Digital BW, The Print

Go for the gusto. Grab any old film camera, load her up with your
B&W film of choice and shoot away. I soup it up in my kitchen before
she undergoes "digital conversion" in the film scanner.

I get a big kick out of using different film and developer combinations.
I recently "discovered" HP5+ @ EI 800 in HC-110 (H). Minimal agitation
and it looks real nice. Now I'm surfing soups for slower films, FP4+,
Delta 100 and maybe Acros.

It's just plain fun for me, just like blowing through a few rolls with my
Leica trusty companions and a couple of prime lenses.

I shoot plenty of digital (D70), but you know what? Family and friends
seem to really appreciate more my pics caught on B&W film. Go figure!
Maybe it represents some kind of "creative labors" to them or something?
Maybe it's some kind of nostalgia? Maybe there's some hypnotic voodoo
in the B&W film grain. Who knows?

In any case, one of these days I'm going to snag a 6x6 TLR, or a 6x7 or
a 4x5 and really blow their minds :-)

Scott

T wrote:

> This thread is making me feel nostalgic. It has been a few years since 
> I have worked in the darkroom. Haven't used strictly black and white 
> film in a long time. I agree with Paul in that I find it much better 
> and simpler doing print manipulations on the computer. But...there was 
> definitely a bit of satisfaction working with in the wet darkroom. 
> Just think what the past print masters would have accomplished with 
> today's technology. Now it is up to us to continue their legacy!! We 
> have the tools so let's not drop the ball..!!
>
> T
>
> Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> > They are hanging in there. As is Agfa. As is Leica. As is Kodak.
> >
> > The Fat lady hasn\ufffdt sung yet. ...
>
> It felt great to mix fresh chemicals and develop a roll of film today.
> There is still something special about looking at a film negative with a
> loupe.
>
> On the other hand, the digital tools have brought my prints closer to 
> what I
> see in that negative than I was able to do in the darkroom with a direct
> negative-to-paper print.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
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