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”
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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”
Fomapan 400 in Caffenol-STD – Experiments and Results
I wanted to experiment with the recipe for a coffee-based film developer commonly called Caffenol. Dirk Essl at caffenol.org does an excellent job of keeping track of development times for lots of different films that can be developed with Caffenol. However, most of the films that have been developed using this unique developer were filmsContinue reading “Fomapan 400 in Caffenol-STD – Experiments and Results”
Good ’til the Last Drop
inspired by the writing over at caffenol.org, i decided to try my hand a developing some negatives using their coffee infused developer recipe! i wandered about the grounds of the old Bethlehem Steel plant and set up with my Shen Hao 4×5 and some sheets of Fomapan 400. i simply metered for 400 speed andContinue reading “Good ’til the Last Drop”
Benefit for Pat Sonne
Katlyn – White Original Platinum Toned Salt Print a print i’m donating to a silent auction to benefit local art model Pat Sonne who is having some difficulty with prolonged illness. come out and support the arts! Auction and Valentine’s Day Party Tuesday, February 14, 2012 7-10pm Antonio Salemme Foundation 542 West Hamilton St., #203Continue reading “Benefit for Pat Sonne”
Original Alternative Process Prints for Sale!
i’ve finally got some of the e-commerce features of the site up and working and now have the ability to offer some of my wonderful alternative process prints for sale. they’re a bit more affordable here than they would be when selling through a gallery since i don’t have to work in the gallery commissionContinue reading “Original Alternative Process Prints for Sale!”
Exhibit Opening – Connexions Gallery, Easton, PA
I will be supporting the Invision Photography festival with my participation in Connexions Gallery’s show called Four Visions in Focus. The show features photographic pieces from four Lehigh Valley Artists including myself, Adam Atkinson, Brad Browne, and Ed Eckstein. I will be showing several photos from the series Memories of Trees presented as beautiful traditionalContinue reading “Exhibit Opening – Connexions Gallery, Easton, PA”
never should have beens
“my field of wonder whens and never should have beens” shot on Rollei Infrared 400 4×5 film. filtered through a Hoya R72 filter, metered at ISO 12 and given a 50% longer development than recommended. this is full sunlight, green grass and blue skies. model: kaitlin lara
First 4×5 Negative Scans
Shot with my new custom-converted Polaroid 900 body that’s now a 4×5 camera, these are some scans of the negatives I shot last week with Model Sarah. Film of choice was Ilford HP5+, metered at ISO 400, we were typically at about 1/8th second at f/8. The Caltar lens will shoot wide open at f/5.6,Continue reading “First 4×5 Negative Scans”
Van Dyke Browns
so, i had a bit of a vacation recently. a week with lots of time to just think about things and i did a bit of research on some new photo processes including making Van Dyke Brown prints. so, while i was away, i placed an order for a bunch of new chemistry: Ferric AmmoniumContinue reading “Van Dyke Browns”
So Many Stars 