Monochrome (B&W Cult)

[sharp gulch]

o

[kind charm]

The actual tone map fuji dosent publish

[sharp gulch]

L

[kind charm]

We will never be able to know

[sharp gulch]

unfortunate

[kind charm]

Yeah

[sharp gulch]

i should become a fuji color scientist and steal their tech

[kind charm]

Fuji restricts every possible information on how their film sim works

[sharp gulch]

how the fuck do you get that job 🔥

[kind charm]

It's like KFC secret formula

[kind charm]

1 in 10 people have more sensitivity to colour

[frosty vapor]

Looking at this it feels like acros is like a 5% shortcut

[kind charm]

If you that 1 in 9 you already don't stand a chance

[frosty vapor]

The tones start being nice but still need the other 95% of post work for a good image

[sharp gulch]

i have this trait

[kind charm]

Tbh I like acros because sooc it's so good I've never felt the need to edit most of them

Even when I edit my end goal look is just sooc acros

[sharp gulch]

i might start trying to make an acros recipe

[frosty vapor]

Mono ends up being so messy without editing

[sharp gulch]

because me likey that look

i've used similar a couple times

i think these are acrosey

unintentionally

idk i'm not very good

i just like the art of taking a photo, the action

lol

the framing and perfecting that angle first time

[vale warren]

this was kinda messy but figured I’d share it

[viscid palm]

First attempt at actual portraits with a friend

[sharp gulch]

was this shot on a 35mm f1.8?

or a 50 1.8

[viscid palm]

Helios 44-2 on apsc

[sharp gulch]

aw shit i was just about to buy one of those lol

is it the silver one

[viscid palm]

No the 44-2 isn’t silver

[sharp gulch]

there are a couple different versions of the lens

[viscid palm]

There is a silver 44-2 but it’s less common iirc. The famous silver one is just the 44 I believe

[sharp gulch]

interesting scene

[rich willow]

different lenses between pic1-2 and pic3-4?

[modern vapor]

I thought the same so I shot it. 🙂 Thanks

[sharp gulch]

lol, good shot :) keep up the good work chevelu

[viscid palm]

Nope all Helios 44-2

[steep lance]

I love love love love this

[sharp gulch]

i second that! @regal wave great shot :)

[regal wave]

Preciate y’all! 🙌🏽

[regal wave]

Goddamn crisp asl

[sharp gulch]

lol thank u

[regal wave]

Bros physique valid too

w upper back

[sharp gulch]

not my best work, i need to clean some stuff up when i get home

[regal wave]

Still hard, whats the lighting set up

[sharp gulch]

rembrandt with softbox, kek. i was leading people in shooting portraits and someone told him to take his shirt off, so I took a couple of these.

[regal wave]

Fire dude bet, so jus a one light set up?

[sharp gulch]

I had a small fill light at 45° on the right because it was just too harsh and the bounce didn't give me the look I wanted for this one

[regal wave]

Oh gotchu, im tryna get into portraits and jus lighting in general, ur shi seems professional keep it up fr 🤝🏽

[sharp gulch]

Hey thanks a lot! I'm not very professional but I'm trying lol. I appreciate you

[sharp gulch]

wow. stunning work

[regal wave]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[ivory bridge]

Hi! I'm new to this group (only lurking by now) and a beginner in photography, but I thought I share something, too 🙂

[sharp gulch]

could I edit something on this photo?

[sharp gulch]

great still life, good work kami

[ivory bridge]

sure! here to learn

[sharp gulch]

alright so you have a shot with great potential but 2 big issues holding it back

1. you need to get as close to perfectly in the middle, and 2. you cut off the left side while leaving the right side, which leads to this feeling unbalanced. this shot has some cool potential for a really cool symmetry shot. try going back with a tripod or just yourself and try to frame everything perfectly with the edges.

take 100 photos if need be, just try and take a bunch to see what works, but note in your head what you're doing different with each shot

that make sense? ish?

[ivory bridge]

Thank you for the feedback! Makes totally sense! I made more photos (un fortunately not 100, only 3, but anyway 😉 ) and i will check if there is the potential for symmetry. i will try to go back without non-photographic people (i didn't want to stress their patience too much) but next time i know what to look for!

ok that sounds like lame excuses. thanks for the feedback, i try next time!" 😄

[sharp gulch]

fair fair

[ivory bridge]

and i will check at home if the other shots are any better

[sharp gulch]

:)

just make sure everything is balanced

if theres white space on the right there had to be an equal amount on the left

same goes for top and bottom

[ivory bridge]

actually i am also just stupid. i thought of cropping it to be more symmetrical but it didn't work on the left and then I kept it. It just didn't occure to me to crop it on the right, too

[sharp gulch]

i think it would look good to leave some white on the left and right

that way it "frames" the windows

maybe the same amount on the left as you had in the original image

then rotate it so its straight and lets see

[ivory bridge]

Your version is the most symmetric version we can get from the building. In the left there is no concrete, just more windows. I might like it more without the concrete on top and bottom, to level out the missing space on the side, therefore I tried this crop

(Can’t get it straighter than this)

[sharp gulch]

nice :)

[ivory bridge]

I have another one

[modern vapor]

Nice clean shot

[ivory bridge]

thanks!

[sharp gulch]

love this, clean and great shot

[sharp gulch]

great shot, very punchy

[sharp gulch]

love all of these but the last just makes me feel something

i love your style, it's not real film is it?

[regal wave]

Thank you! N nah but I would love to shoot film one day

[sharp gulch]

gotcha, its emulated fairly well here. I will say, the grain is extremely harsh

its usually a bit softer and more rounded, because small crystals

also it dissapears in the blacks

[regal wave]

Gotchu, i mainly use the grain from photoshop now but i think when I used darktable it actually looked it better

[wheat egret]

you milking those birds though

💀

[mental cosmos]

From the archive

[kind charm]

how ya getting the light to be like that

[regal wave]

Wym?

