Film photography Archives - Luigi Barbano Photography

Dec 23

by Barbano Luigi in BlogUpdates, Film photography, meditations, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: #filmisalive, #Pentax, #photography, #Ricoh, Black and White, fineart, Luigi Barbano, photography

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Also this year Christmas arrived and with it my usual Christmas picture to wish you wonderful holidays, a fantastic 2023 and the joy of experiencing an analog life. . . Usually for my Christmas photograph I follow the big events of the year, and you can see in this article what I did in the past, but this year I decided to stay far away from the world events. I simply decided that I had two choices: getting very upset with how the world is run and be very polemic and political or concentrating on my passion for photography. I chose the latter. I decided to create an homage to film photography. First of all in the last years I started to use again film for a lot of my artistic production. Second this year was a great year for film photographers; Leica produced again the film camera M6 and Pentax announced, just few days ago, that will again produce analog cameras. It’s really a great moment for film photography because the involvement of big companies in the analog field means film is not dead and there will be a revival as there was in music with vinyl. We have […]

Feb 10

by Barbano Luigi in BlogUpdates, Film photography, FineArt, Gear Talk, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Carbon, Cianotype, film, filmisalive, fineart, Luigi Barbano, old techniques, palladium, photography, Platinum, printing, UV, UV BOX, Van Dyke

Luigi’s Drunk UV Box!

I was always told: if you have to do something, do it with your own style! So here my Italian style UV box to expose the papers coated with antique photographic processes. At the origin of photography many technologies of printing required the exposure in UV light. At those time sun was the perfect source and the exposure was usually made outdoor. The quantity of UV light from the sun can vary a lot in different seasons or with different weather, plus, baby it’s cold outside now in winter! For this reason I decided to build a UV Box. I was inspired by some similar projects videos on YouTube but I added a personal touch. First of all I used an old wood box for wine bottles instead of a modern plastic box. The wood box was in my cellar, free, and wood looks better and more coherent than plastic with old techniques. Second I decided to add a timer for a precise exposure instead of counting the seconds with an external timer and manually switch the lights on and off. . . Check out the video to know more about the UV Box and see how it works. . […]

Dec 23

Merry Christmas to All…

Dear Friends, I wish you a great Christmas, filled with joy and the right personal choices! . This is a strange Christmas with too many people trying to cancel it, some for cultural reasons as the European Commission, others finding excuses in a virus that seem to spread only in specific situations. It is always difficult to find a proper reaction to evil when it’s in charge of our lives, so I was wondering what to do and the question came natural: “What would John Galt do?”. The answer was very easy and so here’s my traditional Christmas image for the year 2021! This year, more than ever, we are in a war, it’s not a traditional war at the moment but a cultural war. One side is the side expressing all the values that permit to appreciate and enjoy Christmas, the other side is the side that is not able to joy and wants to cancel it. The premise of Christmas is the freedom to chose between good and evil, Santa made a list and only the nice ones receive his gifts. Christmas is the season when joy must be deserved, it is the season that celebrates the birth […]

Jun 04

by Barbano Luigi in Gear Talk, BlogUpdates, Film photography, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: film, Filmcamera, filmisalive, Luigi Barbano, MX

Gear Talk: Pentax MX

There are cameras that remained the preferred, no matter if other cameras were better with more options. For me the Pentax MX is that camera.I used many cameras and some of them gave the possibility to do more things than the MX, but still, when I take the MX in my hands and I hear the click, something gives me the desire to take pictures. . . See you soon with the Pentax LX!

May 08

by Barbano Luigi in Gear Talk, BlogUpdates, Film photography, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Film camera, film photography, filmisalive, Luigi Barbano, Pentax, Pentax ME Super, photography

Gear Talk: Pentax ME Super

Since I published my book “Photography: The F Manual” I received many questions about what equipment to use. I decided to make a series of video about cameras, lenses and other tools I used and still use for film and digital photography. First review, my first camera: Pentax ME Super. Enjoy the video! . .

Apr 10

by Barbano Luigi in Photography Class, BlogUpdates, Film photography, FineArt, Fujifilm, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: betterphotographer, class, exercises, fineart, improveskills, Luigi Barbano, photoclass, photogrpahy, workshop

What to do during COVID Jail?

We are all in the same situation, all round the world, we are stuck in our houses with a lot of time available. This is a great moment to improve ourselves and our skills. I see around me a lot of posting about cameras and photographic techniques so I decided to do something a little different. You can see here 10 COVID Compliant Exercises to Become a Better Photographer. The concept is easy, with what you have available in the tranquillity of your home or inside the border of your COVID jail, you can do this exercises to try new approaches, or relive forgotten ones, to photography. The results can be shared and discussed on the FaceBook Group I created just for this project. The class is available for free on YouTube! Watch the introduction here and follow me on YouTube for the exercises. . . See you in the FaceeBook project page!

Feb 04

by Barbano Luigi in Black and White Tales, BlogUpdates, Film photography, FineArt, meditations, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: B&W, Black and White, film, fineart, italy, Luigi Barbano, Mantova, photography

Black and White Tales – Print #4

Fourth week, another black and white print and another short tale. What is luck? . .

Jan 26

by Barbano Luigi in Uncategorized, Black and White Tales, BlogUpdates, Film photography, FineArt, News 0 comments tags: B&W, B&WTales, Black and White, black and white tales, filmisnotdead, fine art, Luigi Barbano, photography, print

Black and White Tales – Print #3

New weekly print and tale, this time something more deep and personal. . . . If you enjoyed the video don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel.

Jan 20

by Barbano Luigi in Black and White Tales, BlogUpdates, Film photography, FineArt, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: B&W, B&WTales, Black and White, black and white tales, fine art, Luigi Barbano, photography, print

Black and White Tales – Print #2

Second week, second print. Enjoy the tale. . . To see the original image click here. .

Jan 12

by Barbano Luigi in Black and White Tales, BlogUpdates, Film photography, FineArt, News, Uncategorized 0 comments tags: Black and White, black and white tales, fine art, inkjet printing, Luigi Barbano, photography

Black and White Tales – Print #1

Here we are, with the first print for the Black and White Tales series. Enjoy the video and check the image below. . . .