Just a short preview for an upcoming blog entry from our last trip at -11° and snow. This is a shot of the lovely Yashica MAT124G loaded with an old Ektachrome film (two decades old). Other shots were done with Fujifilm Provia 400 and we both are very curious about the results.
For my first post I will share some thoughts on my first experiences with the Kodak Portra 400. It seems to be a film stock that is loved by many and featured everywhere on social media. My first analog photography attempts were mostly shot on the cheaper options by Kodak (Gold 200 and Ultramax). I …
Everyone knows the great shots of the vast landscapes, the raging waterfalls, or the black beaches of Iceland. For some years now, Iceland has been one of the highlights for landscape photographers, whether digital or analog. Iceland, with its rugged landscape and boisterous weather, has also been a dream destination for me for a long …
A meeting of past worlds. On one side the Yashica MAT124 in 6×6 format loaded with the Fujifilm Neopan Acros and on the other the old Dortmund Phoenix-West industrial park, where the blast furnaces were still in operation a few years ago. In 2001 the area was shut down and large parts of it were …
Welcome to our new blog, welcome to grainfools.com! We are excited to start with our new playground. This blog is about photography in general, most of the time about analog photography though. Both of us, Alex and me (Damian), got into the analog section of photography a couple of years ago. We’re both passionate amateur …