[kind charm]

the foggy highlights

[regal wave]

Oh I jus make sure to pick photos that alr have the lighting i want

But with the duck one i had to fix sum sun reflecting off the water

I either go for cloudy pics or jus ones where the sun isn’t harsh

[kind charm]

is it really just that foggy where you live

[regal wave]

Nahh lmao this is jus a project im doin to practice Ps i can send a raw if u want

[sharp gulch]

darktable is good, dehancer is the best

[sharp gulch]

can you send me the raw of the sheep? i'm curious

[sharp gulch]

cool shot

[mental cosmos]

Thank you!

[sharp gulch]

what did you do in post to it?

[mental cosmos]

Honestly, not that much other than adjusting the exposure and a few colour casts

[kind charm]

goddam

so its done in post

very nicely done

[regal wave]

Yessir

[regal wave]

Thank you 👍🏽

[regal wave]

Yeah fs igy when i can

[sharp gulch]

awesome

[wheat egret]

@regal wave https://www.instagram.com/p/C1Ec662IOdy/?igsh=NTYzOWQzNmJjMA==

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Check this guy out

Similar to what u been posting

[sharp gulch]

followed thats dope

[regal wave]

Holy his work is insane

Ima be lookin thru his work preciate that, good to learn from 🤝🏽

[steep lance]

wew

[sharp gulch]

oh wow

[steep lance]

I kind of want to try some post work like that now

[kind charm]

holy shit

wtf

[regal wave]

😅

[regal wave]

Its mad fun

Tedious but worth it, 99% is spent masking

[steep lance]

Are you in PS doing that stuff, or

[regal wave]

Most of the time, start in a basic editor, move to Ps, back to editor, then finish with prequel (has sum overlays i like for film look)

[steep lance]

I’ll definitely have to give it a try, then!

[regal wave]

Bett look forward to seein what u do

[ivory bridge]

I have to say, this channel here is really inspiring!

Love seeing the work from you all

[sharp gulch]

@regal wave congrats on the feature

[regal wave]

Preciate it 🤝🏽

[sharp gulch]

cutie

[autumn iris]

I been learning carbon transfer. Specially on glass. Pigment is Sumi. Off the I15 in California.

[sharp gulch]

another good shot as usual kat

[sharp gulch]

mystifying

[marsh tusk]

@regal wave you have to drop a preset/guide
amazing shots mate

[regal wave]

Thank you! Been thinking about doin that soon

[regal wave]

Love ts

[steep lance]

thank you!

[sharp gulch]

@steep lance just saw this scene and snapped it because I thought of your work. not my best but I want to expand on this style, I will tomorrow when I go downtown.

[steep lance]

I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

[sharp gulch]

this isn't my best work and not the best I can do, im excited to improve in the coming months tho

[fervent token]

My #1st Post - Grandmother 🥹

[fervent token]

The bridge

[sharp gulch]

great shot!

[steady marsh]

Thanks

I'm really happy with it

[steep lance]

dispatch from Kitty Hawk

[sharp gulch]

beautiful work

[steep lance]

thank you! it almost makes doing so much driving lately worth it :p

[sharp gulch]

i'm shooting ghost towns tomorrow :0 very excited

[fervent token]

Waiting for your great posts @sharp gulch ! Good luck.

[viscid palm]

It hath been a while. Shot with xpro 1 and a pentacon 50/2

[viscid palm]

Playing w the Jupiter 9 yesterday

[last blade]

Phone camera sucks but the idea was cool

[sharp gulch]

my only b&w of the lot

not my fav at all

[viscid palm]

Olds re edited

I fucking love monochrome

[sharp gulch]

that 4th is so pleasing

[sharp gulch]

stunning shot

[viscid palm]

It hit just right as a car drove past and lit up the chairs

[sharp gulch]

thats perfection, I was wondering what that was

thought the evening sun

[viscid palm]

Yeah I’m well happy with it. Surprisingly little noise for low light with m43

[sharp gulch]

great work

[viscid palm]

But I sold my G9. Shooting fooj now.

[sharp gulch]

hell yea what camera

[viscid palm]

Xpro 1

Her name is Maggie

And if you’re curious the strap is a vintage praktica strap

[viscid palm]

Loving Fuji tbh. My plan was to upgrade to a G9 II when it came out. But it was a total disappointment with no top screen.

[sharp gulch]

i'm looking at the XH1 rn

it'd be a huge upgrade from my current rebel

[viscid palm]

The xh1 looks super cool. But I personally prefer rangefinder style cams. My dream cam is the M11 monochrome. But I just can’t justify the price.

[sharp gulch]

same w that

my dream is that or the any GFX

[viscid palm]

If I end up doing the professionally

[sharp gulch]

maybe a XV100

[viscid palm]

You bet I’m dropping 10k on a Leica

[sharp gulch]

lol thats real

[viscid palm]

Lmao

[fervent token]

Ghost town = great photos aways! Love it mate! .... bring some more!!!!!

[viscid palm]

More

[sharp gulch]

#2 is exquisite

[viscid palm]

Ayyyy thanks 8m really happy with it

Went for a quick walk by the coast

[sharp gulch]

love shot 1

[viscid palm]

I like that one too

Just right with the wave

[neat shell]

I've been doing some more B&W work recently

[languid wadi]

oooooh B+W club

*cult

[neat shell]

https://tenor.com/view/lhp-satan-dance-cult-lucifer-gif-8498450605985791030

[sharp gulch]

love these

[ivory bridge]

Love it!

[languid wadi]

https://www.dyptrephotography.ca/The-Archive/Year/2023/i-xMRsNWm/A

A recent B+W I created

[neat shell]

Thanks!

[languid wadi]

The one of the person walking and that cloudy smoke thing a great btw

[languid wadi]

oooooh! This is loveyl too

[neat shell]

Yeah, the smoke one is my personal recent favorite

[languid wadi]

Dang this is cool. Is it with a halation filter? Its so dreamy looking

[marsh tusk]

Trying out this B&W thing

[sharp gulch]

love this shot, can we see it in colour?

