I'm going to be doing a small batch of film photos and prints for my company's annual party (as a raffle giveaway) and I'm trying to decide between two media options. I already decided (and ordered) Rockland Colloid's Liquid Light emulsion. Here are my processing thoughts:
1- opalotype-like print on either white opalume sheet glass or very-light-green Vitrolite (I like this a lot since I can't find evidence anyone has ever printed an image on Vitrolite before)
2- paper print with brush-stroke edges
If I elect for the paper route, what papers should I consider? I expect the final prints to be either 4X5 or 5X7. If I do 4X5, I'll do contact prints. If I do 5X7, they'll be enlargements from a 6x7 or 6x6 negative.
Regarding the capture media, I'm debating between using my 4X5 (Calumet CC-400 with 165mm Caltar II f4.5), Pentax 6X7 (105mm f2.4), or one of my 6X6 TLRs (Rolleiflex Old Standard [f3.8] and Ricohmatic 225 [f3.5].) The 'studio' is going to be an ad hoc setup on a boat, probably below deck. So I expect poor lighting at best and I'm hesitant that the 4X5's required bellows extension (and the fact that my fastest sheet film is 100 ISO) will make the exposure times too long. In 120, I would used HP5+ used with a much faster lens.
So here are my questions:
1- Has anyone made a print on glass and what pitfalls should I avoid? (I haven't ever done this.)
2- If I elect to go the paper route, what are a few good options (I haven't done this in 20 years.)
3- Given the circumstances (I'll also have my DSLR and a couple ultra-fast lenses to carry around), which film format is more practical -- 4X5 or 120?
Thank you for any responses and input you have. And yes, I will let you know which route I elect and share any respectable results. Also, I know this forum is specifically for LF, and there's a lot of MF talk in this post, but I don't think that the MF and SF forum I frequent has the alternative process chops to address these questions.
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