Real Photographs

Part of a series of images from a visit to this stone circle in May 2010

Hasselblad, Ilford Delta 400 film processed in PMK developer.
Printed on Adox Nuance Grade 3, Neutol WA developer, Se toned.

From an early morning trip on a very dull day to Walcott on the Norfolk coast.

Hasselblad, Ilford Delta 100, PMK developer.
Print on Adox MCC 110, Neutol WA developer, Selenium toned.

Contact print from an 8×10 negative on Adox CHS 100 negative processed in Rodinal 1+25 6mins 20°C, printed on Adox Nuance G2.
Print developed in Beers #5 and split-toned in Kodak RST 1+4.

This was photographed some 30 years ago, whilst running a photography workshop in Cambridge. Contrary to everyone’s belief, the flower was not placed there by the photographer!

The film was Kodak Royal-X Pan, rated at 800 ISO (which was ASA then) and the print was made on Agfa Record Rapid paper, selenium toned.

This print is made on Fomatone 131 Glossy from an Ilford Delta 100 negative developed in PMK developer. Continue reading »

A print made from a 120 film negative exposed in an old Koroll camera; HP5 developed in Rodinal. Continue reading »

This image, made on 5 x 4 inch sheet film, has been printed using a point-source lamp in the enlarger. This light source, combined with a high-quality enlarging lens, produces extremely sharp prints and is capable of rendering the most detail possible, as this enlargement of a section shows. (NB: Large image file) Note also the speckled appearance of the image, a effect created by the specular light source and condenser system which contributes to the high edge contrast. The enlarger lens must be used at full aperture; exposure is controlled by varying the intensity of the lamp.

The effect is not dissimilar to the sharpening filter in Photoshop, but no digital sharpening has been applied to this image.

Original print made on Agfa Record Rapid Glossy paper, selenium toned.

I’m not completely happy with this one and feel it needs more attention.
Fomatone MG Classic paper, developed in LD20 and toned in selenium.

Lith print from a large format digital negative prepared from a RAW digital file. Print toned with gold over selenium on Fomatone paper.

This was my first attempt at creating a digital negative, the contrast is a bit high but was controlled to some extent by printing using Grade 00 filtration on the variable contrast Fomatone paper. Lith processing in Ansco 70.

Split-toned print, using selenium, made from a 35mm negative on Agfa Record Rapid paper.

This is from a series made in the 1980s of the area of Cambridge known as The Kite.