[ivory bridge]

Yes!

[ivory bridge]

And thanks!

[sharp gulch]

i like it, lotta negative space tho.

[ivory bridge]

I was indifferent about B&w or color, I liked both . I also tried to crop more but that felt tight with the shadows

[abstract raven]

Finally developing some Ilford hp5 I took back in September

[ivory bridge]

I did a trip to Brussels over new years eve and got some b&w shots. (if anybody feels like giving his opinion I wouldn't be mad ;))

[weary pulsar]

[steady marsh]

My favorite is the second one!

[ivory bridge]

Thanks!

[languid wadi]

Thats some classy looking cars there!

[sharp gulch]

fucking mint

[unique pumice]

from Iceland, last year. Mamiya 7 + 65mm f4. Fuji Acros 100

[sharp gulch]

stunning

[steep lance]

I’m thinking I prefer this rotated version to the one I posted here actually #🏭・human-made message

[sharp gulch]

Both or dope but the first is much more abstract, I can tell what this is. Both are so cool kat, your work is amazing. How is the studio work coming?

[steep lance]

Still waiting on the gear to be delivered! I should have some test shots late Wednesday

[sharp gulch]

That's so dope!!! So excited to see what you create

I'm back in the studio tomorrow shooting some kodak gold 120 and some fomapan so I can get some nice monochrome images hopefully

[steep lance]

Ooh, I’m excited to see!

[unique pumice]

thanks!

[languid wadi]

Some Ektar, converted to monochrome

[sharp gulch]

great shot, beautiful tones

[languid wadi]

Thanks finn. I actually really lucked out. I left my orange filter on because I thought it was a roll of TriX... But the b+w conversion worked great

[sharp gulch]

very lucky! i'm shooting my first roll of 120 this week

[languid wadi]

Oh fun! What film emulsion?

[sharp gulch]

Fomapan first then some gold 200

Maybe the gold first actually, I'm doing studio stuff

portraits

[languid wadi]

Wait till your onset and then decide IMO.

Be cool to see how they turnout

[sharp gulch]

I'll ping you when i post em

[languid wadi]

Please! What camera you using? A Mamiya 645?

[sharp gulch]

Yashmat 124 G

[languid wadi]

Oh that'll be fun! I used to have a rolleicord. It was awesome

[sharp gulch]

That's awesome, I believe they're similar?

[languid wadi]

Ya same era and similar specs. Both TLR style cameras

[sharp gulch]

Awesome, I love the TLR

it's so 3D

[languid wadi]

Haha ya 😅 that's the best thing about MF and LF. Everything just has a depth that 35mm doesn't grab

[valid mountain]

Shot on the Pentax K3 Monochrome.

[sharp gulch]

dope

unsharp for a monochrome camera

[valid mountain]

yeah the camera is a total dud.

[fossil sage]

Isn’t it an SLR

[sharp gulch]

why do you say so

i mean i agree i just wonder what your justification is

[valid mountain]

sorry, sarcasm just doesn't come across in online communication.

The K3 monochrome is sharper than any bayer camera could hope to be.

[sharp gulch]

i think the lens is the limitation in most of these cases

[valid mountain]

In which case diffraction is the biggest limitation.

[fossil sage]

Sarcasm is hard to sniff out when 95% of online interactions are both stupid and entirely serious

But yeah the K3 is fun stuff

[sharp gulch]

yeah. that's i think why the other image is kind of unsharp.

[valid mountain]

There was also a lot of tree movement in the background, it was a windy day in that small valley, foreground is as sharp as its going to get for f/11.

[sharp gulch]

gotcha

[valid mountain]

As I said, diffraction.

[sharp gulch]

yeah, i wasn't saying your camera is shitty. i was just saying that it isn't sharp. I assumed it was because of diffraction because thats a pretty baller camera. i was just commenting on the image. If you post an image online, you're welcoming critique.

[valid mountain]

I have also been using the K3 Mono with the new DFA21mm f/2.4 - I can't quite recall the last time I had so much fun with a lens in this focal length class.

[sharp gulch]

that thing is sexy

[valid mountain]

I just wish Pentax would make a K1 Monochrome.

You can get monochrome conversions done, but the process leaves traces. It's better if the sensor was built from the ground up without a CFA to begin with.

Leica wasn't originally sure a monochrome digital RF camera was a good idea considering the market trends, they made it and it has been one of their best sellers in decades.

[sharp gulch]

i'm really interested in the M11 monochrome

[steep lance]

I'd love a monochrome body. but then again i think most everyone in this thread would

[valid mountain]

Monochrome digital has its drawbacks, highlight detail retention can problematic as if you overexpose by a fraction too much all that detail is obliterated.

I did some early experiments with Lightning photography with the K3 Monochrome, and lighting is just too unpredictable.

[sharp gulch]

how is the high iso performance?

it says it goes up to a million but where is it bearable up to?

loading fomapan 200 right now 😁

gonna shoot some studio portraits tomorrow

[valid mountain]

I consider the K3 monochrom to be usable all the way up to ISO 128000 after that, the compromises become a little too obvious. But ISO 12800 looks like a typographical error to my eyes.

[fickle hound]

was the first one a collection of images or one image where there was just squares of different things?

[fossil sage]

Mounted display of slides

[fickle hound]

ah

[distant bramble]

Kodak XX @ 800 ISO

[languid wadi]

Going through old files last night and refound this one. Loved it in B+W

[heavy relic]

Kentmere Pan 400, probably one of the better portraits I’ve ever shot 😌

[sharp gulch]

saw this interesting texture and snapped a shot with my phone

processed on my phone

[sharp gulch]

wtf am i even posting 💀 ive been so unmotivated recently

i've been in a little photographic rut

[ivory bridge]

I like structure!

