Use of X-ray film: technical discussion with example images

[SergeiR]

8x10 kodak csg, 14 inch heliar


Scan-130413-0010www by Sergei Rodionov, on Flickr

[SergeiR]

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

[Tin Can]

So a after dev, pre-flash.

[SergeiR]

So a after dev, pre-flash.

aye

[Tin Can]

It's working well, I think I can see through her cloths, x-ray vision every time...

Nice Image.

I shot trees all day.;(

We finally had a real nice day. I shot the same tree with 3 different cameras...

aye

[Corran]

Seems very grainy (considering the enlargement factor). It's still neat. I've gotten similar grain from over-exposed shots pulled quite a bit in development.

[SergeiR]

Seems very grainy (considering the enlargement factor). It's still neat. I've gotten similar grain from over-exposed shots pulled quite a bit in development.

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...

[Tin Can]

Made me laugh!

My Bulgarian friend, filmmaker Ilko Davidov has some stories!

I used to work with Russian mechanics.

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...

[photoevangelist]

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

[Tin Can]

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!