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SilvergrainClassics # 20

Entrepreneur or vulture capitalist? Which film photography companies to support, and why.
Widelux Revival Project Update: behind the scenes, how we got where we are, and where we plan to go.
The great Ray MacSavaney and his large format portraits of plant life: insights into photography, life, and change.
Bigheadtaco’s Take Kayo documents Hong Kong’s iconic neon signs on cinefilm.
100 years of 16mm: looking into the future of cinefilm with a successful producer/director and a university professor.
Seeing in black & white: Bruce Barnbaum explains clearly how to visualize the scene in front of you, and how filters will change it.

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SilvergrainClassics # 19

A new panoramic film camera! SGC in cooperation with Jeff & Susan Bridges
Panoramic Portfolios: Bridges, Briski, Bollen, Melin
What’s so special about a Widelux? Unique mechanism and artistic possibilities
ADOX D76 developer tested: how does it compare to the original?
The return of Cibachrome?! Sadly, no. But a special RA4 printing process comes close.
The legacy of film carried into the future: a 19-year-old uses a 50-year-old cinecamera, the golden era of transatlantic crossings authentically recreated, and many more tips, techniques, and inspiring portfolios from around the world!

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SilvergrainClassics # 18

Alberto Venzago, inside forbidden worlds: the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia), and Voodoo
Jeff Bridges shares thoughts on panoramic photography, creativity, and his latest exhibition
How to build an inexpensive and effective mobile darkroom that can be stored flat
Olympus: the PEN series combines a compact half-frame format with full SLR capabilities
Maitani & Olympus’ glory years: 1st-hand stories from a contemporary employee
Testing various papers and techniques for hand-coloring prints with oil paints

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SilvergrainClassics # 17

Leica’s renewed commitment to film: we tried out the new M6, spoke to the photographers who tested it pre-launch, and to Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, CEO and owner of Leica
Michael Friedel: nearly 7 decades of storytelling, in both incredible imagery and wonderful words
Composition: taking a closer look at an important topic with master photographers/printers Bruce Barnbaum & Andrew Sanderson
Testing new prototype color developer tablets from Tetenal: why we are excited about them
International portfolios, including portraits of Indonesian islanders cut off from the outside world, shot by Anton Ivanov, a man who has voluntarily cut himself off from his home in Russia
Stories from the worldwide film community including a photo lab in Paris that can only be found if you know it’s there (no, it’s not in the world of Harry Potter)

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SilvergrainClassics # 16

Celebrating Mick Rock’s portraits, from Queen to Bowie to Rocky Horror
Exploring a Leica M3’s inner workings and a rare LEICAFLEX SL2 Motor
How to choose a portfolio of images for exhibition or critique
Tips for the Intrepid enlarger from handbook author Christopher Osborne
Using real filters: colored glass makes the difference, not AI beauty
Portfolios from around the world: Australia, Belgium, Japan, UK, USA, and Ukraine

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SilvergrainClassics # 15

David Burnett & Steve Cham: two generations of film photographers documenting today’s world, plus our usual, eclectic mix of portfolios from around the world
New Color Films! We road tested Kodak’s Gold 120 and ADOX Color Mission with surprising results
Susan Bridges: published for the first time, photos and stories behind the scenes of Heaven’s Gate
Tools & Techniques: a personal perspective on darkroom vs. scanning by Doug Richardson, and a new look at zoom lenses
Inspiration for creative photography: Andrew Sanderson explains the importance of play, and a practical guide to redscale photography
The New 16mm Generation! YouTuber Brae Hunziker, SilvergrainAcademy students, and book reviews for analog filmmakers

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SilvergrainClassics # 14

Vincent Peters’ celebrity portraits on film, fresh & timeless
Instant Photography! 50 Years Polaroid SX70 & LomoGraflok Instax back
The “Cinematic Look” and how to get it in both cinematography and still photography
Master Printers talk developers — 510 Pyro test, and controlling high contrast with HC110/L110
In-depth comparison of current negative scanning software solutions
Portfolios from around the world: Polaroid, large format, infrared, and classic B&W

