credited with inventing 35mm film photography in 1913 when he developed the first prototype camera, the “Ur-Leica,” to use standard 35mm cinema film for still photography. This innovation led to the creation of the first commercially successful 35mm camera by Leica, which popularized the format […]
First Foray: 35mm BW Film Photography
October 24, 2025
“Tables” (2025, 8×10 Darkroom Print) This is one of my first pictures. It was taken on campus as a part of my very first assignment for PHOTO 250, an intro-level 35mm BW film photography class. What had started as a class I had only enrolled in just to fulfill elective requirements very quickly became something […]

Nifty-fifty: A love-hate Relationship

A first-timers experience with 35mm film photography unfolding in real-time.

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