The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…May, 2017
Beginning Labor Day Monday of 1997 I began approximately a 6-week obsession with the Fafnir Ball bearing plant in New Britain CT. The factory was being razed and was fenced off from the public, my friend Peter Bosco and James Monteiro had been here several times and suggested I join them for some exploration and photography. Peter and James were much more accomplished with this type of Urban work than me, I very much enjoyed looking at their work so I eagerly agreed. To this day I remember...
Minimal Agitation Video Info & Links
The 61 minute HD Premium Video is now available, the 2 GB video is broken into 7 different shorter HD segments detailing my Process beginning with a location shoot shown above and the subsequent processing of that N + 4 negative. The Premium video explains Tube Design, Dilution and Agitation suggestions and all necessary information to begin the Minimal Agitation technique in your own workflow. There are 3 PDFs attached to the Premium video detailing all my Times, Dilutions and Agitation...
Standard Video on Multi-Contrast Light Sources
This Month's Power of Process Tip is a brief video on Multi-Contrast Light Sources options that I am familiar with and find very similar results when applied towards my Split Contrast method of using only the extreme filtration. Examples of Extreme are detailed in a video in the form of Manufacturer's proprietary Filter Paks, Blue and Green inexpensive theatre lighting gels designed to go above the negative carrier and below the light source or the choice I use most often, the Ilford 500...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…April 2017
The digital age has given birth to many different terms relative to photography, one is High Dynamic Range, i.e. HDR. The term HDR refers to the contrast range a digital sensor in conjunction with a computer software logarithm is capable of reproducing. Black and White film in the hands of skilled negative makers has had extreme contrast capabilities for centuries, far more than even the most sophisticated digital cameras. However, with Black and White film the increased vibrancy is not...