Re: John Wimberley - film ?
In the Darkroom Cookbook, there is one of his developers called WD2H. Apparently this was designed for use with FP4 to achieve N+4 development for his petroglyph series.
Re: John Wimberley - film ?
I’ve corresponded with him in the past. Going back about 10 years now but FP4 for everything, developed in WD2H. The H version was originally intended for more contrast expansion but after the initial project he continued using it for everything. Stop bath and Ilford Rapid Fixer.
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Mark J
Hi All
I've been aware of John Wimberley's work for a few years, and his involvement in re-igniting interest in Pyro developers.
His compositions are very strong and original and the technical quality is superb, I know some people have seen his prints and been to workshops & attested to this.
One thing i can't find, with a significant amount of online searching, however, is which types of film he has used over the years to get this success.
I speculate about whether he prefers old-school emulsions, or whether he's has mastered the use of more modern emulsions with WD2D or variants.
Does anyone know, or asked him ( does he comment in his books ? ) ...
Re: John Wimberley - film ?
Very interesting - thanks for the info.
Good old FP4 then !
Which format(s) does/did he use ? There are only a couple of small photos I can find of him working. Would guess 5 x 7 , but not sure.
Re: John Wimberley - film ?
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Mark J
Very interesting - thanks for the info.
Good old FP4 then !
Which format(s) does/did he use ? There are only a couple of small photos I can find of him working. Would guess 5 x 7 , but not sure.
Mostly 5x7.
Re: John Wimberley - film ?
Excellent. There's no excuse not to get the Gandolfi out again this year.
Re: John Wimberley - film ?
He really liked the 5x7 format and photographed and photograph with it quite a lot, and I recall him saying that he thought FP4 was a good film. I use the past tense, because he's photographing in digital now. He donated his beloved 5x7 Durst to non-profit . . . etc.
Not sure if he burned his negatives in bonfire.:D (Probably not.)
REVISION: I've confused FP4 with Kodak Plus X above. I've since spoken to a friend, who recalled that John didn't care much for Ilford films.
Re: John Wimberley - film ?
Ha ! It's awful to contemplate, but I really respect Brett for doing that.
Do you happen to know if John used the condenser or diffuser version of the Durst ?
I've been looking at one on EBay, but getting bulbs, and shoehorning it into my small darkroom could ultimately thwart me on that project.
Re: John Wimberley - film ?
I'm guessing that he used a diffusion enlarger. He's a very unassuming man-- you could always write to him. We talked shop one time, about lenses and so on. He encouraged me consider using 5x7. I said I didn't have enough space for the enlarger in my house. He admitted his was "a beast". I felt loaded down with 30 pounds of gear in the field, he carried north of 50 back then, and five years older than me-- how, I don't know.
One thing I'm pretty sure of is that he would say that what is in your heart is much more important than your camera, enlarger, or film. I agree with him on that.
Re: John Wimberley - film ?
Thanks for posting this - I haven't really kept up on what he's been doing more recently (last I corresponded with him was probably 10 years ago, maybe even a bit longer). Had no idea he went digital but that's interesting. Every time a read about one of these switches it tempts me further...
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neil poulsen
He really liked the 5x7 format and photographed and photograph with it quite a lot, and I recall him saying that he thought FP4 was a good film. I use the past tense, because he's photographing in digital now. He donated his beloved 5x7 Durst to non-profit . . . etc.
Not sure if he burned his negatives in bonfire.:D (Probably not.)