By Kandice

This blog post is a bit different than I typically post, however, I wanted to create a reference for myself and other film lovers. This will be where I show test images from the different filmstocks I have tried. I will list the lighting conditions and the post-process under each image for easy reference. I you like this post I will do more like them. 

35MM FILMS

COLOR NEGATIVE FILM

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FILMSTOCK: Kodak Ektar 100 -36 exp
LIGHTING: Natural Light- Overcast - Outdoors
POST-PROCESS: C41, Lab Scan, No retouch
CAMERA: Ricoh 500 RF

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120MM FILMS

COLOR NEGATIVE FILM

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120MM FILMS

BLACK & WHITE NEGATIVE FILM

FILMSTOCK: Ilford Delta 100 -14 exp
LIGHTING: Natural Light- Overcast - Outdoors
POST-PROCESS: Black & White Process, Epson V800 Scan, No retouch
CAMERA: Mamiya M645 

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FILMSTOCK: Washi W 25 -14 exp - Paper Film

LIGHTING: Natural Light- Ambient Light - Indoors
POST-PROCESS: Paper Developer Only, Epson V800 Scan, No retouch
CAMERA: Mamiya M645 

Paris finally reopened on May 19th, well partially reopened. So, naturally we expats made a long awaited trip to the Lourve. Although the new restricts prevented us from being able to buy food at any of the cafés or restaurants we split a Kinder bar and pushed through 4 hours to see much of what the museum had to offer. 

The first thing we rushed to see was the "Mona Lisa". It is a much smaller painting and I can check it off my bucket list. We had no wait to see her, as we arrived at 10am when the museum first openedd.

Due to Covid-19 the museum was virtually empty, especially when we moved past the lower levels and famous works of art. I would suggest that you pack snacks to eat in the designated areas of the museum. It is a lot to see and you will need a break to rest and refuel.