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A large format road trip is not for the faint of heart

In the mood for squeezing in a road trip before summer ends? You may already have some go-to cameras in mind. But if you’re also up for some challenge, you might want to give shooting large format a go. It’s not for the faint of heart and frail of backs

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Silvestri S4: A unique shift type, large format camera

Large format cameras are unique on their own, but there are a handful of them that push the bar a notch higher. Case in point is a niche large format camera that is totally different from the ones we usually see: the Silvestri S4 shift camera. In the video above,

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Using a large format pinhole camera to capture rural decay

Since the resurgence of film photography, there has been considerable interest in unique gear like pinhole cameras and large format cameras among experimental photographers. Still, not everyone would lug around either of these cameras for travel snaps. But, should you? What would it be like to do so? Thankfully, we

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How to prepare a large multi-panel print

Looking to create a huge wall-art impression? Here’s a simple five-step guide to help you prepare a large multi-panel print! 1. Target your client’s needs A large multi-panel print requires a little more love than a regular print (even though they still need love too!). Why? Because the bigger the

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Steve Glynn’s tintype portrait project

Steve Glynn makes portraits using the tintype process (learn more about tintypes in this article) and a large format camera. This combination is striking — it yields a very shallow depth of field and a unique and irreplicable photograph. The picture is recorded directly onto a metal sheet, and I’m struck

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