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When an artist friend called to tell me her studio was open this weekend, I remembered (duh) that it's the middle of Open Studios month in SF. So, I'm off to check it out this afternoon and tomorrow. Hope I can fit in a chance to try the new Ultron 28/2 and Arista Premium 400 that showed up this week! It's also fleet week with the Blue Angels roaring overhead.
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Peter,
congrats on the 28 Ultron! make sure to post pics soon!
excuse my ignorance, but what's "Open Studios" month? artists' studios open for walk-ins? ... and, PMCC, the Arista Premium 400 is pretty nice stuff imo. Little "hotter" (higher contrast) than my usual Neopan 400, but easily handles a stop or two of push (EI of 800 - 1200 is no problem at all. Very economical. After a test batch of 25 rolls, I ordered 100 rolls.
I'll be down at the waterfront tomorrow for fleet week / Italian heritage parade. You going?
congrats on the 28 Ultron! make sure to post pics soon!
excuse my ignorance, but what's "Open Studios" month? artists' studios open for walk-ins? ... and, PMCC, the Arista Premium 400 is pretty nice stuff imo. Little "hotter" (higher contrast) than my usual Neopan 400, but easily handles a stop or two of push (EI of 800 - 1200 is no problem at all. Very economical. After a test batch of 25 rolls, I ordered 100 rolls.
I'll be down at the waterfront tomorrow for fleet week / Italian heritage parade. You going?
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Kevin,
Open Studios: http://www.artspan.org/open_studios.php
Thanks for the input on Arista Premium 400 -- I'll be interested to see how it works out for me. What do you soup it in, for normal process and for push process? Have you tried Arista Premium 100 too?
More Open Studios for me tomorrow -- gotta make it to my friend's studio or I'll be toast, and want to check out an exhibit by a group called Bay Area Photo Committee that is also showing. That's in Fort Mason which is not far from the wharf -- is that where the parade is? What time are you going? PM me for contact info.
P.
Open Studios: http://www.artspan.org/open_studios.php
Thanks for the input on Arista Premium 400 -- I'll be interested to see how it works out for me. What do you soup it in, for normal process and for push process? Have you tried Arista Premium 100 too?
More Open Studios for me tomorrow -- gotta make it to my friend's studio or I'll be toast, and want to check out an exhibit by a group called Bay Area Photo Committee that is also showing. That's in Fort Mason which is not far from the wharf -- is that where the parade is? What time are you going? PM me for contact info.
P.
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peter,
I soup all my ISO 400 and under film in Barry Thornton's two-bath formula. My workflow is hybrid (develop film, then scan and print digitally) and Thornton's two-bath automatically controls highlight development. The result is rather flat negatives, but that is perfect for scanning as I can dial in the exact amount of contrast (via levels and/or curves layers) that I want. I have some HC-110 for push processing, but haven't experimented on that yet. I had two rolls push processed (EI 800) by my local pro-lab and the results were excellent indeed!
I haven't yet tried AP100, but agi500 (John Agoncillo) on flickr uses and likes it. I have 20 odd rolls of Fuji SS100 in the fridge (don't shoot much 100 film), when that's gone I will definitely give it a try. What are your impressions, if you've used it, that is?
I soup all my ISO 400 and under film in Barry Thornton's two-bath formula. My workflow is hybrid (develop film, then scan and print digitally) and Thornton's two-bath automatically controls highlight development. The result is rather flat negatives, but that is perfect for scanning as I can dial in the exact amount of contrast (via levels and/or curves layers) that I want. I have some HC-110 for push processing, but haven't experimented on that yet. I had two rolls push processed (EI 800) by my local pro-lab and the results were excellent indeed!
I haven't yet tried AP100, but agi500 (John Agoncillo) on flickr uses and likes it. I have 20 odd rolls of Fuji SS100 in the fridge (don't shoot much 100 film), when that's gone I will definitely give it a try. What are your impressions, if you've used it, that is?
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Hey Kevin,
Haven't tried the Arista Premium 100. Still getting through the last few rolls of my APX 100 in Rodinal. That's my model for a 100 speed film, although back when dinosaurs ruled the earth I used Plus X. Unless they bring back APX 100, I will need find something new to the extent I have occasion to use ISO 100. With fast lenses in daylight, I kinda like the range of apertures I can use with ISO 100. But mostly I use Tri X but hope the Arista Premium 400 works out 'cuz the price is right.
I had a chance to check out various photography exhibits around town during Open Studios. Lots of interesting work to see. It's instructive to see what people are doing in terms of finding out how out of touch and trailing-edge I am. Inspiring and daunting at the same time. Although in the minority, there were a some people using film and wet darkrooms (including toy camera users and keepers of the flame for legacy and archaic processes). 20th century documentary style photography is pretty thin on the ground, and photography as mere hobby is declasse (peace, George Eastman). There's a cultural chasm between people who have gone to art school and/or think of themselves as fine artists, and people who just have cameras and rejoice in making photos, innocent of aesthetic aspirations. In the gallery-centric world, the concept of the print as art object is alive and well. I'm trying to locate myself somewhere in the mix, and thinking about the differences -- a good exercise.
Maybe it would be good to restore the idea of "hobby" to its rightful place as worthwhile pursuit.
There's still two or three more weekends of Open Studies in SF, with photography throughout. Check it out, plan a route on foot or allow for traffic and parking hassle.
P.
Haven't tried the Arista Premium 100. Still getting through the last few rolls of my APX 100 in Rodinal. That's my model for a 100 speed film, although back when dinosaurs ruled the earth I used Plus X. Unless they bring back APX 100, I will need find something new to the extent I have occasion to use ISO 100. With fast lenses in daylight, I kinda like the range of apertures I can use with ISO 100. But mostly I use Tri X but hope the Arista Premium 400 works out 'cuz the price is right.
I had a chance to check out various photography exhibits around town during Open Studios. Lots of interesting work to see. It's instructive to see what people are doing in terms of finding out how out of touch and trailing-edge I am. Inspiring and daunting at the same time. Although in the minority, there were a some people using film and wet darkrooms (including toy camera users and keepers of the flame for legacy and archaic processes). 20th century documentary style photography is pretty thin on the ground, and photography as mere hobby is declasse (peace, George Eastman). There's a cultural chasm between people who have gone to art school and/or think of themselves as fine artists, and people who just have cameras and rejoice in making photos, innocent of aesthetic aspirations. In the gallery-centric world, the concept of the print as art object is alive and well. I'm trying to locate myself somewhere in the mix, and thinking about the differences -- a good exercise.
Maybe it would be good to restore the idea of "hobby" to its rightful place as worthwhile pursuit.
There's still two or three more weekends of Open Studies in SF, with photography throughout. Check it out, plan a route on foot or allow for traffic and parking hassle.
P.
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Week 3 Open Studios: http://tinyurl.com/4ezwnq