Film N Friends Street Photography Exhibition
Another Gallery Showing. I have a photo in the upcoming Street Photography Exhibition by Film N Friends.
When
April 24, 2026
7PM → 11 PM
Where
Superchief Gallery LA
1965 S Los Angeles St
Los Angeles, CA 90011
Shootout: Kodak TriX vs Ilford HP5+
I’ve long been a Kodak guy. TriX 400 for decades has been my go-to black and white film. When I wasn’t shooting TriX, I was shooting the gamut of other Kodak B&W films. Ilford is a legendary black and white film. When I first started in the film era, the “serious” black and white only photographers generally gravitated towards Ilford. Ilford film, Ilford developer, Ilford photo paper.
Ilford in general is the anti-kodak. While TriX has that harsh grainy contrast, Ilford tends to be softer, with finer grain and stronger mid-tones. Previously having shot some FP4+ at box speed in daylight, left me unimpressed. But for April’s Beer And Cameras, I was going to give HP5+ a direct head to head shootout against TriX, both being native 400 speed films.
Rules Of Street Photography
I don’t think there are any real rules of street photography. Many post similar, slightly different variations, of a photographers “do no harm” philosophy, but there is no consensus on any of it, and many historical street photographers blatantly didn’t follow it. Weegee shot corpses, drunks and bums. Bruce Gilden is quoted on camera as having no morals. There is the laws on what you can and cannot take pictures, but even that isn’t followed. But none-the-less, everyone has their own code. I thought I’d preface with that, before you think that there is some cosmic force that will damn you for eternity for following this, and this is just my take, and how I shoot.