[ivory bridge]

I saw some structure today, too

[steep lance]

we love structure

[sharp gulch]

structure is where its at

@steep lance off to the lab!

[steep lance]

Excited to see what comes back!

[wheat egret]

trichrome

brown green white

[unique pumice]

this reminds me of a picture I took some time ago with a Pentacon Six (analog)

[ivory bridge]

nice!

[languid wadi]

Thats sexy

[lone owl]

Photographed the Holocaust memorial in Berlin

[ivory bridge]

I know it’s a looooot of negative space, but somehow I still like it

[summer thistle]

i found a building grille/vent at my uni like that too

[weary pulsar]

nice

[ivory bridge]

thanks! 🙂

[sharp gulch]

i like this shot because it feels like a movie frame

[sharp gulch]

oh the border difference pisses me off

my bad

[steep lance]

Oh, these rock @sharp gulch

[sharp gulch]

my first to rock in a while lol

been outta my groove

thx cat

[steep lance]

Of course! I know the feeling lol

[sharp gulch]

yeah i think we all do

i'm getting back into it

[languid wadi]

Goofed a roll of Ektar - so... I made it monochrome

[sharp gulch]

this is dope

[languid wadi]

Thanks Finn.. I think it workd out well enough to convert them! - the goof was that I thought I was shooting B+W film so I put an orange filter infront of the lens ruining the colours.

[sharp gulch]

ohhh that sucks lol, came out really smooth tho

[languid wadi]

Ya it worked out in the end 😆

[sharp gulch]

so you develop at home?

[languid wadi]

No. I lab develop, but, I do self scan at home with my XT5

[sharp gulch]

how is that set up? always been curious abt dslr scanning

[languid wadi]

I'll take a photo and share it here after work today

[sharp gulch]

awesome, ty

[sharp gulch]

so soft, beautiful image

[ivory bridge]

Thanks!

[sharp gulch]

@steep lance https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4487288

lotta architectural on here in b&w polaroid

[steep lance]

Oooh, this rules

[sharp gulch]

mediocre shot

but wtv

[autumn iris]

When you love monochrome so much. You make your emulsion.

[sharp gulch]

hell yeah

[sharp gulch]

The only thing I see wrong is how put of focus it is

[mild bone]

Um what part is our of focus?

[sharp gulch]

The dog, it’s slightly in focus on the neck fur but the face is just blurry

[sharp gulch]

This is slightly in focus here

[mild bone]

Look closer. You can see individual whiskers on her chin and around her eyes.

[sharp gulch]

Yes, but it still is not in focus

Here is an example, not as extreme, but just to illustrate a point. The first image is perfectly sharp, the 2nd one is not in focus, therefore not sharp. Try to focus between the eyes or on the snout/nose and make sure it focuses.

You might also want to raise your aperture so that you can see more of the dog in focus.

I definitely need to raise my aperture as well.

You could also focus on the eyes

@mild bone

[young condor]

ced is most emo

[sharp gulch]

Oppenheimer

[ivory bridge]

Today i set my camera to monochrome for shooting. Let's see if there is anything nice coming out

[sharp gulch]

i'm about to acquire my last chemical I need to dev bw film at home, it'll be here thursday

then i'll get to developing immedately

[ivory bridge]

cool!

From my photo walk yesterday. If you want to give your opinion, I would be happy 😉

[gusty linden]

Forbidden Custard

[autumn iris]

Yeah. Smells like listerine

[sharp gulch]

developed my first rolls... do i win worst home scanning setup?

[kind charm]

you win

[sharp gulch]

YAY

[kind charm]

wtf no distance from light source to film

[wheat egret]

https://tenor.com/view/i-saw-w-gus-fring-gus-gustavo-deleted-gif-25440636

[sharp gulch]

i swear to god my phone autocorrected yay to gay

[wheat egret]

lmfao

[sharp gulch]

Shiiit hoe I got no other way to do this shit

I'll get a better setup soon

[kind charm]

all the parts of the light source that isnt the film

cover it

you're introducing glare and other shit

[sharp gulch]

I'm gonna cannibalize an enlarger and make it into a scanner

[kind charm]

you want as minimal of other light sources in presence other than only the portion required to shine through the neg

[sharp gulch]

Get some AR glass and a great strong bulb and diffuse it a couple times

[sharp gulch]

for my first self dev and scan on that horrendous setup it came out ok

the roll was fucked too

[kind charm]

making me second think about how to build my scanning rig

[sharp gulch]

what are you planning on doing

[kind charm]

i currently use a macro bellows setup

[sharp gulch]

I'll attatch a tripod head and my camera where the enlarger is

[kind charm]

but its really janky with a lot of leaks

i use my pc monitor as a light source, works really well lmao

[sharp gulch]

lmao

[kind charm]

since i know its calibrated its as pure of a light source as i can get

[sharp gulch]

I'll be doing a strong small color accurate LED panel and I'll use a couple bits of muslin and plastic and other good diffusers to diffuse the light

And it should be easy

[kind charm]

my current issue is just the film feed isnt sealed properly and the corners arent properly clean

[sharp gulch]

My monitor is also color accurate

[kind charm]

i also need a better prime

[sharp gulch]

I am very happy now

yeee

[ivory bridge]

This is so cool!

[desert solstice]

interesting style

[languid agate]

From a walk through London

[autumn iris]

Scovill 5x8 Dry plate macro with MO1880 home made emulsion. Hand coated.

Rainy day macro for texture

[sharp gulch]

beautiful

[desert solstice]

wowzers

[sharp gulch]

@steep lance @frank pulsar @frosty vapor

my first 120 frames

[frosty vapor]

Love the texture

[frosty vapor]

Ooh those have excellent lighting

Good job

[sharp gulch]

thanks you

i scanned these better

[frosty vapor]

Don't be afraid to edit further in Photoshop too

[sharp gulch]

cleant the glass and diffused it hard

[frosty vapor]

Really nice shots

[sharp gulch]

i need to up the contrast its just really hard doing edits with everything inverted

very confusing lmao

[steep lance]

those turned out good!

