Christopher Shaw
@cphelpsshaw.bsky.social
Ordinary, average guy
Elkins Park, PA - Cushing, ME
#filmphotography
#darkroom
#breadbaking
#coffeeroasting
#vinyl
#travel
#maine
#philadelphia
#architecture
Elkins Park, PA - Cushing, ME
#filmphotography
#darkroom
#breadbaking
#coffeeroasting
#vinyl
#travel
#maine
#philadelphia
#architecture
Early attempts at Polaroid emulsion lift transfers… not bad for someone with patience issues! 😬
📷 Polaroid OneStep
🖼️ Emulsion lift transfer onto watercolor paper
#polaroid
#handmadeart
#filmphotography
#emulsionlift
#instantcamera
📷 Polaroid OneStep
🖼️ Emulsion lift transfer onto watercolor paper
#polaroid
#handmadeart
#filmphotography
#emulsionlift
#instantcamera
January 20, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Early attempts at Polaroid emulsion lift transfers… not bad for someone with patience issues! 😬
📷 Polaroid OneStep
🖼️ Emulsion lift transfer onto watercolor paper
#polaroid
#handmadeart
#filmphotography
#emulsionlift
#instantcamera
📷 Polaroid OneStep
🖼️ Emulsion lift transfer onto watercolor paper
#polaroid
#handmadeart
#filmphotography
#emulsionlift
#instantcamera
More from the morning commute…
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
#subway
#bnw
#filmphotography
#rolleiflex
#ilford
#streetphotography
#commuter
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
#subway
#bnw
#filmphotography
#rolleiflex
#ilford
#streetphotography
#commuter
January 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
More from the morning commute…
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
#subway
#bnw
#filmphotography
#rolleiflex
#ilford
#streetphotography
#commuter
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
#subway
#bnw
#filmphotography
#rolleiflex
#ilford
#streetphotography
#commuter
📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Kodak Tri-x 400
🎞️ Kodak Tri-x 400
January 19, 2026 at 12:01 PM
📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Kodak Tri-x 400
🎞️ Kodak Tri-x 400
CRITIQUE REQUESTED: I posted the photo on the left and didn’t get much traction. I’m reposting here, along with another version on the right. Is one composed / executed better than the other? Are both garbage? Why? Please comment…
📷 Rolleiflex
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
#filmphotography
📷 Rolleiflex
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
#filmphotography
January 18, 2026 at 12:49 PM
CRITIQUE REQUESTED: I posted the photo on the left and didn’t get much traction. I’m reposting here, along with another version on the right. Is one composed / executed better than the other? Are both garbage? Why? Please comment…
📷 Rolleiflex
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
#filmphotography
📷 Rolleiflex
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
#filmphotography
January 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Reposted by Christopher Shaw
Alone at night in the back where the parking lot meets the train graveyard…
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Fern Rock, Philadelphia
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Fern Rock, Philadelphia
January 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Alone at night in the back where the parking lot meets the train graveyard…
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Fern Rock, Philadelphia
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Fern Rock, Philadelphia
Alone at night in the back where the parking lot meets the train graveyard…
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Fern Rock, Philadelphia
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Fern Rock, Philadelphia
January 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Alone at night in the back where the parking lot meets the train graveyard…
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Fern Rock, Philadelphia
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Ilford Delta 400 @ 800
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Fern Rock, Philadelphia
From earlier this year… Saturday morning before Easter, Flatiron District, Manhattan…
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ NYC
#nyc
#streetphotography
#filmphotography
#bnw
#analog
#quiet
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ NYC
#nyc
#streetphotography
#filmphotography
#bnw
#analog
#quiet
January 7, 2026 at 12:50 PM
From earlier this year… Saturday morning before Easter, Flatiron District, Manhattan…
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ NYC
#nyc
#streetphotography
#filmphotography
#bnw
#analog
#quiet
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ NYC
#nyc
#streetphotography
#filmphotography
#bnw
#analog
#quiet
Twinning
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Flatiron District, Manhattan
#nyc
#rolleiflex
#twins
#kodak
#filmphotography
#bnwphotography
#analog
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Flatiron District, Manhattan
#nyc
#rolleiflex
#twins
#kodak
#filmphotography
#bnwphotography
#analog
January 4, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Twinning
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Flatiron District, Manhattan
#nyc
#rolleiflex
