Film Emulsions | Nikon F6 Project

Grand Staircase, Escalante National Monument, Utah

by John Crane | Oct 21, 2016 | 6 Things I Love About the F6, Destinations, Film Emulsions, Inspiration, Places, Road Trippin', Slide Film

I first visited the northern region of the Escalante Staircase area years ago after reading an article on the Burr Trail -but that’s another story. More recently (back in 2007) I hit it from the south, having come up one night from Flagstaff and checked into a...

A Case for 35mm Film

by John Crane | Mar 24, 2016 | Film Emulsions, Film Processing, Hybrid Workflow, Inspiration, Longevity, Technical, Vintage Nikon

Introduction This article is a written collection of thoughts explored in an attempt to think through some recent considerations. Every once in a while I get the itch to explore different film formats. The initial inspiration for this article was...

The 440

by John Crane | Jul 15, 2015 | 4042n, Destinations, Film Emulsions, Inspiration, Road Trippin'

A few weeks ago I needed to get out – as in far away from the computer – in a big way. The weather wasn’t good along the Front Range and checking the iPhone confirmed pretty much any place within easy driving distance was experiencing the same. It...

Pushing Kodak Ektar 2 Stops

by John Crane | Aug 27, 2014 | CLS (Creative Lighting System), Film Emulsions, Uncategorized

Can it be done? Yes! Here’s the story: The other day I was on an assignment and pulled a rookie move. I became so preoccupied talking and laughing with the client, fiddling with light – diffusion panels to knock the sun down; fiddling with power levels on...

New West Fest

by John Crane | Aug 22, 2014 | 4042n, Film Emulsions, From the Past, Uncategorized

For the past 10 years now the city of Fort Collins, Colorado has sponsored, in conjunction with Bohemian Nights Music, the New West Fest; essentially a birthday party for the city and fall jamboree for Northern Colorado, focusing heavily on live music. The scale of...

Kodachrome

by John Crane | Jul 12, 2014 | Film Emulsions, From the Past, Uncategorized

I’ve been going through some old images for re-scan and really missing Kodachrome lately. I’ve also noticed how many more vertical images I made before the computer became the standard for viewing. Vertical images were desirable for publication covers....