One of the delights of Bromoil I'm finding, is the range of things that you can do to express how you feel about an image ... Abandoned Farm, North Dakota - Bromoil Print ©Tony Cearns Straight image from the neg The key parts of the picture for me is the wooden side of the house, … Continue reading Bromoil technique
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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
The thinking behind making this picture of Heswall shores
Working with print maps ... Birkenhead Float
Having just taken on a new enlarger (De Vere 504) and a new film developer as standard, it's a good ooportunity to re-calibrate my photographic workflow. This post describes how I went about this, starting with personal film speed. Introduction It's only in the last two years or so that I have tried to exert … Continue reading Personal Film Speed