8x10 kodak csg, 14 inch heliar
Scan-130413-0010www by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr
8x10 kodak csg, 14 inch heliar
Scan-130413-0010www by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr
Ok.. here is odd duck one.
Scan-130414-0007www by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr
I think i accidentally stumbled on development process step that i have never thought about.
Its second time i did that mistake and its second time i am getting images with seriously decreased contrast in outdoors shoot - managed to open tank after development stopped, before fixer poured in (i like to flush leftovers of whatever in tank completely and typically do that in darkness, but i once again managed to do development while sleepy).
Got to try to do it on purpose
yep... as soon as density comes out in csg - grain starts in scan.. I normally hardly even notice it on studio shots when exposure is correct.
But grain rarely bothers me till it really extreme.. I mean i grew up in days when enlarging 35mm shot from 135 iso soviet produced film to even 4x5 was like hitting yourself with shovel...
Just finished up my first box of 100 sheets of Fuji HR-A and picked up a second one.
Student portraits are going well. I haven't made any contact prints yet. I'm going to do all the shooting first, then contact print - and schedule any re-do shoots. I've got around 30 portraits finished. It's contract renewal time, so I thought I'd take a picture with x-ray of my ugly mug to put on my updated resume. This isn't a purists self portrait. I had Changhwan, our TA, who is getting ready to take the dive into 8x10 help frame my face with the crude facial outline drawing I have on the back of my ground glass.
Assisted Self Portrait by Lee Smathers, on Flickr
Fuji HR-A @160 + Yellow Filter, Rodinal 1:50, 4 min (tray developed), Contact printed on Ilford RC Paper with a #2 filter
Lee Smathers
www.photoevangelist.com
Gad Lee!
Don't scare us like that. It is always so odd to finally see an image of someone we have only written with. I see Changhwan has the bug.
I hope, Changhwan, becomes a wonderful photographer!
Tin Can
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