Photo Quote of the Day

"I began to wonder – I knew I was an artist or wanted to be one – but I was wondering whether I really was an artist. I was doing such ordinary things that I could feel the difference. Most people would look at those things and say, “Well, that’s nothing. What did you do that for? That’s just a wreck of a car or a wreck of a man. That’s nothing. That isn’t art.” They don’t say that anymore." 

                                                                                                          - Walker Evans

Newest Print, by Popular Demand

Hey everybody, hope the weekend is off to a great start. ^__^

Due to several requests I've received via Flickr, I'm now offereing one of my latest, and now most popular images up for grabs, right here on the site.

 Shot on X-Ray film, so the only silver gelatin prints available at this time are 8x10 contact prints. See below for details.

Snow Fields in Hancock County

8x10 Silver Gelatin Print $25.00 USD 11x14 Inkjet $45.00 USD 16x20 Inkjet $75.00 USD 20x24 Inkjet $125.00 USD

Split Grade Printing Examples

While souping some 16x20's in the darkroom this evening, I was reminded of a question friend and fellow film photographer Dan Domme (Flickr) asked a few days ago about split grade printing. He was basically wondering how one can print two different grades onto silver paper, and why one would print like that. So, in lazy, not wanting to write up a long blog post, fashion, here's a quick video detailing what split grade printing is, what negatives you should use it on, and some examples. Enjoy!

If you've never tried split grade printing before, all you need is some: variable contrast papers (graded won't work), a contrasty negative, B&W filter set (00-5 preferred), and a little bit of darkroom time, and you're all set. It's very easy to do, and the results are not too shabby! If used with negatives that don't require too much dodging and burning, it's a very easy way to get consistent, contrasty results with silver gelatin printing. Thanks for looking, and hope you can try out this helpful darkroom hint for yourself.