One evening I set out to explore Nashville’s Printers Alley with my Pentax 67, curious to see how well I could handhold medium format film after dark. Loaded with CineStill 800T, the goal was simple: capture the atmosphere of the alley’s neon lights without the aid of a tripod. The Pentax 67 is a heavy camera, so every frame required bracing against a wall or pulling the camera tightly into my shoulder to keep it as steady as possible while shooting.
CineStill 800T proved to be the perfect film stock for the evening. Its signature halation effect glows around the hanging lights that stretch across Printers Alley, adding a cinematic quality to each frame.
The first image captures the iconic Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar illuminated beneath the alley lights, while the second turns the camera toward a quieter moment—a lone employee taking a smoke break just around the corner. Together, the photographs showcase why CineStill 800T has become one of my favorite film stocks for night photography.