[sharp gulch]

thank u ❤️

[frosty vapor]

Yeah you invert then edit lol

[sharp gulch]

yea i am

all the dials are backward and messed

[frosty vapor]

Ah right

You can invert, do basic edits, then export to Photoshop and do anything harder

[sharp gulch]

u rite

ai denoise LMAO

[frosty vapor]

Lmao I wonder what that would even do to it

[sharp gulch]

it removes the pretty grain structure

[steep lance]

i just got done bullying my unwilling portrait subject a bit

[sharp gulch]

beautiful, simple lighting but i love the way it falls on his left eye

[steep lance]

Yeah! I thought it was nice and subtle

[frosty vapor]

It's almost rembrandt

[sharp gulch]

very close too

maybe a tad too harsh for rembrandt

[sharp gulch]

should i crop and border or leave the frame?

[frosty vapor]

I like hard Rembrandt lighting

[frosty vapor]

I crop them coz I treat film the same as digital, just results

But if you want that like instagram film look keep it for sure

[sharp gulch]

it's hard to pull it off but she did

[frosty vapor]

Yeah

[sharp gulch]

na i dont post my werk anymore

i deletde my socials

[frosty vapor]

Try cropping it and see what you prefer then

[autumn iris]

Thank you.

[autumn iris]

Thank you. I want find something different then the orchid.

[autumn iris]

I’m trying get my wife to sit in front of the 4000w strobe to take her portrait on dry plate

[sharp gulch]

4000w?

good christ

[steep lance]

the power of the sun

[autumn iris]

I had to pop it 5 times to do the seashell on macro. About 2 stops of light. But I was at f11. I would do the portrait at f4.5. Just one pop.

[sharp gulch]

thats amazing

[autumn iris]

It’s an old lighting technique for architects when they did film but needed to raise the exposure If you need to double the exposure. 1 stop is 2 pops. 2 stops is 4. 3 stops is 8. 4 stops is 16 and so on.

[sharp gulch]

Yep I remember reading about that

or something similar

[autumn iris]

Yeah. It works great. But I don’t think it was intended for 4000w. It takes about a 2 seconds to recycle.

[sharp gulch]

I'll have to try that actually

[autumn iris]

Yeah. A non moving subject. Its prefect.

[sharp gulch]

pretty. the virtual frame threw me for a loop for a sec lol

[regal wave]

Yeah tbh if it was plain i’d like it better, jus threw it on bc its a good thickness

[sharp gulch]

Yep

looks like 750px

[autumn iris]

Finally coated some plates that look pretty.

Next week I’ll get some food coloring and will try to make the emulsion a little more green sensitive

Depending on what I can find. I might be able get it a tiny bit red sensitive.

[autumn iris]

I tried to do the red dye and it didn’t really do much.

[autumn iris]

I’m going to stay in the world of monochrome. I traded in my 4x5 camera for a 8x10 view camera just to do plate photography. I’m going make emulsion and do collodion for the next 3-5 years.

I been studying Josef Sudek lately and how he strived through war and using one arm to create some amazing pictures.

[sharp gulch]

that's gorgeous

[autumn iris]

Thank you. I been studying Josef Sudek stuff. Very motivating person.

[viscid palm]

Ya boi is back

[autumn iris]

I figured out how to scan my ambrotypes in.

[sharp gulch]

this is super cool, i didn't even know ambrotypes were still possible.

[autumn iris]

Yeah. It is. I tried my Polaroid land 100. I just need to get it in focus. But it will work

[vague pier]

opinions?

[sharp gulch]

Should’ve gotten an oversholder shot from a gravestone looking onto the graves that could’ve been amazing

3rd and 4th one are alr

Idk about the first 2

[autumn iris]

Learn about ambrotype. The more I can become creative with it.

[fossil sage]

Airplane glass sucks to shoot through, but it doesn’t distort enough to cause issues with the 85

So, no complaints

[autumn iris]

Taking monochrome back to the 1800s with asphaltum varnish.

[sharp gulch]

how does that work?

very nice looking

[autumn iris]

I had to roll on the emulsion after the emulsion dried

[sharp gulch]

that is gorgeous

[autumn iris]

Its looks better in person

[sharp gulch]

i wish lol

[autumn iris]

Ambrotype is easy and hard at the same time. I think learning dry plate helped a lot of doing Ambrotype. I’ll probably never go back to film and just flow collodion or make silver gelatin. I find it more rewarding and more connected with creating.

[sharp gulch]

that's super awesome

i'm still shooting digital but less

[desert solstice]

Woah

Cool

[autumn iris]

Thank you.

[autumn iris]

Yeah. Digital is great. But it isn’t for me. Vision wise.

[sharp gulch]

instant gratification takes some of the learning away

[autumn iris]

I use to spend 4-8 hours retouching portraits when I was doing digital. I got burnt out. It would take me almost 14 days to give clients photos. The I had clients about to go into fitness comps and need photos in a few days. I would be up for 2-3 days so they could have them ready for comp day

[sharp gulch]

god damn

i'm just doing it for art

not trying to make it a business

i realize it might ruin my passion

[autumn iris]

I was doing client work. Then a few years ago I stopped. Even today clients still hit me up to shoot and I tell them I stop and on a photographic journey.

At least I have plenty of people if I did want to create with in ambrotype. I just don’t want to create with them.

[sharp gulch]

i wanna shoot ambrotype on a river

maybe portraits

that sounds nice

on a good fall day

i'm going to fredricksburg this fall to shoot some bw

[autumn iris]

Nice

[modern vapor]

Love it👍

[sharp gulch]

great shot praetor

[fossil sage]

Thanks!

[regal wave]

Daamn very nice

[ivory bridge]

Thank you!

