BJ Bignell
Je n'aurai plus peur
I've got chills, and I don't think it's from the cold wind blowing outside...
Today, I went and bought a fresh bottle of DD-X and some Kodak fix, so I could restart my home film development. While I was there, I picked up some Ilford Multi-grade paper developer, some odourless stop bath, and a new pack of Ilford MG paper... Do you see where this is heading?
Now, I have no excuse to not print; it'd be a waste of money! I'm totally pumped, and now I'm even more motivated to get my home darkroom finished, so that I won't have to walk 15 minutes in the cold to use the photo club's equipment.
Hooray!
Today, I went and bought a fresh bottle of DD-X and some Kodak fix, so I could restart my home film development. While I was there, I picked up some Ilford Multi-grade paper developer, some odourless stop bath, and a new pack of Ilford MG paper... Do you see where this is heading?
Now, I have no excuse to not print; it'd be a waste of money!
I'm totally pumped, and now I'm even more motivated to get my home darkroom finished, so that I won't have to walk 15 minutes in the cold to use the photo club's equipment.Hooray!
Finder
Veteran
Congrats! Just in time too.
back alley
IMAGES
excellent!!
R
rpsawin
Guest
BJ Bignell said:some odourless stop bath...
Odourless stop bath....sissy! LOL
Best luck an post some results when you get a chance.
Bob
amateriat
We're all light!
"It's the time...of the season...(da, da, da...)"
Sounds like jolly good fun. Let us know how it goes.
- Barrett
Sounds like jolly good fun. Let us know how it goes.
- Barrett
BJ Bignell
Je n'aurai plus peur
Thanks for the encouragement, folks. I think I'll even hook up my crappy - and much despised - flatbed scanner next week, so that I can scan some results and post them. So excited!
BJ Bignell
Je n'aurai plus peur
I'm on my way out the door right now to go develop some film, and just maybe, make my first photographic print in over 10 years. Wish me luck.
Woohoo!
Woohoo!
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Hey, we are at the same stage!
Although, i plan not to enlarge anything
but i just got the things together to soup two rolls of neopan400 for the first time by the way!
Although, i plan not to enlarge anything
but i just got the things together to soup two rolls of neopan400
for the first time by the way!
BJ Bignell
Je n'aurai plus peur
Oh man, it was fun! I developed six random rolls of film, and then started printing. I managed to get out one good print, and one not-so-good print, and then I had to go.
If I get the scanner hooked up sometime before my computer crashes for good, I'll post a scan of my first print!
BJ
If I get the scanner hooked up sometime before my computer crashes for good, I'll post a scan of my first print!
BJ
BJ Bignell
Je n'aurai plus peur
Pherdinand: Good luck with the home film development; I really enjoy doing it, and I missed it for the past year, but I think I've just discovered that the printing is really the magic part... I'm hooked!
Next up, practice printing and then start with the toning. I am very excited about getting into toning. What toners do you guys and girls regularly use? I'm interested in selenium and gold, and whatever it is that gives a green tone...
Next up, practice printing and then start with the toning. I am very excited about getting into toning. What toners do you guys and girls regularly use? I'm interested in selenium and gold, and whatever it is that gives a green tone...
S
Stan
Guest
Look for a copy of Tim Rudman's book on "Toning". It's the final word.
BJ Bignell
Je n'aurai plus peur
I've uploaded the first print to my gallery: click here. Print details are included.
I'm not happy with the sharpening on the reduced image. I've uploaded a larger version of it to my website, where the sharpening looks much better: click here.
I'm not happy with the sharpening on the reduced image. I've uploaded a larger version of it to my website, where the sharpening looks much better: click here.
markinlondon
Elmar user
Looks fine, BJ. I'm never happy with the scanned version of a print, I always find they lose detail and take a lot of work to get anywhere near the original. Sharpening is especially fiddly.
BJ Bignell
Je n'aurai plus peur
With the scanner I have, you are guaranteed to lose a lot of detail!
The real print looks quite nice for a first effort, although I'm not sure I'm a huge fan of the glossy paper. It's old paper, though, so I'll use it to learn, and then maybe give it a shot on the pearl paper I bought.
The real print looks quite nice for a first effort, although I'm not sure I'm a huge fan of the glossy paper. It's old paper, though, so I'll use it to learn, and then maybe give it a shot on the pearl paper I bought.
markinlondon
Elmar user
I actually prefer pearl for printing, I don't like the lower midtones on glossy MGIV, but my scanner picks up on the surface texture sometimes. I think I need a new scanner really. On the whole I prefer cooltoned papers in gloss surfaces, Ilford MGIV CT is good, but nothing beat Agfa MCP (sob!).
fishtek
Don
Dang! Now you're really making me feel like a slacker. I quit developing and printing YEARS ago. Since I re-discovered the WORLD OF THE RANGEFINDER, I've been leaning towards developing my own negatives again. I'll avoid the wet darkroom in favor of scanning negatives to the computer, and tweaking via a photo editor, instead of holing up in the basement with an array of smelly chemicals.....but...I'm gonna go and buy a changing bag and film developing soup...
Regards!
Don
Regards!
Don
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
BJ, a tip: after scanning, reduce the image size to exactly 50%, 25%, or 12.5% etcetera and the image will look sharper than, say, reducing to 30% or 71.4%...
If you want a certain final image size you can start scanning at say 4x bigger pixel count to make things easier.
Just stupid digital stuff, you know
If you want a certain final image size you can start scanning at say 4x bigger pixel count to make things easier.
Just stupid digital stuff, you know