Thanimal
Established
I mixed up a bit more Caffenol than I needed while developing some film this evening, so I decided to try a couple of prints with it. I used some long expired semi-matte multigrade FB paper (can't remember brand) and gave it a bit of a contrast boost. Developed for about 6-7 minutes. Contrast turned out a bit low, but in general they came out better than I expected. I'll upload some scans when they're dry.
On a side note, Caffenol really reeks when in a tray, at least to a Tea Snob such as myself.
Caffenol Prints by Thanimalia, on Flickr
On a side note, Caffenol really reeks when in a tray, at least to a Tea Snob such as myself.
Caffenol Prints by Thanimalia, on Flickr
Noll
Well-known
As someone who uses caffenol (usu c-m or c-h) for developing I'm looking forward to seeing the scans! Also interested in your recipe and developing time. I have a few boxes of outdated paper and a $5 thrift store beseler enlarger that are begging for some use...
daveywaugh
Blah
First impressions - they look great! I guess you would need decent ventilation. I've only tried film developing and that was bad enough ;-)
Thanimal
Established
Ok, here are the scans:
img662.jpg by Thanimalia, on Flickr
img663.jpg by Thanimalia, on Flickr
The second one is a bit washed out in the highlights; either the print was underexposed, or the developer was becoming exhausted. I sort of like it better, though. The person for whom these prints were made will be thrilled with both.
img662.jpg by Thanimalia, on Flickr
img663.jpg by Thanimalia, on Flickr
The second one is a bit washed out in the highlights; either the print was underexposed, or the developer was becoming exhausted. I sort of like it better, though. The person for whom these prints were made will be thrilled with both.
wallace
Well-known
seems to work well, very interesting indeed!
Thomas
Thomas
f16sunshine
Moderator
love the first photo. has a nostalgic look.
Ed Weatherly
Established
Would you mind sharing your Caffenol recipe? This is something I am definitely interested in trying! Thank you for sharing your success and your prints..
Pioneer
Veteran
Some really good stuff. I just received the supplies to mix some of my own Caffenol C-M based on the recipe from the Caffenol blog. Thanks for reinforcing my decision to move ahead with this.
pdh
Established
Nice & clean looking. I have developed a few test strips in caffenol recently (using Kentmere RC VC) and found very low contrast and a strong brown tone similar to sepia ... mind you the caffenol had already had two rolls of shanghai through it, so perhaps not quite the definitive test ...