I Shoot Film : Contre Jour In The City

I shoot Film, Kodak Portra 400 , Olympus OM20, Zuiko 50mm f1.8

Contra Jour light in Nottingham City Centre, shot when Elsie and I went on a 'analogue photowalk" with all the hip and trendy "analogue community" photographers from Nottingham and the East Midlands. Lots of cool cameras on display

Cracking photo for my 40+ years old camera and lens.

Lots more analogue shots to follow

[Mags]

Great golden tones and a touch of vintage!

[Corinne C]

This is such a beautiful photo! The backlit is wonderful and gives such long shadows. Seems like a lot of fun when we go for a photowalk with people sharing the same hobby!

[Phil Howcroft]

@corinnec merci Corinne, it was a fabulous walk , so many young people are shooting film , it is really trendy to do so. The light works so well

@marlboromaam you are right Mags, I love the golden tones

[Carole Sandford]

Sounds interesting. Definitely a vintage feel.

[Elisa Smith]

Gorgeous. I love this. Do you process the film yourself? I do have an old Nikon film camera back at home that we bought long ago, I think I need to take it out and give it a go when I get home so I can be one of the cool kids too.

[Phil Howcroft]

@nannasgotitgoingon Elisa, I send the film off to a lab , there are several in the UK. The walk was organised by a local lab and a shop that sells and repairs old film cameras . I send my film off , I get high quality scans back , the negs and optional 6 x 4 prints . It took less than 3 days from receipt of my film to get the scans . It's not cheap by any means but it's nice to do some old school photography 📷

[Julie]

Lovely light and story telling.

[amyK]

Nice light on this street scene; love the long shadows

[Elisa Smith]

@phil_howcroft Sounds like a great day out. Worth the money I reckon!

[Boxplayer]

Excellent lighting. How did you get on with the hipsters??

[Casablanca]

Always enjoy a spot of contre jour

[Phil Howcroft]

@boxplayer box' really well, several new social media friends , Elsie was popular and one person recognised me as I'd photographed his partner 12 months earlier as part of my strangers ( he knew it was me once he heard my Bolton accent )

[Phil Howcroft]

@nannasgotitgoingon Elisa the event was free , the costs were the film and subsequent film processing 📷

[Phil Howcroft]

@casablanca so do I casa' , don't you just love the grain and feel too 📷🎞️

[Phil Howcroft]

@carole_sandford Carole , if you or Phil have any old film cameras , it is worth running a film through them for the ' old school vibe' 📷🎞️

[Phil Howcroft]

@2022julieg thanks Julie

[Phil Howcroft]

@amyk thanks Amy , it was a lovely event 😊

[Dione Giorgio]

Fav. Brilliant city street capture. The colour tones make it appear to be a scene from days gone by many years ago.

[Judith Johnson]

Brilliant lighting

[Boxplayer]

@phil_howcroft 😊

[Peter Dulis]

well captured

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Suzanne]

Indeed a cracking shot and favourite