Bummer it's closed until the 20th. I'm always in the mood to go checkout museums over the holidays!
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Bummer it's closed until the 20th. I'm always in the mood to go checkout museums over the holidays!
I've been working through a box of the new classic in 11x14 this evening. The thing I noticed is a different curve up around Zone 8. Seems much smoother and better separated than multigrade. But, it...
Kirk,
I wrote about this on my blog awhile back Why Black and White?
My observation has been many photographers think this type of statement is pretentious, but then they often think that of any...
Randy, I didn't mention in my blog that 3 sides of my darkroom are 13 foot tall windows. I think I went through 3 rolls of 6 mil black plastic from Home Depot! I used gaffers tape plus expandable...
Yes hopefully your washer is water-tight so it seems silly to put it in the sink! I also like this arrangement better because I can put the top of the washer even with my sink bottom which makes it...
I've just been editing my page about my darkroom ( http://blog.rwhawkins.com/darkroom_portrait/ ) Like many things in life what works for me may not work for you, but it might give you some ideas.
I'll throw in my $.02 regarding sinks. There's not much need to get them all that wet, most of us use trays, and filling the whole sink with a temperature bath is not very efficient. A decent slope...
Drew, Any pics of your vacuum holders? I'm debating vacuum or repositionable adhesive to remedy a disastrous shoot I had which resulted in many double exposures from slight film shift.
Here's a ~40x50" Ilford fiber silver gelatin. (My cat always manages to get in these photos!) 90776
Bob,
Do you use something like a "pool noodle" to help support the paper?
I like to keep it simple and have only owned 3 lenses since I started large format, Schneider 58mm, 90mm, 210mm. Only last year added the 58mm and love it!
I recently noted this in my blog if...
I like the Photobackpacker stuff because it strikes a good balance between padding bulk, weight and protection. Definitely better than most other options I have used.
Our deck hand on a recent Maui sailing trip had a small plastic whale that she held in front of folks cameras. Backlit by the sun it looked darn realistic!
I'll move some minor weeds or aluminum...
I'm a little self conscience of my trash as well, mainly because I've seen lots of people going through the dumpsters! So I definitely rip up my trash prints lest they resurface!
For my 4x5 ft prints I have been drying as Clyde Butcher seems to do by hanging them on moveable clips. However, I noticed the paper definitely gets stressed, and has unusual waves and bends (because...
I'm a relatively happy P2 user. I like the daisy chain and internal pockets! Your individual board and holders are dead on!.
Bruce, I hope you get the new backpack right. Historically the number...
I just redid my enlarging table. I decided on 5ft x 6ft torsion box design. 2in internal frame with 1/4 plywood skin. It is dead flat and pretty light as well.
I'm planning on visiting the temples of Cambodia next month. I'll only be shooting 4x5 and interested in finding a guide that is at least familiar with the "unique requirements" of large format. Plus...
Lith film makes the best masking film as it gives a very wide range of contrast, is fine grained, and relatively inexpensive. However, due to changes in the printing industry it is getting harder to...
The LEDs were $160 at ledsupply.com, the power supply I picked up for ~$30 at a local electronic surplus store.
I'm a B&W printer so didn't worry too much about color temp other than to get it...
LEDs are the future of lighting. I'm using a homemade head on my Bessie and it works great. Take a look at my notes here: http://www.rwhawkins.com/wordpress/archives/99
I will be showing a number of my large format, silver gelatin prints Friday April 15 at F3 Oakland
If you are in the area I would love to meet you. Come by and enjoy some art, some drinks and even...