DarkRoom
Grading pictures
I have a Meopta 4 with colour head (3) and below is a table of the Ilford Grade numbers and corresponding Meopta Colour head settings to use.
Paper Developers
E-72 “eco” paper developer
I have started using this paper developer as like FX-55 and Barry Thornton’s two bath film developers, I can make it at home when needed. at 20 degrees normal RC paper dev time is about 2 minutes. Use at 250mm Read more
Film Developers
Crawley FX-55
FX-55 Part A Stock This is a long lasting concentrated stock. It is to be diluted 1+9 with water to make a working solution .100mml Part A add 900ml water When making this solution make sure you add each part Read more
Journals
“It’s not about the destination, it’s about the journey”
A well used phrase of which if you will allow me a small indulgence of adding one word to make the rest of this post make some kind of sense. It’s not about the destination, it’s also about the journey Read more
2023 Projects
2023 – the year of themed projects
I have spent the last two and half years since lockdown killed my drumming career, thankfully restarted end of 2022, learning the rudiments of photography. Film photography, the taking, developing and wet printing my negs, has shown itself as the Read more