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Pictoriographica

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I am very happy to announce that J Lane Dry Plates testing is complete and we will be taking orders via the online shop beginning November 25th! www.pictoriographica.com

Speed improved to ASA 8
Pricing remains the same as it has been ever since 2017.

November 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Very excited that J Lane plates are back in production and accepting orders.

I love Zebra dry plates, too, but more options are great. And “speedplates” are not available elsewhere!

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#BelieveInFilm #BelieveInGlassPlates

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J. Lane Dry Plates offer a distinct film photography experience with pre-coated ASA 8 plates. Learn about their production process, shipping details, and how to incorporate them into your photography ...

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November 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Oh ffs:

Do. Not. Want.

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November 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM

Chad Hill

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Faux Large Format Photographer, London 2025

Nikon f100, 24-120f4vr, hp5+

I crossed the street to check out what kinda camera he was shooting. He took a picture of me saying “oh it’s fake!” And handed me this cool printout. 😅

#BelieveInFilm #ButNotThisGuy 😂

Black and white photo of a photographer holding up what appears to be a fixed focus large format camera, but is actually a digital camera inside a wooden box and linked wirelessly to a printer in a nearby box!

A printout held in my hand of the “London old press” old timey looking printout with my surprised and chagrined photo on it!

November 24, 2025 at 1:38 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

The museum endures, London 2025

#TrichromeParty shot with Nikon f100, Nikon 17-35 2.8, hp5+

#BelieveInFilm #TrichromeEverything

A photo of the front facade of the British museum as a trichrome with lots of colorful ghost tourists.

November 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

What’s your favorite under-appreciated camera?

Every time I carry it, I am reminded that the zx-m (a hand-me-down from a neighbor) is a delight.

Uses all the great Pentax mf lenses. Lightweight. Nice display. Av. Winder. Usually available for ~$20! Better than a k1000.

#BelieveInFilm #CameraGear

Looking down at the external display of the zx-m. A handwritten sign is visible that says “meter overexposes 1 full stop”.

November 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

A track in the desert, eastern Jordan 2025

Pentax 645n, 45-85 4.5, delta 100

It was a big day when we got to this spot, after failing to find the right trail for a couple years.

#BelieveInFilm #Fieldwork

A single line of tire tracks going across a flat open desert. A line of black basalt is visible in the far distance.

November 22, 2025 at 5:22 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

A thread of #SoundsOfShutters for Bsky.

Starting with a favorite, the ensign special reflex: the long shutter lever cranks a big mirror out of the way mechanically before tripping the (somewhat finicky and complex) focal plane shutter.

#CameraGear #BelieveInFilm h/t @mikecrivellos.bsky.social

November 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Patch Orchard, New Hampshire 2025

Ricoh GR1, Fuji 400

#BelieveInFilm #ApplePicking

A hand painted sign that’s says “cortland” hangs from an apple tree.

A sign that says, “Honeygold” hangs from a tree.

November 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

#ShittyCameraChallenge

A meme of a cat holding a camera that reads “what if we had a little salami as a treat” but salami is crossed out and “black and white photography” is added instead.

November 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM

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Shitty Camera Challenge

@shittychallenge.bsky.social

How about another #ShittyCameraChallenge holiday sale for charity?

More info coming soon…

And how about a #ShittyCameraChallenge Black & White Tie Winter Wonder Challenge?

December 1st through January 31st, a B&W themed #ShittyCameraChallenge.

a close up of a man with the words how about that behind him

ALT: a close up of a man with the words how about that behind him

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November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Robot Friend, eastern Jordan 2025

Pentax 645n, 45-85 4.5, Delta 100

#Fieldwork #Jordan #BelieveInFilm

November 17, 2025 at 3:27 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Watched the Princes Bride for the first time with my daughter tonight. She went to bed quoting lines. My work here is done. ❤️❤️❤️

a man with a mustache says hello my name is inigo montoya you killed my father prepare to die

Alt: a man with a mustache says hello my name is inigo montoya you killed my father prepare to die

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November 16, 2025 at 3:42 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

The bakehouse at Rittenhouse Town (c.1743), Philadelphia 2025

B+J “Grover” 8x10, Wollaston 125mm f1.6 meniscus lens, Lupex contact paper (rated at .02iso!), ~6s exposure at f2

Channeling some soft pictorialist landscapes! 😅

#BelieveInFilm #Pictorialism #LargeFormat

A black and white image of an old building in the distance with a dimly visible stream in the foreground. The image is very soft and dreamy.

