First paper negative in a very old camera, I will take a photo of it and post in extra album. My son managing to sit very still. It's a 4 second exposure and really that was too long but it's the wrong time of day to be trying to work out exposures. the camera is a Kamera Werkstatten and has a carl Zeiss lens, it has a dark slide for film but I thought I'd use paper instead - cheaper for experimenting. Scanned, cropped slightly and inverted
Developed in Multigrade Paper Developer
Stop - bath
First call fixer
I must also add that the inspiration for this is a photographer called Benjamin Goss http://www.flickr.com/photos/benjamingoss/8272417292/ one of many stunning images he has done
dunno dude, I've got three shoots with models coming up, all very able models. http://www.modelmayhem.com/2466228
So I post to my portfolio and get some nice comments from models and togs from around the world, and I have a very infrequent flickr presence. I don't think I want to commit here again, it saps your time like mad. Flickr is showing me I'm past the point where I can commit to daily replies and comments. I was going to start a new blog but I didn't because I felt I couldn't get into that also. My writing and art suffered because I over-committed on the webs, but now I'm withdrawing from the webs I'm not really flowing yet. Given time I hope I get active again in creative output. If I was back on here I'd spend the next six months posting pics people haven't seen from the last 5 months. Would be a major fail.
Wonderful portrait of your son - retro feel with a modern twist! Just love reading about all the creative ways you adapt and use your film cameras - so clever! Dare I say your son looks like you! : )) fav
Gorgeous portrait Ingrid - fav oooh this is really interesting. I still have a box of postcard sized paper which I could have a go with. Do you need to use a paper developer rather than regular dev? Oh and sorry another question - I haven't heard of first call fixer - is that for paper - would just ilford rapid fix do. Then just scan and invert?
Just wondering is this your son that was at Edinburgh Uni - he would be about the same age at my son I think
@annethomson hi Anne! First call photographic is a company that has an amazing array of chems- they do their own brand too. I do use paper developer, but only because I have so many chemicals. You could try any developer I'm sure it would be ok- I have heard of folk using very weak developer as shooting onto paper is so different. I did scan and invert but am trying contact printing. I'd done it with pinholes under the enlarger but took too long and I was losing detail. Tried one last night with flashing under direct light- much more success :)
@annethomson Yes this is my son that was at Uni- he was studying physics. He's taking a break for a while, looking for work which is not easy :( he's just turned 22 so he might have been there with your son :)
Many thanks Ingrid - I haven't heard of them so will google :) I have a packet of ID11 somewhere so hope to give it a try. Will keep you posted :)
My youngest Neil is nearest his age - he is 21 on 28th this month. He is a real free-spirit and took of (in March!!) to travel for the summer before starting Uni later this year. Ruaridh was at Edinburgh - and yes gosh it is pretty tough looking for work these days - all good wishes to him that the right job turns up.
D'oh - got a few prints today including a black and white and as I started driving home from work thought it really just isn't the same as a traditional print. And of course in the course of thinking about paper chemicals realised that i'd mentioned ID11 which I had bought for film!!!! Numpty or what!! Gosh I need to slow down.
Wow, I'm impressed that he sat so still for four seconds. Love Benjamin Goss' work, nearly as much as Daniel Sammans'. This is a wonderful tribute - beautiful light in those trees.
June 14th, 2013
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dunno dude, I've got three shoots with models coming up, all very able models. http://www.modelmayhem.com/2466228
So I post to my portfolio and get some nice comments from models and togs from around the world, and I have a very infrequent flickr presence. I don't think I want to commit here again, it saps your time like mad. Flickr is showing me I'm past the point where I can commit to daily replies and comments. I was going to start a new blog but I didn't because I felt I couldn't get into that also. My writing and art suffered because I over-committed on the webs, but now I'm withdrawing from the webs I'm not really flowing yet. Given time I hope I get active again in creative output. If I was back on here I'd spend the next six months posting pics people haven't seen from the last 5 months. Would be a major fail.
Just wondering is this your son that was at Edinburgh Uni - he would be about the same age at my son I think
My youngest Neil is nearest his age - he is 21 on 28th this month. He is a real free-spirit and took of (in March!!) to travel for the summer before starting Uni later this year. Ruaridh was at Edinburgh - and yes gosh it is pretty tough looking for work these days - all good wishes to him that the right job turns up.