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Featured Photo of the Week: Magnolia Blossom Shot on Film

Featured Photo of the Week: Magnolia Blossom Shot on Film

Black and white photograph of a magnolia blossom by Keith Dotson. Buy a fine art print.

This week’s featured photograph features a magnolia flower on the branch of the tree, shot on 35mm Kodak Tri-X black and white film

Most of my photographs are digital images made with modern, high-resolution cameras and lenses.

For this week’s featured photograph, I shot this beautiful, lustrous white magnolia flower with a vintage Pentax K1000 camera and a 50mm lens on Kodak Tri-X film.

Analog photography is experiencing somewhat of a renaissance, and I must admit that it does have a very unique and special appeal compared to digital photography. The combination of the film grain and the characteristics of the vintage lenses gives analog photographs a style all their own.

And to my surprise, I was able to get a great 30 x 45-inch enlargement out of the negative.


Cropped detail views

This detail crop shows a close-up look at the film grain in this photograph, which was shot using Kodak Tri-X black and white film.
This detail crop shows a close-up look at the film grain in this photograph, which was shot using Kodak Tri-X black and white film.
Subtle details in the shadows and terrific soft background blur.
Subtle details in the shadows and terrific soft background blur.
I love how rich and deep the blacks look in the shadow areas.
I love how rich and deep the blacks look in the shadow areas.

If you like the distinct look of this photograph made on film, you can buy a fine art print here.

Thanks for reading.

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~ Keith

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