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One of the wonderful characteristics of little children is that they grow, and as they do, they become more susceptible to being photographed with large format cameras, something...

An arresting image, Francis.

I would add my voice to suggesting that a little more information would be helpful.

It seems that you say that you read for the lowest value in which you want texture and set the meter to that....

Hi, Wooga. Always great to have new members. I would love to hear more about your photographic background and interests, and look forward to seeing some of your work.

Gabe, well done. Looks to me like a brontosaurus neck or something on the left, i.e., animate. The play of branches in the foreground is excellent.

I can only speak for mine, which uses a 16x16-LED RGB panel. With the aid of a borrowed 21-step Stouffer transmission wedge and guidance from here, I was able to find a balance of RGB that gives an...

Protrusions! The very word that eluded me.

Zone VI VC, I believe, was coldlight. A friend built me an LED system to replace my Zone VI (round) coldlight head and compensating enlarging timer. The fluorescent tubes are still available from...

Tuco, I am continually impressed with your talent for rendering a good sense of the light.
John, this is a lovely image.

The 45E and F both had removeable Graflock backs; the F rotated. The removal mechanism on the F, probably on the E, was the two spring-loaded "saw" ridged outcropping (for lack of a better term) on...

Congratulations on your show, from afar. Your work is oustanding.

Max, thanks for posting. My Italian is limited to a very few words, these mostly from my love of Classical music and a wide range of wonderful Italian wines (including an unforgettable experience...

Yes, and he sometimes does that, too.

My flattening press is made of two pieces of Formica-covered flat cabinet wood that I found one day in excellent shape. It's just over 15"x20". It was one piece, which my neighbor sawed in two for me...

Just two additions here and one to come.

Toning some VC papers can yield a subtle split toned effect, because the two emulsions respond to the toner at different rates. I have not used the...

Two things, depending on your preferred subject matter and light levels for photographing, and how detailed you wish to be.

Meter linearity is an important characteristic to test. That is, is it...

Well done, Mael.

Sean, this is an outstanding portrait.

Steve, I like your sense of humor. It's always a valuable companion at times like this. I've had to confront my assistant a few times, too.

I'm not a Pyro user, but in principle I would tend to...

Very fine, Simon.

esearing, I believe it was Henry Cartier-Bresson.

Excellent. Thanks to you also, j.e.

Robert Shaw, quoted in the original post, was a person of great depth. There is a video of a rehearsal process he led in preparing a chorus composed of choral teachers/leaders from around the country...

Nicely done Bill.

Thanks, Michael, enjoy your Fourth!

I happen to have sodium metabisulfite on hand. I can't remember why; it must be for something I needed to mix up a good while ago, unless someone gave it to me with some other things.

Meanwhile,...

I use a diffusion head on my D2.

As I recall, the recommended lens cone for a 150mm lens is longer than the 3" one for a 135, which is what I have. If were to get a 150, it seems that I could...

Simon, I enjoy the ironies of scale caused by the cloud rendering in the second one. Nice.

Simon, this is a particularly lovely image, and beautifully printed (if it was printed).I am not fan of the wide-angle "look," and it does not force itself on the viewer in this image, although one...

Daniel, that';s pretty fancy furniture it's sitting on for a darkroom!

Enjoy your project.

I was thinking of procrastinating today, but I wasn't sure how that would turn out, so I think I'll get to it tomorrow.

I have experienced the same challenge with my own work in recent years,...

Yes, Steve, but what about the universal aesthetic appeal of my world-class contraption compared with your sponge? It speaks to mankind's eternal quest for creative invention, to advance in...

Perhaps I should qualify my interest in the SmallRig 120.

My interest is B&W natural (as much as possible) light portraits, preferably in 4x5, on location, which frequently means interiors. I...

I have been looking at the SmallRig white light model. I have put away my studio strobes but would like some continuous light for certain situations when I need a powerful light on location. The...

Bryan, I like the top one as well. The choices you made create a kind of metaphor, to my eye, with the emphasis on the jagged edge of the prow and and the sand and rock in the shadow rising up like a...

I don't remember when I heeded a suggestion to replace the stiff rubber "photographic" squeegee I had purchased for my prints with a soft truck wiper blade. It was long ago enough that the item could...

LFLarry, I can;t speak to the salt process, but you may wish to look a bit further into the differences between exposure and development increases. Both increase density, but do it in different ways,...

I'm not sure about the yellow tint you report, but it may suggest weak fixer. The fogged whites could be due to the hot storage and X-ray scan -- checked bags get heavy doses. However, your multiple...

It's quite hard to tell exactly what we're seeing. The blue suggests to me that this is the antihalation layer and that it didn't get washed our sufficiently. But the edge problems may indicate a...

Lassethomas, this is an exceptional fine image, a real pleasure.