Because birthdays call for glamour and, eventually, soft focus. Happy birthday, darling!

Fuji GX680iii 190/8 SF f8 @ 1/8s
Kodak Portra 800 EX2023

#BeNiceShootFilm #TheFilmCommunity #BelieveInFilm #GrainIsGood #MediumFormatFilm #120Film #KodakProfessional #KodakFilm #FujiGX680 #FujiCamera

During my rehabilitation (which, in fact, isn’t quite over yet)
https://pixelfed.social/c/951011603116521647
But here I am, clearly on my way to the physiotherapist again, with the #Pentax17 in my pocket.

I ended up in an operating theatre again (nothing serious), but it does make you think… Life or death would take some strange twists and turns if I were to end up in this cemetery. But bear in mind, it’s always just around the corner !

A #Pentax 17 in my pocket, I took some #analog #halfframe photos on #film. #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #halfframeclub #thisisbelgium #ghent #superia400 #graveyard #church #sintdenijswestrem
I’m noticing how long the film lingers in my half-frame camera !

It was a concert at Bozar in Brussels, and I still remember that day because… Just before the concert, whilst in the bar, we watched on our mobiles as Wout van Aert won the 2026 Paris–Roubaix race. An unforgettable moment for a Belgian (where were you when #WoutvanAert won ?)

A #Pentax17 in my pocket, I took some #analog #halfframe photos on #film. #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #halfframeclub #thisisbelgium #Brussels #Bozar #parisroubaix #superia400
Why not into the cross-processed film archive again ?
I’ve always quite liked the trashy look and the unusual colours...

A portrait taken with expired film but a razor-sharp lens.

cross-processed, I’d like to come back to it.
I used to experiment with it from time to time and I have a collection :
https://pixelfed.social/c/905376477246425418

It works a little bit trashy and that's fine ( for some pictures )

#analog is timeless. #filmphotography #portraitphotography photography #photography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #art #artmodel #expiredfilm #kodak #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #portraitphotography #photography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #art #expiredfilm #contaxg2 #kodak #crossprocessed #elitechrome #kodak #ghent #thisisbelgium #belgium #portrait #carlzeiss
Whenever I end up in Antwerp, I usually visit a few museums
And at the M HKA — Museum of Contemporary Art, there’s always something interesting to see...

So, a few months ago,
https://pixelfed.social/p/LievenSymaeys/957540109341205072
I came across the work of Stef Van Looveren
The exhibition was interesting, but the video of the performance was especially impressive.

I kept an eye on it a bit and saw that there was also a final performance on the last day.

I attended the event and took my #Pentax17 and Voigtländer Bessa with me... It’s always a bit tricky, of course, with limited artificial light and moving images. (My Voigtländer shots are still on the film in my camera… I wonder if they’ll have turned out all right )

#analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #film #colorfilm #antwerpen #antwerp #stefvanlooveren #cosmicbody #museum #art #performance #superia400
Whenever I end up in Antwerp, I usually visit a few museums
And at the M HKA — Museum of Contemporary Art, there’s always something interesting to see...

So, a few months ago,
https://pixelfed.social/p/LievenSymaeys/957540109341205072
I came across the work of Stef Van Looveren
The exhibition was interesting, but the video of the performance was especially impressive.

I kept an eye on it a bit and saw that there was also a final performance on the last day.

I attended the event and took my #Pentax17 and Voigtländer Bessa with me... It’s always a bit tricky, of course, with limited artificial light and moving images. (My Voigtländer shots are still on the film in my camera… I wonder if they’ll have turned out all right )

#analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #film #colorfilm #antwerpen #antwerp #stefvanlooveren #cosmicbody #museum #art #performance #superia400
Forms in the dark. Just an exploration of heavy grain and organic shadows.
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13,29mm | 1/500 Sek. | f/3,5 | ISO 800
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#FineArt #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #BotanicalPhotography #LowKey #Grain #AbstractNature #fineartbotanical #lowkeyphotography #grainisgood #monochromaticpoetry #floralabstraction
I’m noticing how long the film lingers in my half-frame camera
last days of April I was preparing my expo in and about #afsnee
https://pixelfed.social/p/LievenSymaeys/954800135924881127

Checken the layout with white paper ( not my pictures yet )
So I guess this is also a #Fensterfreitag subject hahaha !

A #Pentax17 in my pocket, I took some #analog #halfframe photos on #film. #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #gent #halfframeclub #thisisbelgium #ghent #exposition #art
It’s a bit of a new story, and yet an old one
What’s new? This is the first time I’ve used a lab other than my usual one in Ghent
(I’ve been using it my whole analogue life in Ghent)
But not so long ago, I said:
The lab in #ghent I’ve been using all my life (and get very little credit for) has had its full-frame negative scanner break down. So I’m missing my proof that I don’t crop my photos… sorry about that !!

Anyway #Morilab #brussels

And now I’m noticing how long the film lingers in my half-frame camera
On 20 April, I said :
https://pixelfed.social/p/LievenSymaeys/951828651283705083

and here I have a ( first of the film ) #lightburn picture of all my chickens still alive !!!

a #Pentax17 in my pocket, I took some #analog #halfframe photos on #film. #analog is timeless. #filmphotography #ishootfilm #grainisgood #gent #halfframeclub #thisisbelgium #chickens