Erik Winther Paisley (📷)
@ewpaisley.bsky.social
Photography page (Fuji + film, 4x5 - 120 - 35mm)
London based, Danish American. Mostly work in advertising.
@ewpaisley elsewhere, including ewpaisley.com
London based, Danish American. Mostly work in advertising.
@ewpaisley elsewhere, including ewpaisley.com
I've been intending to shoot most of my serious work on slide film for a lot of different reasons; oddly enough projecting them wasn't on my radar!
Saw a medium format project on eBay for £30 and had to go for it. This is the way, forget scanning :).
#analogphotography #ektachrome #mediumformat
Saw a medium format project on eBay for £30 and had to go for it. This is the way, forget scanning :).
#analogphotography #ektachrome #mediumformat
September 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
I've been intending to shoot most of my serious work on slide film for a lot of different reasons; oddly enough projecting them wasn't on my radar!
Saw a medium format project on eBay for £30 and had to go for it. This is the way, forget scanning :).
#analogphotography #ektachrome #mediumformat
Saw a medium format project on eBay for £30 and had to go for it. This is the way, forget scanning :).
#analogphotography #ektachrome #mediumformat
Views from Culpeper Community Garden.
6x6 shots on my Yashica 635.
Delta 100, FP4+. Developed in XT3. #filmphotography
6x6 shots on my Yashica 635.
Delta 100, FP4+. Developed in XT3. #filmphotography
September 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Views from Culpeper Community Garden.
6x6 shots on my Yashica 635.
Delta 100, FP4+. Developed in XT3. #filmphotography
6x6 shots on my Yashica 635.
Delta 100, FP4+. Developed in XT3. #filmphotography
Ektar 100 | Yashica 635
August 20, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Ektar 100 | Yashica 635
June 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
The agony of not nailing focus. #amateurphotographers
April 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The agony of not nailing focus. #amateurphotographers
Wonderful creatures at the London Zoo.
Shot on my Fujifilm X-H1 + Viltrox 75mm f/1.2
#amateurphotography #primatology #animalphotography #london #fujifilm #viltrox
Shot on my Fujifilm X-H1 + Viltrox 75mm f/1.2
#amateurphotography #primatology #animalphotography #london #fujifilm #viltrox
April 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Wonderful creatures at the London Zoo.
Shot on my Fujifilm X-H1 + Viltrox 75mm f/1.2
#amateurphotography #primatology #animalphotography #london #fujifilm #viltrox
Shot on my Fujifilm X-H1 + Viltrox 75mm f/1.2
#amateurphotography #primatology #animalphotography #london #fujifilm #viltrox
I took a closeup shot of this tupilaq on 4x5. It's actually marginally taller on the negative than in real life!
Obviously needed to photograph the two together; it looks like it's being haunted, poetic really for a little monster carving. :)
Obviously needed to photograph the two together; it looks like it's being haunted, poetic really for a little monster carving. :)
April 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I took a closeup shot of this tupilaq on 4x5. It's actually marginally taller on the negative than in real life!
Obviously needed to photograph the two together; it looks like it's being haunted, poetic really for a little monster carving. :)
Obviously needed to photograph the two together; it looks like it's being haunted, poetic really for a little monster carving. :)
The Lady Chapel at St Bartholomew the Great.
April 9, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Lady Chapel at St Bartholomew the Great.
A still-life that I took, processed and scanned myself!
Film: Rollei RPX 25, 6x7 (shot with Linhof roll-film back)
Developer: Foma Universal, Paterson tank, inversion agitation
Shot on a Sinar P with a Rodenstock 210mm f/5.6 @f11
#stilllife #dslrscanning #darkroom #rollei #fujifilm #mediumformat
Film: Rollei RPX 25, 6x7 (shot with Linhof roll-film back)
Developer: Foma Universal, Paterson tank, inversion agitation
Shot on a Sinar P with a Rodenstock 210mm f/5.6 @f11
#stilllife #dslrscanning #darkroom #rollei #fujifilm #mediumformat
April 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A still-life that I took, processed and scanned myself!
