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Monday 18 June 2012

Post cards from the Humber!



Recently I teamed up with my wifefor a bit of an experiment and road trip. I loaded the Olympus mju compact with a roll of eight years out of date colour film. The idea was to share the camera between us taking pictures as we went along. Once the roll was finished I took it in to be developed at snappy snaps. No special instructions were given. The results speak for themselves. What if the film had been blank? Notch it up to experience and move on. Wouldn't it have been a waste of time and money? No! we still have the memories of an afternoon well spent, plus we had the 'mystery' to look forward too!


 





Thursday 29 December 2011

Printing. Basic amount of kit.


The minimum amount of kit you need to produce a photographic print.

  1. Enlarger with red filter and filter head (colour) or multi grade head. Without filter head separate multi grade filters. Enlarging lens.
  2. Enlarging frame 18 cm x 24 cm (7"x 9") two-blade.
  3. Orange/red safe light and ordinary light.
  4. Four dishes minimum size 18 cm x 24 (7"x 9").
  5. Three pairs of tongs, one each for developer,stop-bath and fix.
  6. Three funnels of different colours or marked dev'. stop and fix.
  7. A measuring jug of a 1000mls.
  8. At least three storage bottles for your chemicals.
  9. Timer with alarm or timer.
  10. Thermometer alcohol type times three but you can get away with one.
  11. Puffer brush.
  12. Multi grade paper.
  13. Paper cutter.
  14. Focusing device.