Technology Explained, Practice
Daniela Bowker
Resolution and pixels and image quality! Oh my! ...

When you hear the term 'high-res' thrown about with such abandon when it comes to images for web use, have you ever stopped to think just how big or how high quality and image meant for the web needs to be?

Resolution and pixels and image quality! Oh my! Saving images for the web
Feature Articles, Photography Theory
Haje Jan Kamps
Low-contrast photographs don't have to be boring

There's an assumption that high-contrast images are more dynamic, more compelling, more inviting. Have a go at some low-contrast photography. You might surprise yourself with the results.

Low-contrast photographs don't have to be boring
Feature Articles, Theory
Daniela Bowker
Seeking balance in your photos

Balance doesn't mean symmetry; it means an internal consistency and tension within your photos. And it's a vital element of composition. 

Seeking balance in your photos
Feature Articles, Photography Theory
Haje Jan Kamps
Training your photographic luck

Great photos might be down to a little bit of luck, but most of that 'luck' you make yourself. Don't believe us? Read on...

Training your photographic luck
Feature Articles, Practice
Daniela Bowker
The ups and downs and ins and outs of ...

Photographing buildings doesn't have to mean wide-angle lenses and fretting about correcting for the keystone effect. Any lens, and angle. Don't believe us? Let us show you!

The ups and downs and ins and outs of photographing buildings

velvia 100f

Wave goodbye to your Fujichrome Velvia 100F and 50


Bye-bye Fujichrome Velvia 100F

They're not the first to go, and they most certainly won't be the last, but Fujifilm has today announced that it is ceasing production of Fujichrome Velvia 100F in 35mm, 120, and 4”×5” formats, and Velvia 50 in 4”×5” and 8”×10”. The last shipments of these films are due to arrive in the UK in December 2012.

There's no real surprise that some varieties of film are being discontinued. Demand is falling, prices are increasing, and as a consequence, demand will fall some more. Yes, there's still a vibrant community of film-based photographers out there, and Fujifilm will continue to cater for them. But they'll just have a slightly smaller selection of film available to them from next year.

As Gabriel Da Costa–who product manages professional film for Fujifilm–put it: 'It is an unfortunate consequence of digital capture, that some of the slower selling silver-halide lines will drop off the radar.'

So it goes. If you're especially attached to any of these films, I suggest you buy a freezer and start stocking piling.