sometimes, even when i’m really careful, i make mistakes developing my film. this one wasn’t terrible, but i think the exposure was off just a little bit. so, when i scanned the negative, i wasn’t entirely happy with the contrast on the negative. and as i was playing with curves and such in photoshop, iContinue reading “Solarization”
Category Archives: 4×5
Continuum
Classical figure model: Erica Jay scan of the 4×5 ilford FP4+ negative
Everglades
Katlyn, Peter, and I headed out to the Everglades when I went to visit her in Florida last month. I found an interesting spot where I could contrast some of the endless overhead power lines with Florida’s attempt to preserve the natural ecosystem. In the end we didn’t get eaten by a crocodile, which isContinue reading “Everglades”
on the brink
“My heart is on a budget. It keeps me on the brink.” -Anne Sexton, January 1st scan of an ilford fp4 negative ©2013 scott nichol unauthorized use prohibited
Direct to Positive
a while back i bought a bunch of Ilford Direct Positive paper. This is photo paper that you can load into a large format camera and shoot just like film, however when you process it, you do so in traditional black and white paper chemistry and the result is a positive image instead of aContinue reading “Direct to Positive”
Incident Projection
first art nude shoot of 2013. shot 18 frames of Ilford FP4 4×5 at a slow, studied pace. i’m feeling like the results speak for themselves. scan of the 4×5 negative. model: Vdb Nudes ©2013 scott nichol all rights reserved no unauthorized use
we were wrong
pretty sure this was hand-held, 1/2 second. scan of the 4×5 fujiroid negative, inverted and color corrected a bit. © 2013 scott nichol all rights reserved no unauthorized use
radiant
from an abandoned industrial complex this past summer when the days were almost unbearably warm. model: candace nirvana scan from 4×5 negative. Ilford HP5+ at ISO 800, developed in XTOL 1+1 © 2012 scott nichol all rights reserved no unauthorized use
Keira Grant – Abandoned Rossland Mine
Hauling 30 pounds of camera gear up a mountain might have been one of the most strenuous things I’ve done in a while. But the end result was some night light interesting, empty spaces. model: Keira Grant scan of an Ilford HP5+ 4×5 negative. shot at ISO 800, developed in Xtol 1:1 ©2012 scott nicholContinue reading “Keira Grant – Abandoned Rossland Mine”
Nude and Chair
simple nudes with a chair. model: keira grant shot on expired polaroid type 55. scan of the negatives. ©2012 scott nichol all rights reserved no unauthorized use
So Many Stars 