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Sprocket rocket

Matt Parry

Matt Parry is an award-winning travel photographer and the head of marketing for ILFORD Photo. He regularly shoots film alongside his digital work. His images can be seen on

Instagram: @mattparryphotofilm @mattparryphotographyand his website: mattparryphoto.com

With the growing trend of rebate borders in film images being very much part of the scene, also on the increase are images where the scene or subject overlays the entire sprocket area to create cool-looking panoramic images. These are not created using photoshop wizardry but are in fact a simple and fun thing to do in camera with nothing more than a couple of pieces of plastic.

Which cameras can be used?

Aside from a few exceptions, most 35mm film cameras utilise a standard 24x36mm, 3:2 ratio frame and, unless you bulk load your own cassettes, you will usually have either 24 or 36 of these on each roll. What this unfortunately means is that it is

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