[woeful ledge]

From my front yard

[jovial folio]

sparkly

[jovial folio]

huge fan of silhouettes, thats sweet

[ivory bridge]

thank you ❤️

[desert solstice]

High key silhouettes 🔛🔝

[ivory bridge]

i mean, the light source was the sun, so it was quite high infact 😄 thanks for the keyword, i remember i read about this once and forgot about it again. I think i will dig a bit deeper into that and maybe try to experiment with it

[desert solstice]

I really like those styles of silhouettes

[livid saffron]

This picture is so nice

[pseudo bronze]

not full black n white but very desaturated

[indigo hinge]

Any tips on how to get greater depth in BW photos? My pictures alyways feel a tad bit ''flat'' if it makes sense

i love this picture but i dont know what its lacking

[viscid palm]

Quick dump

[wheat egret]

second one is crazy

nice diptych

[autumn iris]

I have to say. Since I went full monochrome. Making plates and all. I don’t think I’ll ever go back to color. Wet plate and dry plate has to make you look at color in a different way. I got the hang of just looking at the world in a blue and uv light way. I don’t think I can do panchromatic film anymore since I have to meter everything with my eyes.

[sharp gulch]

This style is improving. All of these shots are amazing

[sharp gulch]

hey i was using that c33 yesterday! great camera

[autumn iris]

Yeah. I love it too. Mine just sits right now tho. I might mod it for wet plate since I did a Polaroid land 100 for wet plate

[sharp gulch]

my buddy has a land 100 and was wondering how he could shoot it in this day and age. do you have a guide online for that?

[autumn iris]

https://www.alternativephotography.com/wet-plate-collodion-with-a-polaroid-camera/

[sharp gulch]

much appreciated

[autumn iris]

It 2 inches by 3 inches that fits inside the holder.

[sharp gulch]

i might try this as well, i have a land camera lying around

[autumn iris]

I need to cut some glass down.

[regal wave]

Preciate it

[regal wave]

Thank you 🙌🏽

[autumn iris]

Nice

[sage cape]

Thanks! I took my bike on Amtrak and went out to Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and I biked and stood in the cold for a while to take some photos. I even got snow and the one weekend each year when the Strasburg Rail Road runs an open-air car during the cold months.

I seemed to have a fogging issue or something for a lot of shots, unfortunately. I knew it didn't look right through the viewfinder.

[autumn iris]

I really like it. I’m into pictorialism and this has the perfect dreamy chararistics

[autumn iris]

Monochrome forever life

[viscid palm]

I like this one

[wheat egret]

ayyy nice

[autumn iris]

Thank you.

[autumn iris]

https://www.wetplateday.org/galleries/ this is 1851-1879 style of monochrome.

[sharp gulch]

i love shot 6, 7, and 9

[autumn iris]

Ohhh. Nice

[viscid palm]

My god is called mono

[covert plover]

I developed these last night!

[sharp gulch]

what stock? very thick grain

[covert plover]

Delta 3200

https://tenor.com/view/trump-hiss-hissing-donald-snack-gif-12874197

[sharp gulch]

in rodinal?!

[covert plover]

Id11

[sharp gulch]

Awesome

[covert plover]

12 minutes of agitation lmao

[sharp gulch]

Thats why its so sharp lmfao

I feel that grain is determined by agitation

correct vs over agitation

[covert plover]

Honestly, i have no idea

I just did what the chart told me

[sharp gulch]

how long was the development total

[covert plover]

Oh sorry i meant 12 minutes total and agitation every minute

[sharp gulch]

Ic

Maybe try 3 total agitations at 1 minute each

Slow 360° agitation

[covert plover]

I did 4 agitations every minute

[sharp gulch]

Oh lol

[covert plover]

Like 4 turns

[sharp gulch]

Slow or fast

[covert plover]

Usually slow

But i zone out sometimes

[sharp gulch]

fair

[marsh tusk]

my very first attempt at B&W pictorialism

[autumn iris]

Dope. The main reason I chose my lens. Is to do pictorialism.

[wheat egret]

Reminds me of @regal wave

Pretty dope

I think u could do with having the person stand out a bit more from the darkness but otherwise its real nice

[autumn iris]

Silver on glass

[sharp gulch]

great one!

[autumn iris]

Thank you

[marsh tusk]

it was actually heavily inspired by him haha
the GOAT

[marsh tusk]

which one you got?

[marsh tusk]

i could give it a shot

[autumn iris]

Rodenstock Portrait Anastigmat Eurygon. It’s a soft focus wide open with a sharp center then stop down it’s like a normal triplet.

[marsh tusk]

woah that's awesome

i started my photography journey with a film camera
but it's way too expensive
especially for a student like myself

[autumn iris]

Nice. I stopped doing film and digitals. Maybe in the far future I’ll back but right now and in the future it will only be glass plates.

[marsh tusk]

settled on a digital Sony a6000 with a 50mm f/1.8
and i just recently upgraded to Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8, which is also what i used to take that photo

[autumn iris]

Maybe 1861 with tinplates.

[marsh tusk]

how much does one shot cost you?
my knowledge in that field is very limited

[autumn iris]

Nice. The 17-70 is a good lens.

[autumn iris]

I don’t know maybe $2.15

[marsh tusk]

for sure
the 50mm was 75mm eq
so it was quite limiting
but i took my favourite shots with it so
the 17-70mm is just amazing
i have much more control over my compositions
it's especially great for portraits

[marsh tusk]

oh neat

[autumn iris]

Yeah. I buy my chemicals and make my own. Collodion and stuff so it helps cut cost. Walmart sells glass for cheap.

[marsh tusk]

i moved few sliders around and made him a bit larger through photoshop
not quite sure about it though

[wheat egret]

Not too big a deal

[sage cape]

Sorry for the delayed reply. Wanted to thank you again for the feedback and am glad you liked the photos.

It's interesting how a lot of people said the same thing to me that you did.

I guess life can be funny like that. I had a general idea in my head of what I wanted, I braced the cold weather on my bike and patiently awaited trains, I had an unexpected issue, I thought the photos didn't look great, but yet people enjoyed them.