Film: Rollei RPX 25, 6x7 (shot with Linhof roll-film back)
Developer: Foma Universal, Paterson tank, inversion agitation
Shot on a Sinar P with a Rodenstock 210mm f/5.6 @f11
#stilllife #dslrscanning #darkroom #rollei #fujifilm #mediumformat
Film: Rollei RPX 25, 6x7 (shot with Linhof roll-film back)
Developer: Foma Universal, Paterson tank, inversion agitation
Shot on a Sinar P with a Rodenstock 210mm f/5.6 @f11
#stilllife #dslrscanning #darkroom #rollei #fujifilm #mediumformat
A still life study with daffodils. Shot with natural light this morning.
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#stilllife #stilllifephotography #flowerphotography #fujifilm #amateurphotographers #photographers #fujilove #traditional #chiaroscuro
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#stilllife #stilllifephotography #flowerphotography #fujifilm #amateurphotographers #photographers #fujilove #traditional #chiaroscuro
March 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A still life study with daffodils. Shot with natural light this morning.
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#stilllife #stilllifephotography #flowerphotography #fujifilm #amateurphotographers #photographers #fujilove #traditional #chiaroscuro
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#stilllife #stilllifephotography #flowerphotography #fujifilm #amateurphotographers #photographers #fujilove #traditional #chiaroscuro
Started my large format journey by accidentally exposing a whole box of film.
Turns out they are very much -not- individually wrapped.
You'd think the black plastic wrapping inside would have been a giveaway but no
Turns out they are very much -not- individually wrapped.
You'd think the black plastic wrapping inside would have been a giveaway but no
March 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Started my large format journey by accidentally exposing a whole box of film.
Turns out they are very much -not- individually wrapped.
You'd think the black plastic wrapping inside would have been a giveaway but no
Turns out they are very much -not- individually wrapped.
You'd think the black plastic wrapping inside would have been a giveaway but no
March 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Played around with moderate lighting yesterday, neither blizzard white or my usual chiaroscuro.
Painted my own backdrop, too! In retrospect I should have put a fill card on the left side of the daffodils but overall nice for an ~hour of tinkering.
#stilllife #fujifilm #amateurphotography
Painted my own backdrop, too! In retrospect I should have put a fill card on the left side of the daffodils but overall nice for an ~hour of tinkering.
#stilllife #fujifilm #amateurphotography
February 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Played around with moderate lighting yesterday, neither blizzard white or my usual chiaroscuro.
Painted my own backdrop, too! In retrospect I should have put a fill card on the left side of the daffodils but overall nice for an ~hour of tinkering.
#stilllife #fujifilm #amateurphotography
Painted my own backdrop, too! In retrospect I should have put a fill card on the left side of the daffodils but overall nice for an ~hour of tinkering.
#stilllife #fujifilm #amateurphotography
February 25, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Every camera has autofocus, you just have to want it enough.
#analog #vintagecamera #filmphotography #lifehack
#analog #vintagecamera #filmphotography #lifehack
February 22, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Every camera has autofocus, you just have to want it enough.
#analog #vintagecamera #filmphotography #lifehack
#analog #vintagecamera #filmphotography #lifehack
Detail of a still life I've been working on.
February 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Detail of a still life I've been working on.
Film scanning at home - losing track of which iteration I'm at. But seeing progress!
This one uses a speedlight diffused through an AC attachment.
Strongly recommend using slide film when setting up your rig. So much easier to focus.
#dslrscanning #e100 #amateurphotography #filmisnotdead
This one uses a speedlight diffused through an AC attachment.
Strongly recommend using slide film when setting up your rig. So much easier to focus.
#dslrscanning #e100 #amateurphotography #filmisnotdead
February 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Film scanning at home - losing track of which iteration I'm at. But seeing progress!
This one uses a speedlight diffused through an AC attachment.
Strongly recommend using slide film when setting up your rig. So much easier to focus.
