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John Finch

@JohnFinchTracked since May 2026

creating darkroom photography books, videos, and website.

Observed Aug 13, 2026 · staleModeled revenue

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0% · 30-day rate from 13 observed days

Total audience

248

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Estimated monthly gross

£819

£546–£1.1K modeled range

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£6/mo

3 membership tiers

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£6/moFilm Photography TierFor £6 (about $10) per month you'll be supporting my website, YouTube channel, and new book. If you're a member of this tier, you will get early access to excerpts of chapters or parts of chapters of my new books starting with Film Photography: Understanding how to get the best from your Film and Darkroom Techniques (working title). After I complete each chapter, I'll post highlights of it to this tier for you to gain early access to items ahead of publishing.

£12/moThe Full DealSupporting me through this tier provides the maximum help for my work of film photography education through my YouTube channel, Website, and private Patreon blog. You will also receive special discounts on my books as and when they occur. You will also get exclusive updates from John about any new books, other special deals, and other things photographic from time to time.

Growth signals: John Finch

91 paid members · 30-day rate from 13 observed days

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929189

May 202617 weeks trackedNow

John Finch91 members · £819/mo

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Rank	Creator and why included	Estimated gross	Gap vs John Finch	Freshness
#3	Jörg ColbergWritingProfile, tiers & post-preview similarity	$1K	Different currencies	Aug 13, 2026
#4	Adrian Vila (aows)WritingProfile, tiers & post-preview similarity	$1K	Different currencies	Aug 22, 2026
#5	John FinchProfileWritingEstimated gross position in Content & vibe cohort	£819	Reference	Aug 13, 2026Stale
#6	Alyn WallaceVideoProfile, tiers & post-preview similarity	£357	£462 fewer	Aug 23, 2026
#7	1903OPTICSUncategorizedProfile, tiers & post-preview similarity	$13	Different currencies	Aug 22, 2026

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221Profile posts2 postsLast month33.3%Members-only

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Video Latest postPublicHoliday over, back to work!

That's my summer break over everyone and so it's back to work. I did, unfortunately, have a dental emergency over my break and they had to emergency pull a front tooth. The side of my face had swelled up overnight and the safest thing was to have the tooth removed quickly. This means, until I get everything sorted, I'll be missing videos for a while and instead will be posting full articles here and the odd tips video from the darkroom. I'll try not to lisp :)

August 1 0 likes 8 comments

Kodak Tri-X 400 TX vs Ilford HP5 PlusJune 18ArticleJune 18£6 tier & up 7 6 Kodak Tri-X video this weekI'm looking forward to uploading the video this week. It's a good film, no doubt about it, and matches well with FX55. I am comparing it to HP5. Let's see which film you prefer.VideoJune 15Public 0 0 Tri-X testing so farJune 2ArticleJune 2Public 0 10 Sorry about that! Couldn't let that bad edit go. It will be up soon everyone!Ilford Ortho Plus video will be live in 20 minutes (21:00 UK time)AudioMay 27Public 0 17 Ooops! Bad edit...taking it down and re-uploading in half an hour :(May 27 View postArticleMay 27Public 0 0 Ilford Ortho 80 Plus video out tonightIt's 31 minutes long with a full printing session with more tricks and tips. Lovely film. I might use it in 35mm sometimes but it's a little pricey. Hope you enjoy the video. Let me know what you think and if you like this film.VideoMay 27Public 0 11 Video will be out this week, possibly tomorrow :)May 25VideoMay 25£6 tier & up 10 4 FX 5 article Update 1In the FX 5 article I incorrectly stated the amount of Metol in the formula as 3g. It is actually 5g. Apologies for that! Here is the updated article for your books showing the correct formula..ImageMay 17Public 0 4 Ilford Ortho 80 Plus FX 55May 7ArticleMay 7£6 tier & up 10 4 TMax 100 in RodinalMay 4ArticleMay 4£6 tier & up 10 9 After two weeks of having an awful cough and cold...There's been a bad cold going round but I'm getting back. I recorded some work yesterday and will be releasing a new video on Monday. I'll be comparing Thornton HD 2-bath with Rodinal using TMax 100 film. Looking forward to recording again :)Videoyesterday at Aug 24 crawlPublic 0 8

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