Color positive film (also called “reversal,” “slide,” or “transparency” film) uses E-6 chemicals for processing, and you get a positive image or “slides” from it when processed normally. When mounted on card stock, these are exactly like the slides that you’d put in a slide projector, or the slides that your grandparents have in boxes in the attic.

Now comes the tricky (but fun) part: when you use the C-41 chemicals (for your negative film) on your slide film, that’s called Cross Processing which yields the saturated, vivid colors and contrast that makes Lomographic images famous. Each slide film has different characteristics when cross-processed. Some films go red, others go blue, and some just get brighter with more contrast. You can study up on which films do what, but don’t expect to get the same results every time – there is nothing definite about the colors, they’re all mostly a surprise!

Lomography

The Fujifilm Instax Mini 25 RED Edition are automatic Instant Camera features 2 shutter release buttons for landscape and portrait. It has a self-shoot mirror and close-up lens. This camera also equipped with an automatic Electronic Flash which a great for indoor and during night/low light situation.

Features

• Takes instant pictures (like Polaroid)
• Credit card size picture
• Small, compact and easy to use
• Built-in flash
• 2 Shutter release buttons (for potrait and landscape shots)
• Built-in self shoot mirror
• Comes with a close-up lens

Package Includes

• One(1) Instax mini 25 camera
• Two(2) CR2 batteries
• One(1) camera strap
• Instruction manual

Additional Specifications

• Film type: Instax Mini film
• Batteries: Two(2) CR2 batteries
• Focusing: 0.5m – 2.5m / 2.5 – infinity
• Size: W112 x H121 x D50.5 mm
• Weight: 275g

Edouard Janssens, a fine art and portrait photographer who hails from Belgium, recently made a decision to start using large-format instant film to take art portraits with an “eerie” feel. To achieve this, he needed to get his hands on some pricey equipment: a Deardorff V8 8×10 mahogany camera, Goerz Dagor Gold Rim 305mm f/6.8 lens, and a rare Polaroid Land Processor to process the instant photos with.

Along with the Polaroid processor, the store clerk threw in a box of 8×10 Polaroid Instant film that expired in October 1978, as a collector’s gift. An idea came to him:

“… it just hit me. Why not try to produce an image out of this way outdated box and base my next photography project on it? … Someone born in October 1978 appeared to me as a logical choice. If it worked it would be the encounter of something considered dead 34 years ago with someone born at that precise time. A wonderful potential encounter.”

So, he took a gamble and loaded the film despite being unsure if the film will still render anything. For his subject, he chose a French-Russian actress who was born in the same month and year of the film’s expiry date. The video below details what happened before, during, and after the interesting encounter:

via mymodernmet

What can you do during Earth Hour?
Let’s create one of the most fun night photography technique – Light Painting!

Submit your best Light Painting photo taken during Earth Hour and get a chance to win a prize from The Click Shop!

•  TWO winners will be selected :
1 (one) winner – Most LIKED photo on our Facebook page.
1 (one) winner – Most creative photo pick by TCS team.
•  Each winner will get an Instax Mini Photo Album & Jelly Lens!

Submission Details :
• Photos must be taken with analogue cameras only and without any digital enhancement or manipulation.
•  Photos submission from 24 – 30 (5pm) MARCH 2013.
•  1 (one) photo per participant.
•  Email your best LIGHT PAINTING photo along with your Name, Camera & Film Type to contest@theclickshop.net .

How to do light painting?

Fees : RM10 per person
For Reservations :

• Visit to The Click Shop HQ (SS2)

• Email your name & contact number to hello@theclickshop.net and make payment upon arrival.

• Call 03-78652422 or 03-78773422 to make a reservation and make payment upon arrival.

See you at the event!

** This event has been postponed to 30 March 2013

- ARCH20

Swiss photographer Alessandro Della Bella has. The photographer above shows what one of his cameras recently looked like during a shoot in extremely low temperatures.

Back on 12/12/12, Alessandro participated in the One Day on Earth project, which aims to document life around the globe on a single day. He chose to create a time-lapse video of the night sky during two nights on the Swiss mountains Piz Corvatsch and Piz Nair. The temperature during those nights? -25°C and -15°C, respectively (-13°F and 5°F).

Alessandro shot more than 10,000 photographs over those 48 hours showing the stars above and the valley below, snapping frames with 5 Canon DSLRs at the same time.

Although the DSLRs survived the project unscathed — they actually performed quite nicely — the extremely cold temperatures did present their fair share of problems for Alessandro.

First, he had to bring a number of extra lenses along on the shoot. Every time a lens froze up, he swapped it out and defrosted it in front of an oven until it became normal again.

Alessandro says that the weak link in the gear was actually the batteries. At those temperatures, each battery drained in just an hour or two of shooting, so they had to be constantly swapped out and recharged.

Here’s the beautiful time-lapse video that resulted from his efforts:

- PetaPixel

Please note that this camera must be assembled upon purchase and includes all parts required to do this.

Take off and experience medium format in the most delightful way possible with the Belair X 6-12! This camera boasts auto-exposure, versatility of 3 photo formats, lens interchangeability, extensive ISO range and multiple exposure capability—features that make this camera a true film photography pioneer!

An Affordable Automatic 120 Panoramic Camera

Carrying on the tradition of its distant cousin, the LOMO LC-A+, the Belair X 6-12 Jetsetter boasts an automatic shutter system that makes shooting perfectly-exposed photos as easy as clicking the shutter – and all this on 120 film! The expansive 6×12 format allows you to capture a vast space that makes for jaw-dropping photos; whether landscape, portrait or anything else you feel like shooting. Wait there’s more; the Belair X 6-12 can also shoot in both square 6×6 and regular 6×9 formats. So whatever shape you’re in, the Belair X 6-12 is ready to match you!

Take Medium-Format Photography With You Everywhere

Who says panoramic medium-format cameras have to be the size of a small car? We know Lomographers are always on the move; that’s why the painstakingly developed and reliable fold-out bellows system allows the Belair X 6-12 to collapse to a convenient and portable size – meaning you can take the camera (and stunning medium-format photos) wherever you go.

A World Of Possibilities: Interchangeable Lenses

Together with a team of experienced optics engineers, the Lomographic camera developers have refined both a 90mm lens and a 58mm wide-angle lens; each lens offers high quality photos while still being loaded with the Lomographic charm we all know and love. Oh, and this is just the start: the Belair X 6-12 features an exchangeable lens system for ultimate experimentation and flexibility – you can rest assured we’re already working on new and exciting lenses!

Automatic Exposure Shutter

Carrying on the tradition of its distant cousin, the LOMO LC-A+, the Belair X 6-12 camera boasts an electronic automatic shutter. This means that just like with the LOMO LC-A+, the correct film sensitivity needs to be set so that photos turn out neither dark, nor overexposed. Whilst the LOMO LC-A+ shutter closes only once there is enough light, the Belair X 6-12’s auto-exposure range is EV4 – EV15 and this is calculated just before the shutter is released.

The minimum recommended conditions when shooting in dim light with the Belair X 6-12 are ISO/ASA dial set to 100 with 100 ISO film. If you’re after brighter results in a dark setting, a high ISO film or switching to B (Bulb) Mode is recommended. B Mode will expose your shot for as long as you keep the shutter pressed.