This was the date: 24.10.19. Ilford teased the net with the announcement of a brand new film that was about to be released, and “oh boy”, there was excitement to be had. If there is something the film photography industry is know for it is definnetely the lack of good news. We’ve seen a bit…
Our aim of being helpful and bring film photography education to everyone is deeply engraved in our DNA, we want to answer the question that we have heard countless times especially at the shop. “Which are the main differences between Kodak 400TX and Kodak 400T-Max?” Same 400 ISO sensitivity, almost identical packaging and similar name……
We originally started this blog to be helpful (and also to show off the incredible works of some of our clients and friends) and today, in this post, we’re hoping to clear up the difference between two very important words in the film world: metering and rating. We’ve heard and read about the confusion between…
Things we love here at our lab: cameras, films, and surprises. Surprises for us come in all shapes and forms; sometimes we get candy inside the boxes delivered to our lab and sometimes we get to feast our eyes on the best double exposures of all time. It’s really a toss up for us which…
Since Carmencita’s birth in 2012 we have carefully handled, developed, and scanned many types of black and white films. We have learned the unique qualities that each type of black and white film possess and how they can impact the emotion in a photograph. Black and white films can evoke the feeling of the scene,…
CDX – Carmencita Double X
Here it is! Our own version of the famed emulsion 5222, also known as Kodak Double-X. This film was originally created for cinematographers that wanted to record on BW back in the ’60s and seems like the emulsion hasn’t changed much ever since. If you’ve seen Schindler’s List, Raging Bull, or the latest The Lighthouse…
CARMENCITA GRANT AWARD – SPRING 2020
PROJECT: MAJULI The day has arrived!! We finally have the very first project that will receive the Carmencita Grant in partnership with Kodak Professional Europe! As you may know from our previous post, the grant supports the selected artist with up to 50 rolls of any stock of their choice from Kodak and the…
CLAVES PARA DISPARAR EN ANALÓGICO – [PDF]
*NOTE: This post is only available in Spanish at the moment, we are working to make all the information available in english soon! UNA GUÍA DE LA FOTOGRAFÍA ANALÓGICA ACTUAL Durante los últimos 3 años hemos estado realizando talleres puntuales aquí y allá, en cada taller ofrecemos una parte prácitca pero también una…
COFFEE & FILM – DRIP COFFEE ROASTER
We know how hard is to start a project, and if it wouldn’t be by the many photographers that supported us in our first steps Carmencita would never be the Carmencita we know today! So, whenever we have the chance to support a new project, especially coming from fellow film photographers, we try to figure…
[NEW] BLACK EDGE in all 120 film formats is here!
It’s not been easy, since we first released the Black Edge in 35mm last April (thanks to the Swedes and their 3D printing), we have got so many requests to bring the Black Edge to 120 film in all its formats, that at some point it was not even funny anymore. Now, almost a…