About Latent
Latent takes the hassle out of managing film photography, so you can focus on what matters — shooting.
The Story
About a year into film photography, I realized I'd shot nearly 120 rolls.
It started with one camera and a couple of lenses. But the deeper I got, the more gear I picked up, and the more I shot. One of the best parts of shooting film is trying different stocks — but that also meant buying more before I'd finished what I had. Before long, my fridge was packed with film, each roll with its own expiration date that I had no hope of tracking.
Things started slipping through the cracks. Which camera had which film loaded? I once grabbed a camera I hadn't used in months, only to find it already had Portra 400 inside. Another time, I picked up a pack of Gold 200 on the way home — then found an unopened box of Gold 200 sitting in the back of my fridge.
I also develop and scan everything myself, which means keeping track of both the physical negatives and the digital files. Without a system, it turns into chaos fast.
Latent was born from exactly these frustrations. Film stock inventory, shooting logs, gear, scanned images — everything that was scattered across notebooks, spreadsheets, and memory, brought into one place. My hope is that it becomes a piece of infrastructure that makes the film photography experience better, and in its own small way, helps keep film culture alive.
Who's Behind This
Motoki Endo — About one year into film photography, 120+ rolls shot, and I develop and scan my own film. Latent is a solo project. I build it as a user first, improving it based on what I actually need.
Your Data
Images are stored on Cloudflare R2. The database runs on Supabase in the Tokyo region. Your data is never shared with third parties.