Film + developer with most character?

[kaiyen]

One thing about "reach[ing] out" - first see what it is you want to reach out for. Maybe you like your film/dev combination for certain reasons, maybe you don't like them for others. Then we can give better information to you.
allan

 

[sf]

Well, in response to some asking what my purposes are :

I notice that all my B&W, all speeds and brands, from various different developers using different chemicals, all have the same basic look.

I've seen lots of pretty intense stuff from some artists, and i realize that most of that intensity/aesthetic is given during the printing process. . .

I should probably hold off until I actually know something about development before trying anything complicated. I just get like this. Over excited.

Thanks for the input.

 

[tkluck]

...photoshop.

 

[sf]

Yeah. Photoshop. Sad but true. And easy. But, really, I used to print my own work on an old Lucky Enlarger, and prints from an inkjet, though accurate and easy and fast, lack the life of chemical prints.

I think the physical process of creating a print from black paper with chemicals and motion and light. . . just imparts life to the print.

 

[lushd]

Well - this thread set me off, so I went out today with my Leica IIIa and tried to take pictures that looked like they could have been done when the camera was new. I've had a lot of fun. This one is Foma 100, rated at 50, Rodinal 1+100, uncoated Elmar. I was pleased.

The object here is a recreated submarine conning tower from the film Enigma