All photos © Matt Weber Q: When we met about 15 years ago, you were a camera totin’ cabbie with an incredible eye. Which came first—the camera or the cab? MW: I decided to drive a cab in 1978, when the minimum wage was still $2.60 per hour. If one drove a twelve […]
31 Rolls Of Film Shot During WWII Are Finally Processed. The Results? Amazing!
What happens when you find 31 rolls of undeveloped film that are dated from World War II? If you’re Levi Bettweiser, founder of the Rescued Film Project, you figure out a way to process them. That’s exactly what he did when he came across 3 rolls of undeveloped film shot by an American Soldier in […]
Always Calibrate Your Monitor If You Want Beautiful B&W Prints
If you’re printing black & white photos before calibrating your monitor, you’re throwing money away. By Mason Resnick Are you playing monitor roulette? That’s the game where you rely on your monitor to determine whether the photo you’re working on will look as nice in print as it does on your screen. And then, you […]
Convert your laundry room, bathroom or kitchen into a full- or part-time darkroom
Wake up and smell the Dektol! You can set up a fully-functioning black-and-white darkroom in your home that you can set up and break down in minutes. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons Do you love articles like this and want to see more of them? This free website’s biggest source of support is when you […]
Does Steve Rosenbaum Dream In Infrared?
Photos by Steve Rosenbaum When Kodak Infrared black-and-white film went the way of the Dodo* in 2007, Steve Rosenbaum, a long-time infrared photography enthusiast, didn’t despair. He found solace in his tricked-up digital camera, and kept shooting. Infrared is light that is at the far edge of the spectrum of visible light, and beyond. It creates a […]
Rare Footage: Henri Cartier-Bresson In Action
How did Henri Cartier-Bresson, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century who practically invented street photography, get those amazing images? Watch this rare footage as the camera follows Cartier-Bresson as he walks down the streets of Paris, camera in hand, stealthily capturing decisive moments before our eyes! Watch the first 3:20 of […]