Photographic techniques I use.
My exploration of black and white
One thing I've noticed that happens when you approach photography from an engineering background is that you tend to loathe black and white photography. I know that, starting out, I did. I was talking to another photographer and she said that one of her friends was an engineer like me and he also had a similar problem with black and white photography, always preferring color. It's throwing information out and we just don't like that.
My Exploration of Black and White, part III
After I started shooting black and white film and then developing it myself, what was left but to print it myself, too?
My exploration of black and white, part II
I've been spending a lot of time in the past year or so on finding ways to continue to shoot film, but doing it more economically. The first step was getting my own scanner so I didn't need to pay somebody to print or scan my photos. Lately, I decided that my cost of B&W developing was too high, so I set up my own darkroom
My opinions on Black and White developing
I've tried to research black and white developing as much as possible before starting in on it, ranging from the writings of Ansel Adams to modern notes from other folks. It turns out that there's a fairly small number of absolute, un-arguable facts, so I decided to just post my personal opinions.
Introduction to films
It's been two years since I last wrote a comprehensive roundup of different types of film. I've shot a lot more film and I have a lot more to say this time around, so this article is going to be correspondingly longer. Several parts, in fact...
Efke IR820c
My first look at Efke IR820c
IR film update
I'm going to write out a proper entry about my exploration of IR film as part of my series black and white and how I explore it. But I'm in the midst of information to share, so I'm going to share my thoughts and news now and worry about writing out a proper chronology of exploration later.
Tri-X Pan 400
A classic Kodak film.
B&W 400
Kodak's chromagenic B&W film.
Fomapan 400
Foma's 400 speed (very optimistically boxed... it's really only about 250-320 most of the time) inexpensive B&W film.

I'm not sure how different the 35mm versions and 120 versions really are. They are coated on different bases. The 35mm version is on a clear base and the 120 version is on a blue base.

T-Max 3200
Kodak's highest speed film. About 800-1000 true speed, pushes easily to 3200 and beyond.
Fallen
Ella lying on the ground near a creek
Reflection
Ella making an arc, reflected in the water.
Arc
Ella making arch forms
Arch
Ella making arch forms
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