The Story Behind Every Photograph
Monthly Power of Process Tip
https://youtu.be/zHqkIKFJ10c This Month's Process Tip may seem very obvious, however, over the years I have lead scores of workshops with students numbering in the hundreds. I have seen Reciprocity charts tucked neatly away in the backpack, or worst yet difficult to find in the pack taking away necessary time for a long exposure trying to find the chart. The only time a Reciprocity Conversion Chart is needed is when measuring light reflectance and determining what correction is necessary...
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...