It was also very challenging to only have one shot at most of these photos. I wasn't going to stand out there and wait for another hour each time for another train. I would certainly wait during this time of year, but February is tough.

[autumn iris]

Yeah. I go out and try to get trains from time to time. I know the feeling

[covert plover]

reminds me of a totem

[fossil sage]

I could see it

[sharp gulch]

what a weird effect

cute dog tho

[covert plover]

wdym>

[sharp gulch]

just zoom in it looks posterized

[covert plover]

idk, looks normal to me
thats why i dont zoom in on stuff

perhaps its because hes a black and white dog? its not like theres much of a tonal gradient anywhere on his fur.

the difference in the blacks on him are due to the direction the fur is growing in respect to the angle youre viewing him from

[gusty linden]

Kinda looks like an extreme example of film grain reticulation 🤔

[frosty vapor]

Thats exactly what it looks like

Very normal reticulation

[covert plover]

h/o gonna have to google that

oh, yeah i guess it does look like that a bit. this might have been the roll that i went space cadet on while developing, the fact that its a fairly big crop probably doesnt help.

but idk, stuff like that just doesnt bother me unless it happens to just not work with the vibe of that particular photo.

this is from the same roll

[sharp gulch]

this weird pattern all over the image

[sharp gulch]

Oh thats film? Then its just weird tgrain. It doesn't bother me just looks wormy and different

https://www.ilfordphoto.com/unleash-that-reticulated-film-python/

it could have been bc of a large temperature variation

[covert plover]

maybe the rinse was too cold, who knows. It was pretty early on in my film developing. I am familiar with reticulation, now that i googled it, I just didnt know what it was called.

[autumn iris]

Looks like developer got hot

[hoary basin]

very nice ambient

[languid wadi]

Thanks Rod.

[gusty linden]

I dont mind it, it kinda adds more character to the image. I've seen Reticulation destroy the feeling of images, but here it looks cool
however it is an artefact of sudden temp changes in development, Black and White Film is super forgiving for this, but its always a good idea to keep your steps at a consistent temp

[kind charm]

reticulation

[sharp gulch]

read

[kind charm]

[regal wave]

💀

[sharp gulch]

myb

[covert plover]

kitte´

[sharp gulch]

gorgeous shot

[autumn iris]

Blinded by own thoughts.

[lime yarrow]

too blurry?

[fossil sage]

i think it works

motion is conveyed

[covert plover]

i guess ideally the bike could be a little less blurry, but i think its fine imo

[sharp gulch]

this is dope

[lime yarrow]

thank you!

[covert plover]

I got to play with off camera flash for the first time

[sharp gulch]

second slide is fantastic

all are cool tho

[autumn iris]

When I seen the details.

[regal wave]

Thank you!

[indigo hinge]

Tried something, not sure how it turned out

[indigo hinge]

Amazing shot

[indigo hinge]

In love with the second slide

[regal wave]

Thank you!

[covert plover]

i wish i had cleaned the camera before taking it. I didnt bother because i was just messing around and assumed it would be a throwaway anyways. Then i ended up really liking it

[regal wave]

“Gradient” type things (redid the second one)

[sharp gulch]

really cool

[kind charm]

sans soleil

[covert plover]

Top left corner is a banger

[covert plover]

Major truffle vibes

[covert plover]

do yall think i did a good enough job fixing the light leak on this photo

[sharp gulch]

that's gorgeous

[sharp gulch]

yeah it's not that bad

[sharp gulch]

oof 😭

[sharp gulch]

havent shot any digital in ages

[wheat egret]

Nice

[fiery night]

Beautiful @kind charm if I could photograph good stuff instead of my house and backyard maybe I will get better and get shots like this

[sharp gulch]

@steep lance polaroid new monochrome emulsion dropped and its fantastic

i'm gonna pick some up here next paycheck

[steep lance]

oh dang

i didn't know there was a new one coming, i'll have to check that out

[sharp gulch]

jus check their website its called monochrome frames its beautiful

[steep lance]

ooh, very contrasty

[sharp gulch]

much better than before

it was crushed in all the shadows

[steep lance]

I still need to try the instax black and white

[covert plover]

she tough

[sharp gulch]

that's hard

ear cut off tho

[covert plover]

Look, it took me enough effort just to lure her under the umbrella

This is a cat we’re talking about, no part of this endeavor involved cooperation

[foggy dock]

Cute

She is a cute cat

That’s enough for me

[covert plover]

I actually have photos with both ears but the hard cunt face just worked too well with b&w

[sharp gulch]

good cat 10/10

[sharp gulch]

lol real

[sharp gulch]

first one too messy for bw but i like #2 a lot

[viscid palm]

Yeah but trumpet guy best guy

[viscid palm]

Love the tones in this one

[viscid palm]

I think you can get away with deepening the blacks a bit more on this one and pushing the contrast for a bigger rage of tones

[junior smelt]

appreciate it 😄

[viscid palm]

Still not sure about this one

[indigo hinge]

can i get a feedback on my tonings

is this a bit better

also got this

[sweet vault]

These are awesome.

