Archive - Camera Clara

Film simulation software, LUTs, Lightroom preset packs, and digital processes that mimic analog film

Insightful perspetives and conclusion about this topic.

Aug 21 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

Fireworks photography

A list of 5 essential tips to help sparkle out your 🎆 fireworks game!

Aug 19 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

External light meters and slide film

You need one if you want to level up your film photography skills

Aug 10 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

¿Pincel o Print?, Volumen 1

New zine available! Limited edition of 30.

Aug 6 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

What mostly annoys me in photography today

A top 10 rant list.

Aug 3 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

July 2026

What did the Hasselblad world do to me

The best product engineering object I've ever touched with my hands. And I just got a digital back to mix the best of analog with the best of digital.

Jul 28 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

The MET textures

I visited the museum in NYC, and photographed something extraordinary for you, in medium format.

Jul 24 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

My Leica M7 died on me

...and it taught me a lesson about buying film cameras, which I'm sharing with you

Jul 20 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

Kodak Verita 200 in 35mm

The film Kodak don’t want you to shoot, but I *still* (pun intended) did it anyway, here are the results.

Jul 17

Kodak Ektar 100 review: the "negative slide" film

A not so much technical review of the Kodak Ektar 100, with tasty pictures.

Jul 6 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

The difference between incident and reflective light meters

And why it's important to understand this.

Jul 1 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

June 2026

Working techniques for dealing with film warp

Nothing more frustrating than having trouble scanning warped (or cupped/curled) film. Fix that scenario by solving that problem with these two simple…

Jun 29 • Raf Lopes | CameraClara

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