I am back from Budapest, but I still have not developed a thing, so in the meantime I am going to show your some photographs made before my little vacay. I got two rolls of Ilford FP4+ 125 iso for my birthday. Black & white presents different esthetics that what I create in my daily life, mostly because I find it hard to let go of the color, feeling like I miss out on something whenever I load up a black & white roll of film.
This Ilford was mainly for a project my dad is involved in. He is a high school teacher, organising some kind of an exhibiton of how the school had evolved. Black & white was supposed to give the students a little of an inside, and a feeling of the past. It was the first time that I shot a film with such low iso number, and it was really tough to photograph dark high school corridors and my bestie's moving pets, because I visited her on the following day.
What is your favourite black & white film and why? Is there anything you could recommend for me to try? I will be back next week to show you the essence of Budapest in pictures. Talk to you soon! :)
Kodak Tmax 100 and Ilford Hp5 400 asa but pushed to 1200 <3
ReplyDeletei hope someday i can scann my black and white pictures because i used to develop annd enlarge them at home when i was your age and this post made me miss that :)
Excited for your Budapest photos! Try Lomography's "Lady Grey" black and white film, it's one of my absolute favourites, and 400 ISO, if you wanted something higher :) I just ordered a few rolls online this morning xx
ReplyDeleteAt first, I had the same feeling of I might miss something if I use B&W, but upon seeing my film scans I realized I have a separate sense of appreciation for B&W. I have only used 2 kinds, so far I love Kodak T-Max 100. Seeing these fantastic photos makes me eager to save for a roll of Ilford though!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward for your Budapest set :)
I like your photos：)
ReplyDeleteA very good second rendez vous, I have to say!
ReplyDeleteI love Ilford film!
My absolutely favorite is Kodak Tri-x. I used a lot while I was learning photography many years ago. I call it "my dark smoke", lol. You can push it how many times you want and ou will have a great result still. I already did +1, +2 and even + 3! They all came out great. There's Fuji Neopan too (I used to love Neopan 1600, but Fuji just gave up on them, like many great films they used to make it.), and Ilford Delta 3200 (which I use -1, because I think it's more creamy, but you can still use box iso no problem).
ReplyDeleteFor the BW films u have to think BW. It sounds obvious, but it's not. BW photos are born this way. It takes a little time and a little practice, but it pays of. I love it. And if you have the chance to develop it yourself, then you probably will fall in love even more!
I get scared of black and white for that exact reason - I may miss out on the bright and amazing colours! But then every roll of black and white I shoot I always love :) I think your roll turned out great I especially love the cat shots!
ReplyDeleteI tried only Ilford 100. I loved the contrast.
ReplyDeleteSadly i never got around to developing the other BWs i used.
Excited for your Budapest photos
These are lovely! Black and white makes you notice things other than colours in photographs. Can't wait to see your Budapest photos :)
ReplyDeleteWow. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou did an incredible job with it! I still have an old Ilford 400 to get developed and I would love to try the tri-x someday.
ReplyDeleteDo you develop and print your b&w film? :) I have a couple of exposed film stored in the fridge but haven't developed them yet, since I want to do it myself and I've yet to buy developing materials. I've shot Ilford Delta 3200 and Polypan F 50 and I'm excited (plus nervous) to see how they'll come out. Would love to try the Ilford FP4+ as well; I love your selfie shot in particular!
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