Pulled through a hedge backwards maybe?!

Way back in 2019 I shared the first photos from this roll of Dubblefilm Pacific that Analogue Wonderland generously sent me - and the unexpected results that it had. These photos are not meant to look like this - they are meant to look ‘crisp and subtle, with imbued subtle blue or green overtones’. They are not meant to look like the roll has been pulled through a hedge backwards and possibly even stomped on (please note - I did neither of these things - and also that I wouldn’t get these results if I had actually tried that ha).

Oh the joy of film and its persistent occurances of WTF and FFS keeping us on our toes.

I’ll be honest - I don’t hate the results. Sure I’m still a bit gutted as it looks like the film should have gorgeous results but theres something old worldy about these with the speckles and marks. Maybe they were taken in 2019 - or maybe 1919 - who knows!

Film: Dubblefilm Pacific 35mm - generously given to me by Analogue Wonderland (Who had no idea I would be such a risk in producing such unexpected surprises haha, or indeed that I could milk a roll of film for two years across my blog! Please visit their awesome website and buy their stuff - support our film friends!)

Camera: Canon EOS 750
Location: Filey, England

Unexpected surprises!

Ah the joy of film and its reoccurring lesson of ‘letting go of the things you can’t control’.

Earlier this year I was gifted some of the beautiful Dubblefilm Pacific 35mm film from Analogue Wonderland (though I think mine was called Monsoon at the time before they changed the name) and I saved it for a little trip we had planned for Autumn. I was very excited about it as from the photos I’ve seen others take using it, the film has such gorgeous tones and colours. I figured that the seaside town of Filey was perfect for it. And I was right… the film was perfect, just not exactly the results I was expecting haha. See for yourself…

I will hold my hands up now and say, I have no idea how this happened! Its affected the whole roll, so it could be my camera (boy I hope not), it could have been the developing, or it could just have been how the film was, I really have no clue. I don’t think I could have done anything to change the outcome either….and boy is that a hard pill to swallow with film.

I know it happens, its happened to me more than once or twice ha. But still… initially I was really gutted and frustrated that I might have let Analogue Wonderland down somehow. However, with a bit of time and tweaking, I realised that these results are really quite lovely in their own way - and that added element of surprise when seeing them initially does feel like it adds an element of fun to them as well. I have a lot of photos of Filey (its one of my all time faves) so having a set of photos a bit more unique is a nice addition!

If you’re wondering what the film looks like without surprises, there are some gorgeous photos with it here on 35mmc.com.

Film: Dubblefilm Pacific 35mm - generously given to me by Analogue Wonderland (who had no idea I would be such a risk in producing such unexpected surprises haha, sorry guys!)

Camera: Canon EOS 750
Location: Filey, England

Trying new films - Dubblefilm Jelly!

Hi all! Its been a while since I’ve been around as I decided to take the Summer off after a crazy grueling couple of months finishing off my first year of University (I got a 1st woop). Luckily I have been beavering away in the back ground, slowly updating all my old blog posts with Flickr links to Squarespace uploads (all film photo posts from 2011-2015 - I’ve done a year and a half so far) and sorting out the photos that I’ve taken this year ready to share with you when I was ready. And today is that day.

I can’t quite believe my luck at being contacted by amazing people at the moment and recently Analogue Wonderland contacted me about trying some new films. I said ‘yes please…’ followed of course by ‘thank you so much’ (being that I’m terribly British) and as well as being so generous, Paul at Analogue Wonderland has been incredibly patient with me knowing all the work I’ve had to do and also forgiving to the fact that I nearly broke one of the films that I was sent (I’m pretty sure its ok, we’ll see - its all part of the fun!)

As I’ve been going through my blog archives (I personally think I peaked in 2011/2012, so thanks for hanging around lol) I realised that I haven’t been that adventurous with film lately - and the first film I chose is so far beyond my current comfort zone that I’m surprised by the extent of how much I LOVE the results! So lets have a look at Dubblefilms Jelly.

Oh my, are you swooning? I’m swooooning at these. Those colours! Just wow! I tried to take a variety of photos to really test this film thoroughly and I love them all - the close details, the further away landscapes, the sneaky photo of a painter. Just LOVE them - I will 100% be buying this film at some point because its just so fun. The film stock has also been upgraded from 24 exposures to 36 which I’m very excited about.

I will also add that this film was super easy to scan too with very consistent results, I barely tweaked them at all. And that folks, is a winner for me. Colour film can be an absolute pain to scan, so brownie points all round for an easy experience.

Before being contacted by Analogue Wonderland I was looking at their store with interest as not only do they have such fun films to try, they also have really reasonable postage prices (both in the UK and around the world, I checked for you) and I also see them actively engaging with the #believeinfilm community on Twitter which is wonderful too.

So, are you usually a fan of such colourful and quirky films now? I will confess that I originally thought they were a bit gimmicky - but now that I’ve tried them, I’m totally converted and with 6 Dubblefilm films to chose from, you can’t go wrong!

Camera: Canon EOS 750
Film: Dubblefilm Jelly (generously gifted to me by Analogue Wonderland - do check them out, they’re fab!)
Location: Various places around Yorkshire (I love living here)