4×5 – Page 6 – So Many Stars

Magnesium

Beau Soleil

beautiful sun, which for me means its intensity is somewhat muted behind a thin veil of clouds. the magic combination that gives us life and a reason to celebrate all we enjoy on gods’ green earth. scan from a polaroid type-55 negative. model: Brooke Lynne © 2012 scott nichol all rights reserved no unauthorized useContinue reading “Beau Soleil”

Holding Back

well, sometimes in your life amazing things happen and you just have to cherish the moment. a good friend and fellow photographer, Olaf stopped by a couple weeks ago after i bugged him about some 4×5 film holders he was going to give me. in addition to the film holders, he dropped off a shit-tonContinue reading “Holding Back”

Climbing Walls

One of the beautiful things about working with a large format field camera are the movements you can do with tilting the lens board. It allows you to achieve a selective focus that you can’t get with a normal 35mm. Originally the ability to tilt was for perspective correction in architectural photography, but the abilityContinue reading “Climbing Walls”

Hours

a recent trip to Portland, OR gave me the chance to work with some interesting natural light. this was the lovely couch in the house we rented. model: Sie Ist Idaho scan from 4×5 inch Ilford FP4 negative developed in Xtol

Potassium Dichromate and Other Influencers

so, i’ve been itching to get down into the darkroom again and try contact printing some of my 4×5 negatives with some of the traditional processes that i love. friday’s experiments with salt print didn’t produce much worth noting. and saturday’s experiments with van dyke brown just started out rather dreadful. the prints were comingContinue reading “Potassium Dichromate and Other Influencers”

Pinhole Day is Coming

Worldwide Pinhole Day is coming on April 29th this year. so, I’ve been practicing. now i need a nude model that can hold still for about 5 seconds. homemade foam core pinhole camera with precision drilled pinhole. I-78 bridge over the little lehigh river, allentown, pa

First 4×5 Enlargements

so, i recently won an ebay auction for an Omega D-II enlarger which gives me the ability to make silver gelatin prints of my 4×5 negatives. having the ability to make original prints from these negatives is a real joy and it’s also kind of curious that this image printed out much differently than theContinue reading “First 4×5 Enlargements”

Not For What Should Be

a mix of new and old. shot with my shen hao 4×5 field camera and accidentally opened for editing in Nik Software’s Snapseed desktop app. i usually work my photos in Photoshop, but once i had this image opened in Snapseed, i just decided to roll with it and see what happened. and i likedContinue reading “Not For What Should Be”

Caffeinated

shot in my small studio on 4×5 film, this negative was developed in Caffenol, a developer based on coffee, sodium carbonate, and vitamin C. development was at 72°F for 12 minutes, a bit warmer than i’d tried before, attempting to get a little more density on the negative. and i did.