#twins
#kodak
#filmphotography
#bnwphotography
#analog
📷 Rolleiflex 3.5f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
🗺️ Flatiron District, Manhattan
#nyc
#rolleiflex
#twins
#kodak
#filmphotography
#bnwphotography
#analog
January 2, 2026 at 12:50 PM
I wasn’t as active this year, but I still had a few moments…
#bnwphotography
#darkroom
#pennsylvania
#maine
#ohio
#philadelphia
#happynewyear
#bnwphotography
#darkroom
#pennsylvania
#maine
#ohio
#philadelphia
#happynewyear
December 31, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I wasn’t as active this year, but I still had a few moments…
#bnwphotography
#darkroom
#pennsylvania
#maine
#ohio
#philadelphia
#happynewyear
#bnwphotography
#darkroom
#pennsylvania
#maine
#ohio
#philadelphia
#happynewyear
That feeling I get in the middle of winter once the holidays are over…
#winter
#ice
#cold
#isolated
#pennsylvania
#35mm
#bnwphotography
#ishootfilm
#winter
#ice
#cold
#isolated
#pennsylvania
#35mm
#bnwphotography
#ishootfilm
December 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
That feeling I get in the middle of winter once the holidays are over…
#winter
#ice
#cold
#isolated
#pennsylvania
#35mm
#bnwphotography
#ishootfilm
#winter
#ice
#cold
#isolated
#pennsylvania
#35mm
#bnwphotography
#ishootfilm
This was our Christmas card this year… darkroom prints of the Rockefeller Center tree in mid-trimming form
📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
📄 Ilford pearl RC
🌍 New York City
#christmastree
#nyc
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#hasselblad
#ilford
#mediumformat
#handmade
#darkroom
📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
📄 Ilford pearl RC
🌍 New York City
#christmastree
#nyc
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#hasselblad
#ilford
#mediumformat
#handmade
#darkroom
December 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This was our Christmas card this year… darkroom prints of the Rockefeller Center tree in mid-trimming form
📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
📄 Ilford pearl RC
🌍 New York City
#christmastree
#nyc
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#hasselblad
#ilford
#mediumformat
#handmade
#darkroom
📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
📄 Ilford pearl RC
🌍 New York City
#christmastree
#nyc
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#hasselblad
#ilford
#mediumformat
#handmade
#darkroom
Took my “NEW” Nikon F2 for a spin at Ft. Washington State Park. Fantastic condition - if you find yourself in Louisville, KY, you need to visit Abandoned Cameras. Fantastic shop!
📷 Nikon F2
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#nikon
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#ilford
#louisville
#pennsylvania
📷 Nikon F2
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#nikon
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#ilford
#louisville
#pennsylvania
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Took my “NEW” Nikon F2 for a spin at Ft. Washington State Park. Fantastic condition - if you find yourself in Louisville, KY, you need to visit Abandoned Cameras. Fantastic shop!
📷 Nikon F2
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#nikon
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#ilford
#louisville
#pennsylvania
📷 Nikon F2
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#nikon
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#ilford
#louisville
#pennsylvania
Frames and spaces…
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Bucks County, PA
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikkormat
#abandonedspaces
#ruins
#shadows
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Bucks County, PA
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikkormat
#abandonedspaces
#ruins
#shadows
October 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Frames and spaces…
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Bucks County, PA
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikkormat
#abandonedspaces
#ruins
#shadows
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Bucks County, PA
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikkormat
#abandonedspaces
#ruins
#shadows
Reposted by Christopher Shaw
October 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Playing with a 1951(?) Leica iiif. Pinhole light leaks fixed, but rangefinders still vex me…
📷 Leica iiif
🎞️ Ilford HP5
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Philadelphia, PA
#vintage
#antique
#oldcamera
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#philadelphia
#streetphotography
📷 Leica iiif
🎞️ Ilford HP5
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Philadelphia, PA
#vintage
#antique
#oldcamera
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#philadelphia
#streetphotography
October 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Playing with a 1951(?) Leica iiif. Pinhole light leaks fixed, but rangefinders still vex me…
📷 Leica iiif
🎞️ Ilford HP5
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Philadelphia, PA
#vintage
#antique
#oldcamera
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#philadelphia
#streetphotography
