Christina Craft

Kaleidoscope Effect – 35mm film

I use two tools to create kaleidoscope effects. I purchased Kaleidoscope glasses for $25 from Amazon and I also have a new kaleidoscope prism crystal from Different Lens World – $40.

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Barbados Wedding Photography

Amanda & Matt’s Wedding at the Crane, Barbados Amanda and I hit it off instantly during our first phone conversation together and I just knew

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LX100 Panasonic Camera Review

REVIEW: LUMIX DMC-LX100

I really wanted to find a walk-around camera, something that achieved DSLR-type results but without the weight and expense. I’m a bit lazy when it comes to photography systems. I already have a full bag of gear for my professional work. And I really didn’t want the bother of having to carry around a few different lenses in my backpack. The rangefinder camera lenses might be light, but they ain’t cheap.

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International FIlm Swap Antigua Guatemala and Victoria BC Canada

International Film Swap – Guatemala & Canada

We decided we’d try our first attempt at a film swap. We thought Kodak Portra 160 would do the trick for the sunny weather and our theme was “snapshots” – images that reflected each city in some way.

We read it’s best to under expose by at least a stop, which would then give a more box speed exposure when the exposures were combined. However, I kind of got paranoid it would make it too dark… so we split it in the middle and shot at minus one half a stop.

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Adox SilverMax 100 review

Impressions of Adox SilverMax 100 35mm film

I happened upon some Adox Silvermax 100 B&W film when I was shopping for a trip to Costa Rica. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but the reviews seemed favourable, so I put a roll into my second film camera and away I went. I experimented a lot, doing some photos in bright sun, some during golden hour and a couple at night with longer exposures. Man, was I impressed when I got the roll back!! First of all, can we talk about the sharpness? Holy crap this film is sharp!

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