#dslrscanning #e100 #amateurphotography #filmisnotdead
This one uses a speedlight diffused through an AC attachment.
Strongly recommend using slide film when setting up your rig. So much easier to focus.
#dslrscanning #e100 #amateurphotography #filmisnotdead
Didn't expect but am fully savouring the dieselpunk aesthetic of my film scanning rig.
Reminded me of this 6x4.5 shot I took of a railway bridge in London
My scifi-Maurice Bloom-industrial sublime era.
#filmphotography #industrial #believeinfilm #dslrscanning #mediumformat #vintage
Reminded me of this 6x4.5 shot I took of a railway bridge in London
My scifi-Maurice Bloom-industrial sublime era.
#filmphotography #industrial #believeinfilm #dslrscanning #mediumformat #vintage
February 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Didn't expect but am fully savouring the dieselpunk aesthetic of my film scanning rig.
Reminded me of this 6x4.5 shot I took of a railway bridge in London
My scifi-Maurice Bloom-industrial sublime era.
#filmphotography #industrial #believeinfilm #dslrscanning #mediumformat #vintage
Reminded me of this 6x4.5 shot I took of a railway bridge in London
My scifi-Maurice Bloom-industrial sublime era.
#filmphotography #industrial #believeinfilm #dslrscanning #mediumformat #vintage
On the topic of macro-photography! With all this neewly acquired kit I feel fairly obliged to start taking some macro shots.
So strange how the same images can be so crisp and look like whispy watercolours all at once. Stark and dreamy.
#macro #macrophotography #flowers #abstractphotography
So strange how the same images can be so crisp and look like whispy watercolours all at once. Stark and dreamy.
#macro #macrophotography #flowers #abstractphotography
February 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
On the topic of macro-photography! With all this neewly acquired kit I feel fairly obliged to start taking some macro shots.
So strange how the same images can be so crisp and look like whispy watercolours all at once. Stark and dreamy.
#macro #macrophotography #flowers #abstractphotography
So strange how the same images can be so crisp and look like whispy watercolours all at once. Stark and dreamy.
#macro #macrophotography #flowers #abstractphotography
4th iteration of my DIY film scanning setup!
Got an enlarger stand on eBay for a pittance and succeeded in adapting it to mount my camera.
Next up: A tiny lab jack to move the stacked negative and LED into frame in little increments, and hopefully into focus.
#filmphotography #35mm #macro
Got an enlarger stand on eBay for a pittance and succeeded in adapting it to mount my camera.
Next up: A tiny lab jack to move the stacked negative and LED into frame in little increments, and hopefully into focus.
#filmphotography #35mm #macro
February 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
4th iteration of my DIY film scanning setup!
Got an enlarger stand on eBay for a pittance and succeeded in adapting it to mount my camera.
Next up: A tiny lab jack to move the stacked negative and LED into frame in little increments, and hopefully into focus.
#filmphotography #35mm #macro
Got an enlarger stand on eBay for a pittance and succeeded in adapting it to mount my camera.
Next up: A tiny lab jack to move the stacked negative and LED into frame in little increments, and hopefully into focus.
#filmphotography #35mm #macro
London, South Bank, November last year.
Kodak Gold 200
Canon AE1-P
FD 28mm f2.8 lens
Accidentally underexposed by a stop since I didn't account for a polarising filter. Still like it though.
#filmisnotdead #canonFD #kodakgold #london #photographers #amateurphotography
Kodak Gold 200
Canon AE1-P
FD 28mm f2.8 lens
Accidentally underexposed by a stop since I didn't account for a polarising filter. Still like it though.
#filmisnotdead #canonFD #kodakgold #london #photographers #amateurphotography
February 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
London, South Bank, November last year.
Kodak Gold 200
Canon AE1-P
FD 28mm f2.8 lens
Accidentally underexposed by a stop since I didn't account for a polarising filter. Still like it though.
#filmisnotdead #canonFD #kodakgold #london #photographers #amateurphotography
Kodak Gold 200
Canon AE1-P
FD 28mm f2.8 lens
Accidentally underexposed by a stop since I didn't account for a polarising filter. Still like it though.
