I shoot black and white film from the US and the UK. Some of the film I loved to use in the past is no longer produced, I had my favorites with fifties type emulsion and of course color Kodachrome 64. Now my film speeds range from 50 to 400 ASA and as I process my own I can speed up or slow down [push or pull] these as required.
So despite the march of the digital revolution where many professional photographers have become machine operators guided by an assistant with a laptop, I have remained faithful to my craft, which extends to printing to archival standards in a range of sizes on genuine silver-gelatin paper stock. I tend to print from 8x10 up to 20x24 inches and I source my paper from far and wide, having favorites from Germany, England, Japan and the Czech Republic.
Why stick with film, paper and chemistry? I am in full control of my artistic output; the quality and results are mine. I have lovely tangible and tactile things like negatives and paper, not potentially unreliable electronics and memories. And best of all I have to wait to see the results - no instant gratification here!
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