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Dan Rubin. Born in Miami Beach and based in London for over 10 years, Dan is a designer, photographer, and founder / creative director of webgraph, a multi-disciplinary studio based in the US. Former Creative Director at MOO and a member of 100cameras' Board of Creatives, Dan's design practice focuses on usability and sustainability, and a ...
Sep 18, 2019 · Dan Rubin is one of the leading figures in London’s analogue movement. The half-British, half-American photographer and creative director is one of the most high-profile film photographers in the capital – even though his photographic schedule sees him living far more of his out of a suitcase. Rubin, 41, is a Leica Akademie host and is ...
- Design Driven
- Lessons Learned
- A Mindful Process
- Scan-Do Attitude
- The Flat Scan Society
- Diy Development and Scanning
- Dan’s Favourite Film Cameras
- Leica M6 with 35mm f/2 Lens
- Leicaflex SL
- Hasselblad 500C/M
‘It was my design career that led me into film photography and photography generally, but not in the usual way,’ Dan explains. ‘I’d never used a camera as a creative tool when I was younger, and I was more of a painter and designer. Near the end of 2008, a designer friend picked up a classic Polaroid SX-70, in beautiful brown and chrome. He wrote a...
What does Dan think are the biggest challenges for film beginners? ‘People are often afraid to “waste” film, which I guess is understandable as film has got more expensive recently. The roll can sit in the camera for ages, which prevents them from learning anything. I encourage film newcomers to make it their goal to just finish the roll. When it c...
Dan also believes that with film, you are making a lot of your creative decisions ahead of time. ‘That is one of the things I like about analogue, and it has simplified my workflow. I create a mood board for the shoot, pick my film stock for the particular look, my film cameras and lenses (35mm or medium format), etc… I make all these decisions bef...
While these are important considerations, Dan reckons the biggest mistake people make with film photography, whether they be beginners or ‘born again,’ is not working more closely with film development labs – particularly when ordering digital scans of negatives. ‘Understanding the scanning process in terms of resolution and setting your preference...
The next thing is to ask for ‘flat’ scans. ‘This refers to the histogram,’ Dan explains. ‘If you look at a histogram, it goes from shadows on the left to highlights on the right. When you rely on the scanning default it will usually apply some kind of contrast curve to the data in the negative to make it contrasty. This is okay but typically what w...
Does Dan ever cut out the middleman and do his own film development and, indeed, negative scanning? ‘If you had asked me pre-lockdown, I would have said I don’t have the time or energy or skill. But while some people learned how to bake sourdough during the lockdowns or learned a language, I decided to dive into film developing, both for black & wh...
I have a lot of cameras, and acquire way more than I need – it’s worse for me as I am also a product designer, so I am fascinated by a camera’s form factor and design. But my favourites are as follows:
This is a brilliant 35mm rangefinder, which has taken a lot of abuse. It’s a classic for a good reason.
This is my favourite 35mm SLR. A lot of people don’t know about this range, which was superseded by the Leica R series. The lenses are great, particularly the 50mm f/2 Summicron, and although they are a bit bigger than M-series glass, they render in the same way – for a lot less money. You don’t need to use a Leica, however. You can get very reliab...
I will use also use medium format cameras when appropriate – I prefer the higher resolution, lower grain, and the heightened shallow-depth-of-field effects, depending on the camera. As well as the Hasselblad, I enjoy using the Pentax 6×7 and 645N, which I will mix and match. Watch our video: How to use a Hasselblad 500C/M
May 13, 2020 · Traveling film workshops in Europe and the U.S., building upon previous workshops run with The Photographers’ Gallery in London, Leica Camera, Polaroid, and others. We've been following Dan Rubin's photography for a while now so were really pleased when he agreed to take part in our Lockdown Session interviews.
Bio. Dan is a designer, photographer, and creative director currently based in London. Co-founder of The Photographic Journal, IPA Jury member, co-curator of the portrait photography exhibition 100 | 50 | 1, and host of the Apple Event series Meet The iPhone Photographer, Dan speaks at conferences worldwide including An Event Apart, The Photography Show, South by Southwest, UX London, and WPPI ...
Dan Rubin Photography. Dan Rubin Photography, London, United Kingdom. 1,956 likes. Photographer + Designer + Educator. Editor-at-large and co-founder of The Photographic...
Dan is a designer, photographer, and creative director based in London. One of Instagram’s earliest beta-testers and a speaker at the world’s first mobile photography conference, his work was featured in the App Store upon Instagram’s launch and he has become one of the most-followed, non-celebrity photographers, with well over half a million followers on Instagram alone.