#filmisnotdead #canonFD #kodakgold #london #photographers #amateurphotography
Third DSLR scanning attempt!
Getting better, able to improve focus a lot by moving to a setup where the base and camera were locked into a 90° angle.
Used playing cards as shims to adjust focus. Also incorporated more spirit levels.
#filmisnotdead #amateurphotographers #canonFD #mirrorless #35mm
Getting better, able to improve focus a lot by moving to a setup where the base and camera were locked into a 90° angle.
Used playing cards as shims to adjust focus. Also incorporated more spirit levels.
#filmisnotdead #amateurphotographers #canonFD #mirrorless #35mm
February 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Third DSLR scanning attempt!
Getting better, able to improve focus a lot by moving to a setup where the base and camera were locked into a 90° angle.
Used playing cards as shims to adjust focus. Also incorporated more spirit levels.
#filmisnotdead #amateurphotographers #canonFD #mirrorless #35mm
Getting better, able to improve focus a lot by moving to a setup where the base and camera were locked into a 90° angle.
Used playing cards as shims to adjust focus. Also incorporated more spirit levels.
#filmisnotdead #amateurphotographers #canonFD #mirrorless #35mm
So trying to scan film at home is an absolute pain. Keeping the film and camera exactly level is the worst part, before we even get into the <1mm depth of field. Lens is still good but yikes
#macrophotography #dslrscanning #filmscanning #filmisnotdead #amateurphotographers
#macrophotography #dslrscanning #filmscanning #filmisnotdead #amateurphotographers
February 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
So trying to scan film at home is an absolute pain. Keeping the film and camera exactly level is the worst part, before we even get into the <1mm depth of field. Lens is still good but yikes
#macrophotography #dslrscanning #filmscanning #filmisnotdead #amateurphotographers
#macrophotography #dslrscanning #filmscanning #filmisnotdead #amateurphotographers
Self-developed and scanned!
Stiching the RAW from the X-H1 together since I am having trouble fitting the whole negative in 1:1 macro. Outputs are 5700x9000!
Main issue right now is getting focus right. Using spirit levels etc. but I must be off by a few mm's.
#pixllatr #filmisnotdead
Stiching the RAW from the X-H1 together since I am having trouble fitting the whole negative in 1:1 macro. Outputs are 5700x9000!
Main issue right now is getting focus right. Using spirit levels etc. but I must be off by a few mm's.
#pixllatr #filmisnotdead
February 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Self-developed and scanned!
Stiching the RAW from the X-H1 together since I am having trouble fitting the whole negative in 1:1 macro. Outputs are 5700x9000!
Main issue right now is getting focus right. Using spirit levels etc. but I must be off by a few mm's.
#pixllatr #filmisnotdead
Stiching the RAW from the X-H1 together since I am having trouble fitting the whole negative in 1:1 macro. Outputs are 5700x9000!
Main issue right now is getting focus right. Using spirit levels etc. but I must be off by a few mm's.
#pixllatr #filmisnotdead
Might be a bit until my home camer scan matches the lab but we will get there one day. Focus is a nightmare at these working distances!
Also might need better software to convert the negative.
Kit: Vivitar 55mm f2.8 macro + X-H1, Pixl-Latr holder.
#filmisnotdead #amateurphotography #mirrorless
Also might need better software to convert the negative.
Kit: Vivitar 55mm f2.8 macro + X-H1, Pixl-Latr holder.
#filmisnotdead #amateurphotography #mirrorless
February 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Might be a bit until my home camer scan matches the lab but we will get there one day. Focus is a nightmare at these working distances!
Also might need better software to convert the negative.
Kit: Vivitar 55mm f2.8 macro + X-H1, Pixl-Latr holder.
#filmisnotdead #amateurphotography #mirrorless
Also might need better software to convert the negative.
Kit: Vivitar 55mm f2.8 macro + X-H1, Pixl-Latr holder.
#filmisnotdead #amateurphotography #mirrorless