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Thanks for the replies. There doesn't appear to be a cooling fan. I just figured for $370.00 its worth it to not have to make one yourself. I didn't realize Home Depot sold UV fixtures as you...

I came across these units on ebay and wondered if anyone uses one for platinum printing or if it will even be the right UV source as they are made for exposing silkscreen emulsion?

Thanks

Mark...

I draw, paint and sculpt, although not so much anymore. Photography was sort of the family business and has always been a part of my life. When I can make time outside making a living it is pretty...

Here's my favorites narrowed down to 10. They are all over the place.

History of a Jump - Thomas Eakins

Flatiron Building - Edward Steichen

Portrait of Robert Henri - Gertrude Kasebier
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I think it was 1980. I was just a 17 year old kid working summers for my uncle, a studio still life photographer in NYC. Up until this time I was mostly cleaning up, taking film to the lab and...

Currently at the Museum of the City of New York is the following exhibition.



New York Changing: Douglas Levere Revisits Berenice Abbott's New York

Jul 26 through Nov 13

New York...

These are all recent past and contemporary, but since you mentioned Meyerowitz.

George Tice

Roger Mertin

Joe Maloney

Len Jenshel

You should go to graduate school and obtain an MFA from one of a handful of Universities deemed important at that time by the "art world"
Proveably false.

Of course I'm being facetious here, but...

How about:

You should go to graduate school and obtain an MFA from one of a handful of Universities deemed important at that time by the "art world"

After you get this graduate degree you...

"Only if you're going for critical success as an artist, and then you're in the playground of the professional critics, gallery-owners, publishers, and collectors. It's not quite as specific as you...

Stieglitz.

Because from my personal experience back in art school the teachers who were the best artists who's work I admired most, were not very good teachers, unlike the teachers that just loved...

Ok, this is sort of getting away from my original question. I don't believe Picasso, Van Gogh, Edward Weston or Turner started with an idea to produce a series of something (as defined by me above)...

Interesting, I didn't realize Callahan was attributed to the "series" way of thinking. I would have thought it was Walker Evans. I just want to clarify, when I say series I mean a preconceived idea,...

Yes Kirk! That is exactly what I was thinking. Thanks for articulating it so well.

All good points. The reason I ask this question is because I have recently started putting together my work and what I'm noticing is that on one hand I have my "series" work, which for the most part...

My question is basically rooted in the notion that an individual photograph is not seen as complete if it is not, at least originally--i.e. in a book or in a gallery setting--part of a larger set of...

Although I have 8x10, 4x5, 2 1/4 and 35mm cameras I like 4x5 best! but I have my leica with me always and would have to say my strongest images are from 35mm.

Some people like People magazine others like The New Yorker.
Some read Danielle Steele others Tom Wolf.
Some people go to the movies and see Alien Verses Predator others My Left Foot.

I for...

I think ultimately an artistic eye does what it must, not what provides easier introduction to galleries.

A perfect statement.

I don't condone the Chinese copies, but it is ironic to see the Japanese getting ripped off for a change. Anyone remember the Canon and Nikon rangefinder copies of Leicas and Contaxes? The Toyo G...

yeah, I have the Parallel by Versalab, but I think a turret is the least of your worries in terms of alignment with this enlarger. I sold it for that reason and got a CB-7.

Here is the easy fix: Get a Beseler 3 lens turret. Not a new one as they are over $300.00. but a used one which can usually be found on Ebay for about $60.00. That will put the 50mm where you want...

That's true about the bleach, fix and stabilizer, actually bleach can really be used even longer than that, but it's easier for me to change my bleach and fix together after my developer is exhaused...

Well, 3 hard rubber tanks submerged in a PhotoTherm water bath. Kodak Flexicolor chemistry. (Dev, Bleach III, Fix) I let my chemistry temp. stabilize at 100*F (really the developer is the only...

I use Kodak Flexicolor C-41. For me the fact that it comes in containers to make 1 gallon, instead of 5 litres is a plus, it's also cheaper. I don't know about the lower contrast issue with the...

When I first immerse the film I agitate for 15 seconds, Then every 30 seconds I do what you describe above, which lasts about 15 seconds so in effect it's like agitating every 15 seconds. Since...

Easy. I've been doing it myself since 1985 when I worked on a hand line when I got out of art school. I process my 4x5 sheets in 3 Kodak hard rubber tanks which are placed in a Phototherm...

Sure Paul, I may have some questions for you regarding your PDF portfolio. I'm anxious to make one for myself.

Mark, which one? what do you do for them?

Paul- I'm the manager of the Department of Exhibition Design and Production at The Whitney Museum of American Art and prior to this I worked at MoMA for 7...

Just to interject, as I sit here at my desk at a major NY art museum! When a museum acquires a work there is a formal process which is known as accessioning. Most museums both small and large have...

Jorge,
I just have to say this.

> Your method certainly does not result in a better "final product" that is supposed to be the "only" thing that matters.<

Please what you wrote. I hope you...

NPS has been my film of choice for the last 10 years and I get consistently right on negs rating it at 100 and exposing for the shadows.

I would never hang it where it gets direct sunlight because either the inks would fade or the paper would yellow

True. Infact all works on paper should not be exposed to direct sunlight. Most...

Thanks Chris for the SpotTone history lesson! As a NJ photographer and long time user of their products I truely enjoyed reading this and only wished I was in Chatham on that particular garbage day!!!

My MO is to choose my plane of focus then point my Jeep headlights on that plane. It works really well.

You have one of the lensboards with two screws that help in aligning the lensboard with the negative stage. It is a fine control to help in getting the sharpest images possible from your gear

What...

Roger are you going to be printing Cibachromes? If not who cares about the Cyan?

I believe you would need 8 bursts at f32.

I believe it is 16, I think you forgot f11 David. :)

Tom,
As a fellow Kardan user my suggestion is the Linhof LEVELLING PAN/TILT HEAD 77
#003667 the profile rail dovetails right into this head. I use mine on a Majestic and I could hang off of it....

Everyday, at least one thread that's either insightful or funny or makes me want to rip my hair out.