Romania
Culture swap: Romania - Russia
Film can travel! The onfilm.photo community members did another film swap! The artists are two young girls who used our swap center. Meet Polina Kishova and Crista Oiegas. They used a roll of Fomapan ISO 200. The first shooter was Crista. She used a Canon AE-1 Program. All the shots are taken in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, including some portraits of her best friend. Then came Polina. She used a Lomo LC-A and shot in Belarus and Russia. You'll see people, buildings, pipes, cathedrals
First swap from onfilm.photo's community!
Let the swaps begin! We are celebrating our one hundred posts by showing you the first swap from our community! As many of you are already aware of, onfilm.photo has a section called community area with three main categories: The swap center, The onfilm flea market and Tips, tricks and helpers. The first two film photographers who made a swap using our swap center were Crista Oiegas and George Felea. The film used in the swap was an expired Kodachrome 64 and was developed using black a
Portraits on film, by Florin Țepârdea
"I found people that shoot film and that was "the click" " Tell us about yourself. Hello, my name is Florin Țepârdea and I live in Bucharest. For six years, I've been working as a Linux and Windows System Administrator at a small company that provides Outsourcing IT for several companies in Romania. Nikon F70 + Nikon 50mm f/1.8 + Kodak Tri-X 400 When and how did the film journey begin for you? Before I begin to tell you about my debut in film photography, I will let you know that in
Electric Castle Festival on film! by Cristina Cârâc
"I think I can say that Zenit E remains one of my favorites so far" Tell us about yourself. I am 29, from Braila, but living in Bucharest - Romania. I work for a multinational company dealing with customers queries from the DACH region, that are in need of the company’s voice systems for their businesses. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started shooting film in March 2009, after I found a Zenit E in my father’s photography drawer. I asked him if it still works, and h
Stories written on film, by Alina Noir
"Nature, people and urban landscapes were so beautiful, and different than everything I had seen before, that I wanted to capture these glimpses of passing splendour" Tell us about yourself. My name is Alina Noir, I was born and raised in Romania and right now I am living and working in Lyon, France, where I have a very nice little studio. I am a visual artist and author. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I have always been interested in film photography. All my family’
What comes out of a Minolta and a roll of film, by Adrian Popescu
" I carry 2 cameras: one loaded with a b&w film, one loaded with a colour film (you never know)." Tell us about yourself. I’m 32 years old, I’m from Romania and I’m a design engineer. I was born in Ramnicu Valcea, a relatively small town in the centre of Romania, after graduating high school I lived for 12 years in Bucharest – university and my first job as a hydro power design engineer, now for about 1 year I’m working in Constanta for the Modernization of the Locks on The Danube – Black S
Retro 'selfies' with Crista Oiegas
Crista takes "selfies" to mark the camera used First of all: how did you get the idea of taking one selfie per film and why I don't usually take selfies with my phone or my digital camera, but I had this thing when i first saw my reflection in a mirror with my camera on my neck. So I took the first shot. Must say that i didn't do this with my first two films. I think it all started when I was on my 37th position of the roll and I took the first selfie with my Zenit 12 XP. People said afterw
Colors through the viewfinder, by Cristian Ogredof
"I started to take pictures (the results were a disaster, but since then I think I learned more)" Tell us about yourself. Hello, my name is Cristian, i 'm 29 years old living in Constanta(the city), Romania and i am a comercial worker in a bricolage store When and how did the film journey begin for you? In the beginnig of 2012 I saw some film photos done by a friend of a friend and i fell in love with the look and colors of analog pictures. Next day I went to the flea market and came
Blurred lines by George Felea
"I see the film as a physical space that can take almost every idea coming out of the mind" Tell us about yourself. Hi! My name is Felea George, I'm an 28 years old back office support for an IT company, from Galati, Romania . When and how did the film journey begin for you? It all started in the early childhood , in the country side. I remember finding a Petri (or maybe a Zorki, i don't recall that well) in my uncles attic. I've wasted the loaded film taking pictures of moving trees
See Romania on film with Ionut Luca
"I like to watch the intensity of shades that color film has." Tell us about yourself. Hi, my name is Ionut, I'm 28, from Constanta, Romania. I`m working as a sales assistant in a building materials warehouse. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My journey on the film began in the summer of 2011 in one of the Romanian seaside resorts (Costinesti,Romania). It all started with a film camera (SMENA 8M) and a film received from a friend. I started to shoot and after I develop