Paper negative vs film

[johnschlicher]

I shoot paper negatives--8 x 10

just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. I have some buddies that laugh at me for doing this b/c it not a gelatin negative. I think I can produce the same results as negative--I just can't prove it--I've tried to scan my prints to this site before. They always come out looking like shit. I have a HP 3300c, I can't afford a high dollar scanner.


Maybe some members can post some of thier paper negatives???

[BetterSense]

just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. I have some buddies that laugh at me for doing this b/c it not a gelatin negative.

Of course it's a gelatin negative. It's just on a different substrate.

I shoot paper all the time because I'm poor. It's slow. It's orthochromatic and high contrast. Preflashing helps. Yellow filters help. It costs $.40 a sheet, and glossy RC contact prints very well.

It definitely provides a different look than film.

[johnschlicher]

Wow--I have never pre-flashed --- I do use yellow filters--I like matte rc for the negative when I use glossy the finish print looks some what flat--( i should say when I use glossy outdoors it comes out flat--in a controlled studio environment it works great

[Greg Lockrey]

Pinhole photgraphers use paper all the time. One trick of getting good looking images is to flash the paper first. How much??? That's part of the fun of learning the medium.

[johnschlicher]

Of course it's a gelatin negative. It's just on a different substrate.

I shoot paper all the time because I'm poor. It's slow. It's orthochromatic and high contrast. Preflashing helps. Yellow filters help. It costs $.40 a sheet, and glossy RC contact prints very well.

It definitely provides a different look than film.

How long do you pre-flash??

Just another broke photographer talking to a peer, thanks John

[Greg Lockrey]

How long do you pre-flash??

Just another broke photographer talking to a peer, thanks John

Over on the f295 site there is a ton of information. I picked this guy for a reference point to start since he does a lot of pinholes with paper negs. Look up JoeVanCleave when you get there by going to the search section and typing in his name.

http://www.f295.org/Pinholeforum/for...?v-search/p-2/

[jnantz]

john

i shoot a lot of paper too, some portraits and some "other" stuff ...
i'm broke too, and paper is a lot less expensive than film ..
did you want people to post their negatives, or prints/inverted scans ??

john

[johnschlicher]

john

i shoot a lot of paper too, some portraits and some "other" stuff ...
i'm broke too, and paper is a lot less expensive than film ..
did you want people to post their negatives, or prints/inverted scans ??

john

YES-----------Would love to see your work and others

[Greg Lockrey]

Here is a better thread from f295 on paper negatives. http://www.f295.org/Pinholeforum/for...1806882/s-new/

[csant]

I just posted a paper negative over in the "water's edge" thread - it was one of my first, and there's a lot to learn yet. It has a different look, but whether it's better or worse is a matter of taste. I like it