This post sets out my understanding of push/pull largely as a way of making sense of it for myself. Sources of confusion One source of confusion stems from the fact that the words 'push' and 'pull' are used inconsistently. Many (most?) film photographers do not print their pictures, choosing rather to scan their negatives. The … Continue reading Pushing and Pulling
Category: Film and darkroom work
An approach to 35mm photography that delivers what I want from it ... One film/developer combination or many? I'm very much a one film/one developer photographer, more or less. I say 'more or less' because I realise that there isn't one optimal combination of film/developer/ technique that will adequately cover all the bases, and since … Continue reading 35mm Photography
A few weeks ago I bumped into a photographer acquaintance who by chance was carrying the same model of camera that I had with me that day, a Nikon FM3A. That's quite a coincidence as it's not a commonly-seen camera. Over coffee the conversation turned to cameras and he asked me what one film camera … Continue reading Just one camera
Still making silly mistakes in my darkroom ... Whilst developing a roll of Ilford XP2 in a Jobo developing water bath, I got to the stage where you pour the developer out and pour the BLIX in. On tipping the Jobo tank, no developer came out! I realised that the tank's top had become loose … Continue reading Saved by Barry Thornton
In this post I look at standardising contact proofs. Introduction In my last post I explained how I worked out my personal film speed. Having a new enlarger and changes to my development process require further steps to be taken in standardising my darkroom set-up. In this post I look at how an 18% density … Continue reading Standard Proofs