Central / Surry Hills Classic Film Photography

The challenge for today is to capture street images around Central Station, Belmore Park and Surry Hills. Look for the unusual and let your images tell a story. If you feel comfortable enough you could ask a subject for their portrait.

The meet up point is the cafe outside the country platforms at 10 am. It is next to the Eternity Cafe. Lunch will be at the Shakespeare hotel, Surry Hills from 12 noon.

Walking notes

The plan is look around Central Station for photo opportunities and then explore Belmore Park. From there we will stroll up Fovereaux Street, Surry Hills. Opportunities avail for architectural backgrounds for images with Terrace Housing and interesting brickwork as backgrounds for street photography.

At the corner of Foveraux Street and Riley Street we will turn right and we will look for more opportunities along this street. At end of Riley Street and the junction of the Light Rail station we will turn right and meet at the Shakespeare hotel. From the Shakespeare hotel it is an easy walk to Central station.

35mm Film notes

I would recommend monochrome film at 400 ASA or ISO. Hp 5 by Ilford works well as well as Kodak Tri X. It gives a grain effect similar to mid 20th Century film emulsions.

I would consider developing the negatives and getting the images scanned to your computer which you can then upload to the meetup page or Instagram. If you have an image, you particularly like you can pick up the negatives from your camera store later. I would recommend Digi Direct at Bondi Junction or Super 8 at Newtown.

Something to consider

It is more challenging using film but that is part of the fun. If you don't own a film camera there are two stores in Newtown that sell refurbished 35 mm film cameras or alternatively you can buy a disposable film camera online or try the two retail stores I suggested earlier. Why not give it a try as there will be more film events in the future.