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paf! / Mood  photography by Photographer mserinkaya ★1 | STRKNG

paf! - © mserinkaya

 
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Alaz / Mood  photography by Photographer mserinkaya ★1 | STRKNG

Alaz - © mserinkaya

 
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Moody / Mood  photography by Photographer mserinkaya ★1 | STRKNG

Moody - © mserinkaya

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_. / Mood  photography by Photographer mserinkaya ★1 | STRKNG

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them / Mood  photography by Photographer mserinkaya ★1 | STRKNG

them - © mserinkaya

A Hard Day's Night / Mood  photography by Photographer mserinkaya ★1 | STRKNG

A Hard Day's Night - © mserinkaya

2023-01-20 14:29 
behind the times, ahead of the game / Alternative Techniken / mediumformat
behind the times, ahead of the game
celebiler / Schwarz-weiss / caffenol,120film,homedeveloped
celebiler
cincin / Schwarz-weiss
cincin
kissed by the winter sun / Schwarz-weiss / b&w,filmphotography,mediumformat,caffenol,homedeveloped
kissed by the winter sun
kedi / Alternative Techniken / analogue,filmphotography,mediumformat,120film,6x6
kedi
off season / Schwarz-weiss
off season
tepedeki / Schwarz-weiss
tepedeki
tepede / Alternative Techniken
tepede
the garden gnome / Alternative Techniken
the garden gnome

DIY Film Photography // Colour Film Developed in Coffee

After spending years of taking photos, looking at photos and thinking about photography, I wasn't getting the excitement, nor the fulfilment from shooting digital photos. Meanwhile, I always felt the soft whisper of film photography, calling me to rediscover it's delights.

Finally, about a year ago, I've traded my digital kit with a TLR film camera and a dozen of rolls.

Going back to film photography 15 odd years later, I've realized that shooting film stirred a creative joy in me. I've managed to create a simple yet effective scanning contraption that I've named "Shoebox Scanner Mark IV" and I've shot about dozen rolls, happy and carefree.

I've been shooting B&W and at one point I realized that the film stocks are limited and the films that I've managed to find can be exceedingly (sometimes ridiculously) expensive. Was there room for experimentation there?

I've been solely using Caffenol (cheap instant coffee, washing soda, vitamin c and sometimes salt for fast films) for B&W films as this developer is much less harmful than ready made developers and I'm fairly experienced with it. I also like to make my own, things whenever I can.

As an alternative to B&W film, I've thought about using Caffenol with colour film, developing only the B&W layer of the emulsion. I've read about this process but the results I've found were less than desirable. I was still eager though.

Risking a single roll of Fujifilm NPS 160, a film lauded for it's natural tones in it's heyday,
I've shot 12 photos with my trusty Yashica MAT 124G . The roll I exposed was sadly expired in 2005 and I knew that the colours of my rolls were far from perfect with regular C-41 process.

After developing the film and scanning the negatives with my home made scanner, I was pleasantly surprised.

From now on, when I can't find proper B&W film, I'll make sure to use Caffenol with the roll that I can put my hands on, and I'll remember to enjoy the process of experimentation!



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Mehmetcan Serinkaya is an autodidact.
Disenchanted by modern life, he seeks refuge in art and nature.
He's currently on the move, living in an open ended adventure.