Shoot Film Co.

My name is Henry Giddens. I live in Austin TX, and I love shooting film. My passion is skateboarding, that's where the majority of my photos come from. The best people in my live, and the coolest places I've been are because of skateboarding. I capture these people and places and all the activities that come along with film photography.

What attracts you to photographing with film? The suspense! Shooting multiple rolls not knowing if they will come out like you really want. And then you get the rolls back, and you see photos you don't even remember shooting. It's always a beautiful surprise.

What type of gear/film do you tend to gravitate to as of this writing? Minolta 7x, Canon telmax point and shoot

Tell us about the work you're submitting. These photos are some that I totally forgot I shot, that came out better than expected. I like to think that there is no "right" way to shoot a photo. Your camera is your canvas and as an artist you can do and use it however the hell you want to.

 

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Video review by Mike Padua of the Nikon F100 35mm Film SLR using JCH StreetPan 400 and Ilford HP5+, developed in Kodak HC-110 and Scanned with Plustek 7600i using SilverFast 8.8

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First things first: until September 3rd, 2018, UK-based film retailer Analogue Wonderland is giving away a free 35mm 24-exposure roll of Kodak ColorPlus 200 with any order that contains any Kodak film!

But even more exciting is that you can submit your summertime images in a competition to win a goodie bag "full of film," including a roll of the eagerly-awaited Ektachrome!

Check out all the details of the the competition and giveaway right here!

 

 My name is John Helmuth. I'm currently living in Philadelphia, but grew up right over the bridge in South Jersey. I graduated from the University of the Arts in 2011 with a BA in Graphic Design. I've been a film photographer since 2000-2001 when I got my first film camera, a Canon AE-1p. I stopped shooting film for a long time to get more digital work, but ended up selling all of my digital gear to invest in some Leica gear about 2 years ago. Most of my freelance work is shooting classic cars and classic car shows / events, but since I live in Philadelphia I always find myself shooting around the city focusing on whatever catches my eye. People, architecture, signage, all different things. I also usually travel with a batch of film whenever I'm on vacation.

I ended up getting back into film photography a few years ago after taking a long break because I found my digital work more or less getting lost in the sea of digital photography online. I was able to get a better a response from my film work while continuing to photograph the same things I shot with digital. On top of getting more recognition for my film work, I love geeking out and getting into the more technical side of film. Absolutely love finding my favorite black and white films, using certain color films for certain times of day, pushing film to gain more light and texture and making the subjects of my images feel like they're from another space and time by just using certain types of film. Not to mention making new friends and being included in the film photography community.

My Domke F-5XB is filled with a Leica M6TTL .85 with matching leicavit, Voigtlander 35mm f1.4, Summarit 50mm f2.4, Tele-Elmarit 90mm f2.8, all BW XS-Pro filters, and a Yashica T2 point-and-shoot.

The first image is a photo of a 1949 Mercury that was shot in the Philadelphia Navy Yard in front of a retired aircraft carrier. This was photographed for the Jalopy Journal. I wanted to photograph this car surrounded by interesting elements of the city the car was original from.  I shot this image on Portra 400 around dusk. It was shot with a Leica M5 with an early 60s Summicron 90mm f2 lens.

The second image is a photo of my cousin on a smoke break outside of our beach house. Her positioning in front of the window, the back-lite glow, the framing of the plants around the window, and the timing of having my film camera loaded with black and white TMax 400 were all by chance. This caught my eye immediately. One of my all-time favorite BW shots. Shot with a Sears 35RF.

The third image is a night photo of a motel called the Beach Comber located at the beach town of Wildwood, New Jersey. This town is packed with retro motels stuck in time. Many of their original neon signs still glow in the night. This specific motel was the main headquarters of the car club The Oilers during The Race of Gentlemen, which is a motorcycle and automobile racing event on the Wildwood beach showcasing all pre-WW2 motorcycles and cars. This was shot on a Leica Minilux with Portra 800.