I've started putting Butane in the stock fix after I open it. Makes it last longer. From what I understand the sulfurization happens with exposure to oxygen, but don't quote me on that. Nothing worse...
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I've started putting Butane in the stock fix after I open it. Makes it last longer. From what I understand the sulfurization happens with exposure to oxygen, but don't quote me on that. Nothing worse...
Best squeegee I've used is an Oxo I bought at Target years ago. Soft edge tapered blade.
I messed around with a couple different microfilms in a Rollei E110 over the last few years. Tried a few developers with it. POTA, a version of Caffenol CL-CN, Rodinal several ways, Beutler's. The...
Pete,
The way I scan images (silver) that are not glossy is to make two scans, one rotated 180º, and combine the scans in Photoshop. This gets rid of most if not all of the reflections off of the...
That is exactly how a website should be done. Plus the images are really beautiful. I think I went through the the whole thing.
I use a Sakura Pigma Brush Pen to paint cells. It is much better than a Sharpie. You should be able to find one in any art store.
Michael, if you want to use the equivalent of what you have been using then you need to get the Chamonix. The Ebony won't cut the mustard for you for longer lenses even with a top hat.
As an...
I think if you want to see any pigmy mammoths you may need to bring something a lot stronger than water....
Sounds like a lot of fun!
It has been quite a few years for me to recall exactly how I did it, but I was able to get a golden yellow out of prints with a Sepia then Copper toning sequence. I remember the Copper toner was only...
Michael, I have only seen one for sale in quite a long time. The 35mm box is well worth getting due to the condenser it has but the medium format box probably won't reduce your exposures by much. I...
I have unfortunately pooped in the sandbox once or twice without immediately realizing it, and nothing was "edited" which is why I have always said this site has some whiny (maybe mentally ill?)...
I am with Don, Kirk and K-25 with all of this.
Copyright is something that was set up to protect the created work for enough time that the creator had a opportunity to benefit from his creation....
I don't really see a problem with anything on the website. I think it works fine. Thumbnails would be nice though. I was surprised that you are so young. I will be curious where you will be in...
It depends on the monitor you have and the prints you are going to make, neither of which you have told us. Hint hint.
Many people just state what they do, but that doesn't necessarily mean it is...
New ways of imaging on old materials are thought up all the time. Sugimoto for example with his lightning prints. Somehow I don't think much would happen if you did this with your inket paper.
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Bob, I think you will agree with me when I say I think that is where so many people go wrong. People start doing everything because they can, versus because they should. HDR is the latest iteration...
I am pretty sure Salgado shoots digitally, massages the files, then has that output to film for printing. Maybe he gets it printed directly, don't know.
I think he has lost the special type of...
Paul, you could give 10,000 people a camera and maybe, possibly, perhaps, one person could produce something worthwhile over a small period of time, much less over a long period of time. There are...
What I think is lost in the digital age is the personal physical involvement in the finished artifact itself, the print. With digital images everything is done in the netherworld and the photographer...
You have me scratching my head a bit. I have a 300 APO Ronar that was designed to go into a shutter, but there are no shims. Does anyone know if there are supposed to be shims for this lens? I can't...
Lots of good images lately.
I don't post much in the way of photos here because I don't like posting images that are not my best and I don't like posting neg scans since I still print the old...
Um, when was that book written? Why would you reference something that old?
It is a brave new world in the last 10 years. Ten years ago things were relatively primitive. During the process of...
Drew, I am always curious to find a better or easier way. What exactly do you do to make them? I know you print large. Are you doing something more like a crate?
Kirk if you take a step back and think about it for a second it is clear. 5000ºK is a pretty neutral setting for our eyes (caveats of course) relative to our surroundings and I think it is the best...
I much prefer 5000ºK but not all monitors can be set for that without compromises. If you are trying to match prints you may run into discrepancies at 6500º. Remember that your eye adapts to whatever...
In a closed loop you can get incredibly close, but like Kirk says, as soon as it leaves your loop, everything will probably go to hell!
Bill, just use the DVIs. The advantage of display port is...
These are really beautiful Jonathan.
The Zeiss Softars are the best way to add softness to a sharp lens.
The other way that I know of that hasn't been mentioned yet is hair spray. Easy to put on and easy to get off.
Why don't people read the question before they respond??
Norman, I haven't seen those boxes sold by anyone else and I have kept my eye out for them. I just did another quick check at University...
The Dell uses a GB-LED backlight, not RGB as I stated. It is a definite step forward, although not at advanced as the LaCie. On the other hand, you can get quite a few Dells for the price of the...
This is the 27" that you want. There are two versions, H and HM. You want the H
http://www.dell.com/ed/business/p/dell-u2713h/pd
If you get the Dell or another wide gamut monitor, maybe a cheap sRGB monitor might be great for a second monitor. That would probably help you as well since you aren't experienced with color...
What specs are you talking about? Obviously not the ones that count. Those two monitors are not in the same league. The cheaper one is a 6-bit screen with a dither. IPS screens are nice, but only the...
I am waiting for a tablet that will project a hologram in front of me so I don't have to look at the tablet to take a picture, and the holograms will mean I also don't have to engage with the real...
I would rather have something in the image out of focus than deal with diffraction. Use movements. Isn't that what they are for? I try to keep it at f/32 or wider. I prefer f/11 through f/22....
Bob, I don't think I was suggesting that, although...
In the process of thinking about all of this, the thought did occur to me, but I would speculate that sulphide would tone the entire paper,...
Greg, that is my experience as well with reverse sepia toning/pre-sulphiding. It tends to cool the color down and limits the reaction of the bleach somewhat.
I didn't get into the darkroom last...
Bob, I don't use it too often and I don't keep track. The net effect of mixing the sulphide and the developer is the print will be toned overall, but with less effect. As I mentioned above, if the...
The Artars are my favorite lenses, although right not I don't own any. I used to have a 24" back when I had an 8x10 but I sold it years ago. A few years ago when I decided to get back to LF film I...
The one thing about the internet is people assume that if it isn't on the internet it doesn't exist. There is a lot of knowledge out there that doesn't get shared for whatever reason, usually because...