[sharp gulch]

oh my Lord these pics are way too good

[sharp gulch]

I like the second one better for sure, the blacks stand out more, makes it look nicer

[indigo hinge]

Thank youuu

[indigo hinge]

Ty 🫶

[indigo hinge]

Damn dog you cooked

I really like the wide shot one

[wheat egret]

was going through my files deleting and cleaning up shit and found this image i think i saved to crop to make my point in gloves off or smth

@regal wave

and remembered damn ts is nice

[regal wave]

ayee preciate it gang

[sharp gulch]

thats sexy

[lime yarrow]

haha thanks

[sharp gulch]

I felt like there is too much noise, mainly because of the tree and wasn't sure if the ball was visible enough

[covert plover]

I had to doctor both of these because of a light leak, but cute nonetheless

[kind charm]

took same shots on a roll of GP3

we'll see how they go in a month or so

couple more rejects

[indigo hinge]

Made a new color profile and been playing with it lately, my fav shot from the last week

I decided to shoot on smallest and lowest quality for some reason, i am liking the vibe so far

it made it so easy to transfer stuff

[covert plover]

Y tho

[wild sapphire]

the artist's mind is hard to comprehend

[indigo hinge]

idk

at all

I like the last one a lot

Lowest resolution adds something to it for me

I like the more visible noise and grain

i like the lines being softer and a tiny bit mushy instead of sharp

these are mere 5mb pictures as opposed to the usual 32 from raw idk how much that actually visibly matters but i like it

got these too

[sharp gulch]

kinda vibey but also removes a lotta important quality to the image

[indigo hinge]

I played it around for a week

might stop

idk

[sharp gulch]

you do you

autistic vision or something

[indigo hinge]

I am actually autistic btw

lol

I dont know what autistic vision means tho

[sharp gulch]

I tried swipe typing artistic

[remote burrow]

Excited to try out some Delta 3200 (that may or may not be totally cooked from airport security) but in the meantime XP2 is a real vibe

[covert plover]

Still applies

[sharp gulch]

Been ages since i've shot digital

[fossil sage]

power went out last night

nothing to do but read and shoot long exposures

[indigo hinge]

dude is that a dead seagull in the picture???

[regal wave]

Nah bluds napping

[covert plover]

The world is one step closer to peace and quiet

[sharp gulch]

that's dope

[sharp gulch]

He's just chilling

[still lagoon]

Decided to shoot my dad’s guitar and it turned out alright in B&W

[viscid palm]

Idk if this matters if they’re just posting to like insta.

[remote burrow]

Cant wait to try out the new Polaroid B&W chemistry, should get here tomorrow or on tuesday

[sharp gulch]

ooh nice i wanna try this stuff too

[remote burrow]

I have a pack of the old chemistry too, so i can do a comparison

going to try and set up like a control chot I think?

or possibly just shoot a similar scene in similar light

[sharp gulch]

do you have any markers

colored

[remote burrow]

no but I could probably find some

I have orange and red and yellow filters too

[sharp gulch]

it you could get some rainbow markers and try to put overexposure and underexposure in the same scene that will help a lot knowing hoe the film renders

[remote burrow]

only having 8 shots in a pack makes me a little scared to pull the trigger each time, need to get more time using the system and just get comfortable with what it can and cant do

wish I could tell what shutter speed it was selecting on the camera somehow

[sharp gulch]

yea thats why i always shoot one control shot with all the colors and some over and under exposure so i can know how it renders things and how i should treat exposure

[remote burrow]

could you send an example of what you mean by this? i get the control shot with all the colors but the over/under in the same shot is confusing me

[sharp gulch]

Yea

[remote burrow]

you mean like just having a dark and a bright part of the image?

[sharp gulch]

Yes kind of

give me a sec

[sharp gulch]

I would expose for the text on this image. I'd then have overexposure on the left by the bulb and under behind out the window. It tells you a lot about how to expose the film

though idk how one would spot meter on a polaroid

Probably by sliding the overexposure lever up

[remote burrow]

Im pretty sure that it is center weighted, but I could probably check on the app

[sharp gulch]

which polaroid

[remote burrow]

for reference im actually using a modern Now+ 2nd gen

[sharp gulch]

oh okay

[remote burrow]

I know the older ones are more common

[sharp gulch]

thats a nice one

[remote burrow]

yeah I've been happy with it so far

also, acoording to In An Instant the new Black and White chemistry should be the new standard for all the B&W film from Polaroid by christmas/new years this year

so far its exclusive to the "Monochrome frames" edition of 600 film

[remote burrow]

I messaged him and Polaroid directly on insta, only he replied

[sharp gulch]

Oh yay

[sharp gulch]

yea that's what I've heard

[sharp gulch]

thats awesome

great info thank you

baller to reach out

https://www.reddit.com/r/Polaroid/comments/150qecr/testing_polaroid_now_gen_2_meter_seems_to_always/

[sharp gulch]

hmm so meter at 640 and use manual

you could use a smartphone metering app

[remote burrow]

the Now+ has a companion app that connects to the camera directly, you can see the onboard exposure meter through the manual settings

you can set everything from aperture to shutterspeed to whether the film ejects or not

[sharp gulch]

Does it work well

[sharp gulch]

interesting

[remote burrow]

fairly, it can get hung up sometimes but otherwise its worked well for the two packs ive run through it so far

[sharp gulch]

cool beans :) cant wait to test out the new formula

[remote burrow]

Black and White Monochrome polaroid film has arrived!

going to shoot some tomorrow, or do I shoot the old formula first?

[sharp gulch]

ooh have fun wit it

[fossil sage]

trying to induce some bloomy highlights in Lr

it's easier to use a vintage lens for this, but i didn't have my 50 handy

[sharp gulch]

nice shot

[remote burrow]

This is the old formula

[sharp gulch]

great shot

[steep lance]

thank you!

[gusty linden]

My recent post on insta 😄

[sharp gulch]

This looks epic, especially the animal (I assume it's a cat)

[stone tulip]

Fomapan 400 pushed to 3200

[sharp gulch]

2&3 are tight

[indigo hinge]

Love 3

Real creepy vibes

[sharp gulch]

fr

2 looks like a movie still

like ripley

[sharp gulch]

the council

[gusty linden]

Hehe 😄

[indigo hinge]

Cats and across

[indigo hinge]

I like this shot a lot, also acros

[ivory bridge]

me too

[indigo hinge]

Nice shot

[fossil sage]

Got some nice contrast off the sky, was fun

[steady marsh]

I need to go to an air show

[wheat egret]

yeas

[fossil sage]

They’re fun

[frosty vapor]

I appreciate airshow shots without plain backgrounds a lot more