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SilvergrainClassics # 13

Artists Norbert Rosing & Beth Moon show us the beauty of our world from the Arctic to Madagascar
An in-depth, fact-based look at today’s film prices in perspective
Practical tips for reducing your film photography’s environmental impact
Two articles on Minox: its fascinating history, and an amusing gear-in-a-story article from Marwan El Mozayen
Two articles to get you started with new gear in the new year: Large Format and 16mm Motion Picture
Plus international portfolios, a book review, the Fuji Wide 60, Bruce Barnbaum’s book plans, and Paul McKay of Analogue Wonderland

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SilvergrainClassics # 12

International portfolios from today’s film photographers, young and old, known and unknown, Cowboy and Navajo
Ensuring the survival of film: photography workshops, saving old cameras, supporting new gear, and trying new-to-you techniques like photographing strangers or using contact sheets
Stanley Kubrick, photographer: an intrinsic sense of composition, as seen in LOOK magazine, 1948
Gear old and new: the incredible Metz flash systems, and the VALOI 360 film holder
Edward Weston’s descendants carry on the photography tradition on Wildcat Hill and beyond

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SilvergrainClassics # 11

Susan Burnstine: an enigmatic and unique vision
Meyer-Görlitz: testing new retro lenses based on old favorites
Zana Briski: the most awarded photographer you have never heard of
Your Own Emulsion: truly unique prints with ADOX Polywarmtone
Female Focus: international views of women in film
Portfolios from Trinidad and Tobago, UK, and USA

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SilvergrainClassics # 10

Helmut Newton & Yva: “Dancing on the Volcano” in the Weimar Republic
Cameras of the 80s: a decade that changed gear forever
Loading Your Own Film from Bulk: does it make sense?
Authentic Vintage Photography: “how to” for marketing or personal work
Portfolios from Asia, Australia, Ukraine, and USA
Polaroid Super8? Revisiting an instant failure on a modern project

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SilvergrainClassics # 9

‘Zines! How to make the most of your photo project, even on a budget
Mini Light Meter: a convincing, tried and true model you may not know yet
Portfolios from Azerbaijan, USA, Albania, Germany, and Sweden
Gen Z and slide film: start your projectors, ready, go!
Hand Coloring B&W prints, tips from master Andrew Sanderson
The Importance of Subject Matter, thoughts from master Bruce Barnbaum

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SilvergrainClassics # 8

Exclusive Interview: Jeff Bridges “The Dude” shares his thoughts on panoramic photography and his wide field of endeavors
Right for you? Photo processors, and the new ADOX CHS 100 ii 35mm film
Today’s documentary photography: pandemic, protests, and the everyday world around you
Portfolios from Germany, Japan, Canada, and the USA
Swing lens camera review: Widelux, Noblex, & Horizon
Master Bruce Barnbaum’s thoughts on advancing from “taking pictures” to “making photographs”

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SilvergrainClassics # 7

Unique Portfolios: Gorgeously Shabby German Polaroids, California Underwater, Women in Asia, Ethnic Healing Hands, Expressively Empty Architecture
Silbersalz35, Cinema Film For 35mm Stills, a Practical Test
Tim Rudman: Lith Printing with the Master
Leica R4-7, and the “Texas Leica” Fuji GW690 III
Photography at Home with Andrew Sanderson & Bruce Barnbaum, and Cyanotype Ideas for the Whole Family
Film Photography / Art Therapy

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SilvergrainClassics # 6

Akira Murata’s prints on traditional Japanese Washi paper
Bruce Barnbaum’s thoughts on photographing “Worlds Within Reach,” or interesting takes on the Leica R System and the new pixl-latr digitization assistant
Ansel Adams and Edward Weston: Unusual, interconnected series of articles about iconic photographers and their lasting legacies

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