http://jan-schlegel.com/index.php
Some seem to find it almost impossible to believe photographers are still turning out work with 4x5 cameras and film.
http://jan-schlegel.com/index.php
Some seem to find it almost impossible to believe photographers are still turning out work with 4x5 cameras and film.
interesting stuff, thanks for sharing link
Fun stuff!
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~ Mark Twain
Interesting for sure. I read about his process, but some have a digital look to them even though they are not digitally processed. How does he get the blues and browns?
The website said they were partially toned. I assume this means toned by hand with a brush or some other selective measure.
I've played a bit wit hand coloring a bit, this is fun inspiration to do more.
You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus. ~ Mark Twain
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
The black and white photographs from Jan C. Schlegel are taken with a 4x5 field camera (Ebony SV45 Ti) on traditional film (Kodak Tmax 400). The Negatives are developed in Kodak D76 Developer 1+1 dilution.
To enhance shadow detail and the appearance of sharpness, each Negative is sandwiched with a tradionally made unsharp mask. Highlight masks are used to increase highlight details in most of his prints.
Nothing is digitally edited, and the pictures are enlarged on fiber base photographic paper (Efke Varicon Classic FB) in the size 50x60cm and 77x86cm.
Afterwards each photographic print is partly toned (Schlegel’s own mixture) in order to give each picture its special inner dynamics and depth. Often this process takes several hours and turns out differently with each print. This way each print is unique.
To finish the process, each picture is Selen toned which guarantees its maximum life and enhaces the depth in the shadows.
The pictures are mounted on 2mm aluminium boards.
Photographers' Formulary toner page
I'm not surprised he says the toning process takes hours. It takes about 20 minutes for copper toner to get where I want it.
"It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long." - Walker Evans
Thanks for that Brian, I get the process methodology now.Originally Posted by Brian C. Miller
Hello,
Well really awesome stuff,
Is this art is made by you? or you just take its shoot?
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