3 paper negatives inverted
again with my paper negative tests my dektol tests my dektol + sumatra coffee developer split development tests today i loaded film holders up and exposed the negatives in
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.
what did i mean by paper negative test?
i recently mentioned something about a paper negative test. i suggested bracketing exposures and judging your negatives … here, i have uploaded 3 images the first as the caption
paper negatives
some people hate paper negatives. they have trouble with them because they don’t realize how they need to be exposed and treat them like film. they develop them like regular prints,
dektol paper negatives
i am a little rusty at making paper negatives with anything but ansco 130 with the 130 i used to leave a tray out till it turned black and was still
it looks like i am off the good – stuff
after 15 years, or actually more like almost 18 or 20 years … i am not using ansco 130 developer to process my prints, paper negatives, film or work as an additive
recent work
i haven’t posted here in a few months for a variety of reasons. but i am here again with a handful of photographs … as seen in a few other of
working with lumenized prints again
i am never quite sure what to call sun prints using regular old photo paper. with plant materials and the same paper they are called lumen prints, with a pinhole
recent email: hey, why don’t YOU do wet plate?!
just got an email today and someone asked: why don’t you do wet plate photography? i had to think for a little while, not long and my answer was: because
Continue reading…recent email: hey, why don’t YOU do wet plate?!
back, waaay back
if you have been reading my blog you probably know i have been making chemical free photographs for a few years. you probably know i have designed and sold a
how much exposure, is too much ?
how much exposure with negative film, is too much. should you over expose your negatives? should they be thin or dense? when i first began developing my own film, i
recent events
found some coated plates in a box! 5x7s ready to expose, can’t wait 🙂 my only problem is, should i make cameraless images, or glass negatives, or ambrotypes ? i
not far
you don’t need to travel far to find interesting photographs
Trichromes with film
so far i have posted a handful of trichromes i have made but using digital technology … that is making b/w images using a digital camera ( not film )
another batch of tri chromes
making trichrome color images is a bit addictive it is so easy and fun with a digital camera, it almost makes you feel guilty how much effort is spent when
tri color again, this time coffee
can’t not take photographs of my favorite drink
