Jim Sollows 🇨🇦

Photographer and educator living in Fort Langley British Columbia Canada. I shoot digital and film. Digital: Fuji X Series, Film: Hasselblad, Leica and others

[Seeimagery @seeimagery]

@AnnyMauss This post and photography is by photographer @JimSollows It's an interesting story of losing your passion for something you once loved, in this case photography. But, apparently photography was not done with him ♥️

[Jim Sollows 🇨🇦 @JimSollows]

Tina not sure if you heard the news. I was contacted by the granddaughter of the little toddler in the photo. We now know the names. She saw it in an Edmonton news paper.

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I always develop XP2 in B/W chemicals. I use Ilfosol3 and it’s great. 👍

[John Roberts 🟧 🪶 🧡 @jrphotographybc]

@dandrummer18 @_JasonAvery @JimSollows Found it on the Ilford website https://t.co/0IiVgO0sMi

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A4 - I do this for enjoyment. If it feels like work, I walk away! #photochat

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A3 - I used to do a lot of ocean scuba diving including wrecks. I’m physically no longer able to dive so I won’t be going back. #photochat

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A1 - I don’t know that it’s really a style but hands down the answer is wedding photography!! It killed my passion for photography. It sucked all the life and enjoyment out of photography. I put my camera in a closet and didn’t touch it again for 10 years. #photochat

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Morning John 👋 #photochat

[John Roberts 🟧 🪶 🧡 @jrphotographybc]

Top of the morning #Photochat ers, I am John, the Specialty Photographic Retail Expert, and I acknowledge I am situated on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), and I am looking forward to chatting about never agains today

[Jim Sollows 🇨🇦 @JimSollows]

Good morning all. Jim in Fort Langley British Columbia Canada here. I’ve been a photographer (hobbyist) for 48 years. I shoot 35mm, medium and large format film as well as digital. I love spending time in the darkroom almost as much as shooting. #photochat

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@TELUSsupport @TELUS I’m a Telus mobile customer but am beyond frustrated with the incessant Telus marketing calls I get!! How do I make them stop??

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@rory_garforth Just reply by laughing so hard you start tearing up. Then finally you regain your composure and reply “Oh my that was funny, I haven’t had a laugh like that in a long time!!”

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Oh yeah! I’ve shot thousands of rolls! It was my #1 film for decades!!

[John Roberts 🟧 🪶 🧡 @jrphotographybc]

@JimSollows @CameraTraders Damn, I miss Kodachrome, I only used a handful of times, but the results each time I did. 🤯

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Kodachrome Mailer #ExpiredFilm @CameraTraders #believeinfilm #believeinfilmmailers

[John Roberts 🟧 🪶 🧡 @jrphotographybc]

This should totally be a new trend for the #ExpiredFilm peeps, and Anthony at @CameraTraders was the first to start it. #BelieveInFilm #BelieveInFilmMailers

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@MattAngleyPhoto @Kodak Depends on the film. I shoot Ilford mostly which has very little curl but I've shot others like Rollei that curls like crazy. As long as you have a decent negative holder it's not an issue.

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It was crazy cold!! #photochat

[John Roberts 🟧 🪶 🧡 @jrphotographybc]

#Photochat A5: Technically was taken on the 31st, but just got back the development yesterday. Out with @JimSollows in -14c for the early morning light.

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First photo of 2022. A group I participate in announced a challenge theme of "Technology" so I decided to take it old school. #photochat

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I'm restoring an 1870 Watson & Sons plate camera. I'm in the process of fabricating a walnut back for it that will take a conventional 4x5 film holder.

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If you develop that skill John .. you must teach me! :-)

[John Roberts 🟧 🪶 🧡 @jrphotographybc]

#Photochat A3: the ability to let go of the BS and trolling online forums for photography, and not have the urge to force choke people through the screen

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My entire colour darkroom was free. In fact it came from Bridge Studios where it was the on screen darkroom used by the X-Files series. My enlarger was actually used by Mulder and Skully :-)

[Billy Sanford @bsanfordjr]

@JimSollows I was very blessed to get a "free to a good home" enlarger last year, Besler 67. I have it set up in the space underneath my stairs. No running water, but enough space to expose, dev, stop and fix.

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A4 - Less social media and more in person. I hope!! #photochat

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Do you have a darkroom in your home?

[Billy Sanford @bsanfordjr]

@JimSollows I am still at a pretty basic level, but have enjoyed that time trying to bring a good one to life.