November 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Plonk plonk, Philadelphia 2025

B+J Grover 8x10, Wollaston 125mm f1.6 meniscus lens, Adox Lupex paper negative (rated @ iso .02!?!?!),

A selfie test. 1500ws flash on full just out of frame @ f2. 😅 the slowest image i’ve ever shot. 😅😅

#PaperNegative #SilverChloride #BelieveInFilm #SoftFocus 🎞️📸

A man plays a banjo and looks up at the top of the frame. Black and white soft focuse image.

November 13, 2025 at 5:51 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Signaling, Black Desert, Jordan 2025

Pentax 645n, 45-85 4.5, delta 100

These more recent features are actively used by herders to help navigate the landscape.

#BelieveInFilm #Fieldwork #Jordan

A pile of 5 basalt stones in decreasing size stacked on top of each other. They are visible from remarkable far off.

November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Experiments in Trichromy: Beloved Stuffies #6, Philadelphia 2025

B+J Grover 8x10, Wollaston 125mm f1.6, trichrome with Ultrafine RA-4 paper in b+w chems.

Gotta challenge Ralph for worst recent trichrome!

#BelieveInFilm #LargeFormat #TrichromeEverything

A relatively poor trichrome of a small stuffed chipmunk.

Ground glass image showing the stuffed chipmunk.

November 12, 2025 at 5:29 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

“Laura”, Buttercup Cottage ruins, Philadelphia 2025

B+J Grover 8x10, Wollaston 125mm f1.6, long expired Kodak paper negative (~1s@f8)

#BelieveInFilm #LargeFormat

Black and white photo of a decrepit doorway leading into the former tiled bathroom of a barn that burnt down 40 years ago.

November 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

This cheap B+J 8x10 monorail camera is WAY more portable than I would have guessed. So much more portable than my 4x5 monorail. The rail comes right off, and then the camera fits in my usual 8x10 backpack. It’s also made of painted grey (why???) wood, so it’s not heavy!

#CameraGear #BelieveInFilm

The b+j camera set up among my favorite test location and some fall foliage.

The b+j with the rail removed and placed on my oversized homemade 8x10 camera wrap.

The wrap closed up and ready to put in a bag.

Big 5.11 backpack with all the gear for the 8x10 loaded up and ready to go. The hexagonal monorail is sticking up in the front pocket.

November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Practicing, Philadelphia 2025

Burke and James Grover 8x10, Wollaston 125mm f1.6 (@~f5.6), Expired Kodak RC paper negative (single strobe)

More tests with the super wide meniscus, in my lair, playing banjo.

#BelieveInFilm #LargeFormat #WollastonLens

A blurry and partially out of focus black and white image of a man leaning back in a rocking chair playing a 130 year old banjo. The movement, light, and lack of sharp focus draws the eye to the banjo rather than the man.

November 9, 2025 at 4:36 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

Testing (romanescu broccoli), Philadelphia 2025

Burke and James Grover 8x10, Wollaston 125mm f1.6 (@~f7), expired Kodak rc paper negative

Testing a new pairing with Reinhold Schables 19mm-equivalent fast LF meniscus at macro distance! 😅😅

#BelieveInFilm #LargeFormat #PaperNegative

A black and white closeup image of a weird vegetable.

Head on view of a Wollaston meniscus lens.

View of the same image on the ground glass.

A setup shot showing the romenescu broccoli under the 8x10 camera with the camera propped against a joy of cooking book and the subject is lit by a bright directional light.

November 8, 2025 at 6:43 AM

Chad Hill

@chadhill.bsky.social

It would be incorrect to say I have ever been “cool”. But maybe the least (most?) uncool I have ever been is driving around in my ‘79 VW Westphalia camper with my handmade wooden kayak wearing a tie dye Calvin and Hobbes shirt and toting a Nikon f4.

Really miss that van. Still have the boat.

#TBT