End of Season Sale: Barbershop Prints!

 Hey folks! Hope the increasingly nice weather has been making its way around, because it seems to have been here in Findlay, OH for quite some time. :)

 As Spring 2012 comes to a close, the final bit of spring cleaning is about to go with it. For a limited time, I'm offerring the remaining half of my solo exhibition "Dapper". The show was a great success, and the matted, mounted prints that are here need to get onto some wallspace ASAP. If you've been waiting for the chance to snag up a print from my Barbershops Series, there's no better chance than now!

Simply check the listing below for size availability, select your desired print, and buy it now. Prints are all hand-printed, B&W silver gelatin fiber prints, selenium toned, matted, and mounted, ready to hang. They are also one-ofs, so once each print is sold, there won't be another of that print at this price. 

Thanks for stopping by, and long live film! :)

8x10" Prints

Service Barbershop, Swanson's Redux, Varsity Barbers, Alvino's Barbershop, B.G. Barbershop, Larry's Barbershop, Ace Barbershop, Park Barberstyle, Olde Thyme Barbershop, Main-Bexley Barber, Nick's Barbershop, and Trenton Ave. Barbershop.

11x14" Prints

South Lyon Barbershop, Mike's Barbershop, Anthony Wayne Barbershop, Clipper Barbershop, and New-Retro Barbershop.

16x20" Prints

Good Times Barbershop and John Henry Barber & Styling.

Barbershop Matted Mounted Prints

8x10" Print, Matted 11x14$60.00 USD 11x14" Print, Matted 16x20$90.00 USD 16x20" Print, Matted 24x30$150.00 USD

B&W Darkroom Q&A: Video Edition!

Today's YouTube upload is a bit different from my brief "B&W Darkroom" series of how to videos. This time around, the inspiration for the vid comes from FPP listener and YouTube channel viewer Kris Pearson:

Hi Mat,

Thanks for returning my comment/question about drying fiber paper.

You and FPP have both been a huge factor in getting me back into film.  I took film photography in high school and college during the 80's but got back into film a year ago with a Konica Auto S2.  From there I added a Mamiya 645  system with an assortment of lenses which has become my primary camera.  Your Youtube video on E6 processing encouraged me to try developing slide film at home.  The results have been great.  Now I'm also developing black and white negatives and printing in a bathroom/darkroom with a Beseler 23c that I got off of Craigslist for FREE!!!.  I has a ZoneVI cold light too! I look forward to spending a lot of time this summer improving my skills in the darkroom.

I am currently printing with resin coated paper.  Eventually I would like to try printing with fiber paper but I've read that drying fiber papers can be problematic and the process may cause the paper to wrinkle or crease if not done correctly.  What method do you recommend?  I don't have a heat press but I may try to find one on the 'Bay if having one is the best/easiest way to go.  Are there alternatives?  I read somewhere that taping the print down on a flat surface as it dries is one way to do it.

Congratulations on your recent shows.  Your work is a pleasure to look at.

Kris Pearson 
Accord, NY

Well Kris, not only do I have an answer for you, here's a complete How-To!

Darkroom Workshops, Summer 2012

It's been one heck of a spring so far here in Findlay, OH, and even after several photo contests and a solo exhibition, the darkroom is only getting warmed up!

If you're looking to add a few new darkroom skills to the arsenal, or are just looking for some experienced darkroom coaching, be sure to check out my latest series of Summer 2012 Darkrom Workshops. As of right now, I'm offerring:

• One-on-One Workshops
• Carbon Printing
• Intro to the B&W Darkroom

 All workshops include use of the darkoom facilities, chemistry, supplies, paper, everything you need to carry out the processes I'm teaching. In the case of the all weekend carbon printing workshop, I'm even including lunch at a great local restaurant!

That's pretty much it, get out there and shoot while the weather is great, and once the "Dog Days" of summer start rolling around, have your calendars marked, film exposed, and head on down to Findlay so we can have some fun in the darkroom (see below).

Happy shooting, and long live film!