Another Open Studio DesignXri
if you happen to be in Rhode Island the week of September 8 Through September 14 don’t hesitate to visit. Design Week. Info found on Desigxri website. The Mill at
Author: jnanian
I am a Freelance Photographer in Rhode Island. I make photographs using a variety of methods with and without a camera, and I teach photography online and in person. I make photo emulsions from scratch, I coat my own photo paper and make cyanotypes too.
I am a huge fan of Caffenol ( I helped write the Caffenol Cookbook ) and instead of instant coffee, I roast my own Sumatra Robusta beans. I sell them so you can make your own long lasting, film and print developer called Sumatranol. I also sell silver recovery products.
7
Most all my exposures are a 7 count. Seven seconds, seven chickens, 7 hiccups, 7 sips of tea, 7 espressos .. 7 is a magical number it seems. perfection on
Paper test
So you’ve read on the internet you can use photo paper in your camera instead of film, and you want to shoot paper negatives. This can be a lot of
Hand Held Photography
It doesn’t take long to realize that if your shutter is open and you move while you are taking your picture, it might not be good. There was a saying
Burning in a difficult print
Have you ever tried to burn in a hot spot in a print but it just wouldn’t stop being as white as your paper’s base? This happens from time to
Best camera
The best camera is the one you have with you. This means it is your telephone. I must admit years ago I was a film snob. It was the 1990s
Photography Lessons
Are you tired of the same old kind of photography class? Contact me at silvermagnet@nanianphoto.com and we can devise a personalized lesson plan. Topics to teach: Printing in a darkroom,
recent printings
I recently started making prints from 4×5 film I had stashed away in my darkroom for a rainy day. it’s been raining here for a while so I thought it
Frilling
I have had frilling on my dry plates over the years. the emulsion lifts off the plate and creases and sits down again or it’s brittle and cracks. It happens
Workshops
General Photography(digital, cellphone, traditional) Box Camera Cyanotype(camera negatives, digital negatives found objects )
seven second impressions for sale
At the moment 6 prints are for sale all area printed on 7.5×11 paper ( or close to it ), and the images sizes are 5×7 ( or close to
portraits on commission
Portraits done on commissionFill out contact form with details Off-kilter PR photographs, character portraits, occupational / environmental portraits (photography of people at work). Film and paper negative photography as well
more 7 second impressions
Instead of using a Delmar box camera I used my a Graflex SLR. These old lenses render the world in such a different way than modern lenses. I photographed the
behind the bank
I photograph behind buildings, those are the last to be “renovated”. the sun was shining I pointed the camera and counted to 7 the box did it’s thing I emptied
The escape route
Sometimes I make a photograph and in my head there is a background to it, not where it was taken or what it is but a story I create just
