I discovered Alvin a few years ago with the purchase of my P&S lens and my intererst in this photographer grows as I play more with the lens. A very interesting guy who has left with us many wonderful photographs and I consider him one of the masters of portrait photography. So much for me to learn from him.
Here is a study I found online a few days ago and would like to share with your guys...
http://www.notesonphotographs.org/im...search_web.pdf
Hugo
Hugo, thanks for pointing out this great resource.
Coburn is my favourite of the pictorialists, by a long way.
I thought the Cristoid film was interesting. I never knew about it! Two emulsions, back to back, slower on top and faster on the bottom. And no support! We complain about the Rollei IR film, I wonder what it was like to work with something that was nothing more than two layers of emulsion.
"It's the way to educate your eyes. Stare. Pry, listen, eavesdrop. Die knowing something. You are not here long." - Walker Evans
In looking at Coburn, myself, I found Eastman House has a brochure for Cristoid film:
http://notesonphotographs.org/index....=Cristoid_Film
Thanks, but I'd rather just watch:
Large format: http://flickr.com/michaeldarnton
Mostly 35mm: http://flickr.com/mdarnton
You want digital, color, etc?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stradofear
Has anybody else had trouble opening the pdf mentioned by Hugo in his original post? I get messages "file damaged" messages with both Acroread and SumatraPDF on my PC, as well as with Okular on my linux box at work.
Same problem using Acrobat Reader.Originally Posted by Steve Goldstein
I found this link which works.
http://notesonphotographs.org/index....burn/Technique
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