Friday, January 13, 2023

Welcome to Analog 52 a year of analog cameras and film photography.

 Hi!

I'm photographer Carl Stoveland.  Welcome to Analog 52.  This is my project to shoot a roll of film every week on Fridays (more of a target than a resolution:-) who needs that kind of pressure right?).  I live in Palm Beach County Florida so many of my posts will be Florida based, but if I am traveling somewhere I plan to shoot some film where I am.

A little about me.  I have been a photographer my whole life.  My earliest memories are of the darkroom my dad worked in at the Lab Authenticolor in NYC.  I worked in labs myself for 15 years and have worked as a photographer professionally since my early twenties.  My lab career spanned the 1990s and early 2000s so I was around for the emergence of digital and the demise of many smaller mom and pop labs.  I have worked in both film and digital and am fully fluent in both.  

The truth is I just missed shooting film.  I like the look of it and the limitations of numbers of per roll forces you to shoot and think differently.  Each week I'll shoot a different type of film in one of my camera ranging from 35mm to 4x5" and everything in between.  If you are a fan of film or are just interested in older cameras join me for a new post on Fridays...

Process note:  BW film I will develop at home.  C41 and E6 films will be sent to a lab.  Scanning will be done via DSLR scanning with a Pentax 645Z with a 120mm f4 macro lens using a negative supply stand, film holders and light.  I will do a post about my setup in future.



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