Around the Camp: Pleasant Hill

[alanbutler57]

Graflex Super D, Gundlach Petzval, half speed Blue X-ray film @ 25, Pyrocat HD 1:1:100 jobo 6 min.
Pleasant Hill, LA 2017

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[koraks]

I've been enjoying these, and I particularly like the toning on the latter ones; they remind me of a freshly exposed but undeveloped salt or albumen print (if only it would be possible to preserve that tone in the final print!)

[alanbutler57]

I've been enjoying these, and I particularly like the toning on the latter ones; they remind me of a freshly exposed but undeveloped salt or albumen print (if only it would be possible to preserve that tone in the final print!)


Thanks, I had a blast doing these. And yes, the toning of the latter ones is pleasing. It's a combination of the blue film and brown pyrocat stain, I took saturation down about 50% in PS after scanning. The first one was way over exposed as I forgot to adjust the aperture so the stain was essentially "lost" by pulling it so far in the scanner.

[jp]

I like the still life ones..
If you wanted some vintage looking output for participants, you could have them printed on metal

[koraks]

I've used the dame approach to toning a couple of times as well, works like a charm! I find it very nice, but I understand that some people prefer a more neutral approach.

[John Kasaian]

I've used the dame approach to toning a couple of times as well, works like a charm! I find it very nice, but I understand that some people prefer a more neutral approach.

"...the dame approach to toning?"
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Extra points for anyone old enough to remember Stella Stevens:cool:

[koraks]

Let's put that down on Android being able to rephrase whatever I type into something that lurks in the depths of my mind and probably should better be left there ;)