‘bladdered

January 27, 2017 by Phil Kneen Photography

I’ve just received the first batch of scans back from my new Hasselblad 501cm; the results were ‘eclectic’, for two reasons – firstly, I shot the first roll on Christmas Day after drinking a bottle of Prosecco to myself. I think that’s as far as I need to explain that. The other reason is that I still haven’t got my head around the square composition of the Hasselblad again, after years of shooting 35mm and various none-square medium formats. Something […]

Categories: film photography, Photography • Tags: 501cm, 6x6cm, expired film, fuji reala, hasselblad, kodak portra 800, medium format

Best Before…

February 8, 2016 by Phil Kneen Photography

Last year I was staying in a friend’s house – she was out all day and I got hungry, but couldn’t be bothered going to the shops. The only thing I could find that didn’t involve preparation was a tin of Heinz vegetable soup, and so into a pan it went. As the soup slowly heated, the pungent miasma that filled the kitchen should have given the game away, but it wasn’t until I tested the contents for optimum serving […]

Categories: film photography, Photography • Tags: 35mm, 50mm 1.4, expired film, film, film is not dead, I shoot film, nikon f100, out of date, UK Film Lab