First paper negative try

[JoeV]

These are very nice. Myself, I've been shooting paper negatives for years, and recently have made a foray into using the Harman direct positive fiber paper, which is a bit more difficult to work with but offers tremendous possibilities for shooting and processing in the field or on the street using a changing bag and developing tank.

Here's an example, taken on a Speed Graphic with a 7x50 binocular lens cell as an objective lens (50mm diameter, 150mm focal length, stopped down to 20mm aperture, exposed under north-facing shaded daylight):

On both examples you can get a hint of the curl of the paper and it's texture by the shiny bottom edge picked up by the scanner.

~Joe

 

[V-12]

Some inspiring work here from taylan, Chris and Joe. I have been thinking about using Direct Positive Paper, what are the advantages/disadvantages over regular photographic paper?

V

 

[taylan]

Some inspiring work here from taylan, Chris and Joe. I have been thinking about using Direct Positive Paper, what are the advantages/disadvantages over regular photographic paper?

V

You can get a mirror image with direct positive paper. I don't know if it is an advantage or not 🙂. It depend on how you use it 🙂

 

[ChrisN]

To quote Maris Rusis, on the Large Format Photography forum:

"Harman Direct Positive Paper offers a rare opportunity to display camera-original material as a final product.

In aesthetic terms it represents the shortest possible distance between subject and photograph and has a special power and magic because of that. There are philosophical implications about photographic truth, indexicality, absence of manipulation, credibility and trust in the image, and so on. That's going to be the basis of my spiel when (if) I get enough DPP photographs together to mount a gallery scale exhibition."

Post #29, in this thread (which was started, incidentally, by JoeV).

 

[V-12]

I was thinking more towards the aesthetic sense of tone and rendition rather than 'it comes out positive rather than negative'.🙂

 

[ChrisN]

Anyone shooting paper negatives lately?

Here's one.

Details in the RFF Gallery:

 

[marek_]

I picked up a MPP Micropress last week. Have just got pack from testing it with some RC and FB paper (9x12cm). About to mix some developer up and see what I've got. Did some of these a while back with my DIY LF camera and found it a very enjoyable way to take pictures. It really is a surprise when the image starts to appear.

Will post my results later.

Mark

 

[lynnb]

looks great, Chris! Must try this..

 

[marek_]

The paper is closer to 2-3iso in the midtones - shadows. 6 was the the lowest I could go hand-held which still blew the sky - but that's the nature of paper negative. Ok though.

 

[marek_]

Another one. Better in the midtones.