I am very excited to print. I love getting a chance to hole myself up in the darkroom and make some art. Last weekend, I spent friday, saturday, sunday, and monday in the darkroom printing like a crazed and mad fiend. Why you ask? Shutterclank April 2012 at UnSmoke Artspace. Put that in your day-minder in your trapper keeper.
Read more...i decided to have some fun with selenium the other day. not for preservation purposes, which i understand ansel adams and others ‘round his time were fanatical about using for its archival qualities [it converts metallic silver to silver selenide – post-fixing] but i wanted to use it for fun to achieve a purply hue. also, it came with a boat load of warnings which made it seem both dangerous and tantalizing simultaneously! so i put on the gloves and goggles [well, sunglass since i don’t own goggles], turned on my ventilation in the darkroom and dove in. i went with a fairly strong dilution...
Read more...it may seem a bit jejune, but i think water is not talked about enough in photography. as film photographers, we are so picky about the film we shoot, developers, fixing methods, rinsing techniques- but it can all be for naught if using impure water. tap water can have all sorts of minerals and disinfectants or old pipes can leak rust; the best chemicals and most adroit methods of processing will not impact the finished product if the water is not pure. beginning with developing the film to printing the image, distilled water is the best stuff around to use. how it works is such: regular untreated...
Read more..."ANYONE CAN BE A PHOTOGRAPHER" blah, blah, blah... "EVERYONE HAS A CAMERA TODAY!" whimper, whine, snifle... If you've ever picked up a camera and held yourself out as a photographer, I'm sure you've heard those lines before. I know I have. Unfortunately, I've heard this far too often lately, and most of the time it's coming from other photographers. The people who are supposed to be passionate about this form of art. This is truly disappointing. A bunch of fucking sissies. "Cameras are so automated, they do everything for you, anyone can take good photos" wha, wha, wha.... Don't...
Read more...I went out on another road trip over to Atlanta. I love to be out on the road, especially if it is in pursuit of some lofty goal. I purchased some used equipment from a photographer who has fully converted over to digital, but he has some film stuff laying around. The beauty of it is what he has laying around. I picked up: 12 rolls of 24 exp ILFORD FP4+ 35mm 8 rolls of 36 exp ILFORD FP4+ 35mm 5 rolls Kodak Portra 400 220 5 rolls Kodax TMAX 400 120 8 and 12 rolls of 36 exp TMAX 400 and 100 35mm respectively and the drumroll please... 2 boxes of 100 count Kodak Polycontrast...
Read more...made the trek to my darkroom screen printing studio last knight to discover the west most hvac unit above my darkroom pouring water on all of my screen printing equipment, light safe photographic paper boxes, and various little things that i keep around in the studio. Seriously. This sucks. i am moving out of my studio and putting all of my equipment into my bedroom. i will turn it into a darkroom and save myself thousands of dollars in rent that i have been tossing at the people who keep damaging my equipment. I love all of you, but i dont love the HVAC guys.
Read more...photography is all about silver. however, silver is no good by herself; she needs to form a bond with a halogen to be reactive and thus, light sensitive. silver bonds with either chloride, bromide, or iodide to become silver halide, which is what makes the magic happen. curiously, the size of the silver halides determines the color. sure, some of you out there think black and white is just black and white, but it aint. the different sizes of silver halides matter; a lot: smaller, finer grains create a warm tone image, whereas a cool toned image has larger grains of silver halides. in early...
Read more...The artist mind is hungry. The art they create is in pursuit of truth but it is only a metaphor. It is an approximation of truth, a nod toward the visceral experience of life and the spirit. Bill Daniel was generous to give me some of his time, and a glimpse into his creative drive. He shared his studio, darkroom (including his gorgeous Durst 5x7 enlarger), and prints that he has been curating for his awesome TRI-X-NOISE site. He showed me a couple of Misfits prints and I nearly almost died. I needed to have one. Similar to how I need a half frame camera… He showed some other amazing ones,...
Read more...as companies begin to drop production of film cameras, film and supplies, a couple of cool things are happening. first, people be offloading top rate film equipment for pennies on the dollar. seriously. if you know what to look for and where to go you can find stuff for a fraction of the price. i mean you can get enlargers print washers, you name it its out there and someone who spent a lot of money on it wants to get rid of it and never look at it again. you may even find some crazy old photographer with a freezer full of paper and film. go get em friends. the other thing im thinking...
Read more...If you've ever shot a roll of film and processed it yourself, or taken a photography class in high school or college or anywhere else. Chances are you've worked with Kodak Tri-X developed in D-76. In fact, less than an hour ago, I developed two rolls of tri-x in d-76. It's such a classic combination, that one could deem it unfuckwithable. Want proof? The photo above is one I shot on Tri-x and souped in D-76. One of the things that I love about shooting film in the digital era, is that there is this community of analog photographers. Recently we here at Shutterclank! have had the amazing opportunity...
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