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Recipes and the film behind them, camera tips and tricks, how OM Film Lab gets built, and how the photographs get made.

Photo taken in China, Guang Zhou

Recipes

Vagabond Series - China, Guang Zhou

See what recipe I've used in China Guang Zhou. And the story behind every recipe created.

By OM Film Lab · 5 September 2026

The creative dial design

Stories & Journal

I Couldn't Use My Camera's Best Feature. So I Built an App for It.

The story of Creative Dial — Olympus / OM System' most powerful color tool, and the one nobody dared to touch. Including me. So I rebuilt it the way I wished it worked.

By Angus — Founder · 8 August 2026

Snow-covered street in Hokkaido, shot on an Olympus body

Stories & Journal

Starting OM Film Lab

A trip to Hokkaido, a fifteen-year-old E-PL2, and the recipe collection I went looking for and could not find. Here is what this journal will cover.

By Angus — Founder · 7 August 2026

The resignation letter

Stories & Journal

My First Resignation

Story of my first resignation and what should I do with my life and OM Film Lab?

By Angus — Founder · 3 July 2026