📷 Leica iiif
🎞️ Ilford HP5
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Philadelphia, PA
#vintage
#antique
#oldcamera
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#philadelphia
#streetphotography
Disposable
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Elkins Park, PA
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikkormat
#decay
#mercedes
#alley
#parkinglot
#sky
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Elkins Park, PA
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikkormat
#decay
#mercedes
#alley
#parkinglot
#sky
October 15, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Disposable
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Elkins Park, PA
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikkormat
#decay
#mercedes
#alley
#parkinglot
#sky
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
🌎 Elkins Park, PA
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikkormat
#decay
#mercedes
#alley
#parkinglot
#sky
The Cinderella Dilemma…
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#streetphotography
#philadelphia
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#morningwalk
#35mm
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#streetphotography
#philadelphia
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#morningwalk
#35mm
October 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
The Cinderella Dilemma…
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#streetphotography
#philadelphia
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#morningwalk
#35mm
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#streetphotography
#philadelphia
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#morningwalk
#35mm
Along the road in Fairlee, VT…
📷 Nikon FG
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#roadtrip
#roadphotography
#filmphotography
#vermont
#bnw
#decay
#remodel
📷 Nikon FG
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#roadtrip
#roadphotography
#filmphotography
#vermont
#bnw
#decay
#remodel
October 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Along the road in Fairlee, VT…
📷 Nikon FG
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#roadtrip
#roadphotography
#filmphotography
#vermont
#bnw
#decay
#remodel
📷 Nikon FG
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#roadtrip
#roadphotography
#filmphotography
#vermont
#bnw
#decay
#remodel
Walking through my neighborhood… felt like something was peeking over the fence…
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikon
#ilford
#analog
#suburbs
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikon
#ilford
#analog
#suburbs
October 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Walking through my neighborhood… felt like something was peeking over the fence…
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikon
#ilford
#analog
#suburbs
📷 Nikkormat EL
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100
🧪 Rodinal
#bnwphotography
#filmphotography
#nikon
#ilford
#analog
#suburbs
Ghosts of coastal Maine…
📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
#landrover
#mainephotography
#filmphotography
#thisoldhouse
#mainephotographer
#bnw
📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
#landrover
#mainephotography
#filmphotography
#thisoldhouse
#mainephotographer
#bnw
July 22, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Ghosts of coastal Maine…
📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
#landrover
#mainephotography
#filmphotography
#thisoldhouse
#mainephotographer
#bnw
📷 Hasselblad 500c
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
#landrover
#mainephotography
#filmphotography
#thisoldhouse
#mainephotographer
#bnw
Reposted by Christopher Shaw
Efke infrared IR820 film shot on 4x5 with a half dark slide for a panoramic photo. Woodard Bay, WA.
#beleiveinfilm #filmphotography #analogandfilmphoto #eastcoastkin #photography #pnw #fineartphotography #monochrome #blackandwhitephotos
#beleiveinfilm #filmphotography #analogandfilmphoto #eastcoastkin #photography #pnw #fineartphotography #monochrome #blackandwhitephotos
July 6, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Efke infrared IR820 film shot on 4x5 with a half dark slide for a panoramic photo. Woodard Bay, WA.
#beleiveinfilm #filmphotography #analogandfilmphoto #eastcoastkin #photography #pnw #fineartphotography #monochrome #blackandwhitephotos
#beleiveinfilm #filmphotography #analogandfilmphoto #eastcoastkin #photography #pnw #fineartphotography #monochrome #blackandwhitephotos
Shadowcat
🌎 Pennsylvania
📷 Rolleiflex 35f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
#cats
#shadows
#bnwphotography
#bnwfilm
#mediumformat
#ishootfilm
🌎 Pennsylvania
📷 Rolleiflex 35f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
#cats
#shadows
#bnwphotography
#bnwfilm
#mediumformat
#ishootfilm
July 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Shadowcat
🌎 Pennsylvania
📷 Rolleiflex 35f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
#cats
#shadows
#bnwphotography
#bnwfilm
#mediumformat
#ishootfilm
🌎 Pennsylvania
📷 Rolleiflex 35f
🎞️ Kodak Tri-X 400
🧪 Rodinal
#cats
#shadows
#bnwphotography
#bnwfilm
#mediumformat
#ishootfilm
