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Buying things like Hypo Clear in a powered form is convenient, but making your own is significantly less expensive, and really isn’t all that much more work. I highly recommend buying some Na2SO3 (Sodium Sulfite) and NaHSO3 (Sodium Bisulfite) today!
750ml…. water ~125F
200g……Sodium Sulfite
2g……….Sodium Bisulfite
Mix ingredients in order given then add H2O to make 1000ml of solution.
For standard silver-gelatin work dilute 1:9.
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Paraminophenol was introduced by Lumiere and Seyewetz in 1891 and has been in continual use ever since. Some of its trade-marketing names are probably familiar to you: Rodinal , Agfanol, Azol, Activol or Certinal. It’s easy to make at home with only a few ingredients:
Solution A
Boil 10oz of water and allow to cool for 5 minutes, then add a few crystals of Potassium Metabisulphite then add
50g……..Paraminophenol Hydrochloride
150g….. Potassium Metabisulphite
Stir until dissolved. Mix Solution B next (separately).
Solution B
215g…..Caustic Soda (Sodium Hydroxide)
8oz…… Water
Stir well then mix B with A until dissolved. Add water to make 16oz.
Use 1:10 for film and 1:40 for paper development.
Total cost for all the chemicals to make 2 16oz. concentrates from Photographers Formulary is around $30. Or, you can order Rodinal ready to go from Freestyle for $11.99. There are a few variations circulating on the web that involve coffee or acetaminophen.
A great source, long out of print but often available via web book stores, for all kinds of recipes like this is:
Wall, E. J., and Franklin I. Jordan. Photographic Facts and Formulas. Boston: American photographic Pub. Co, 1940.
Check Worldcat for a copy in a library near you.
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Great warm tone developer with deep blacks and crisp highlights. Ansel Adams preferred a variant on this formula which omitted the Hydroquinine and Potassium Bromide and decreased the Sodium Sulfite to 35grams.
750ml..Water ~125F
2.2g…..Metol
50g….. Sodium Sulfite (Anhydrous)
11g….. Hydroquinone
78……. Sodium Carbonate (Monohydrate)
5.5g…..Potassium Bromide
11g…. Glycin
Mix ingredients in order given then add H2O to make 1000ml of solution.
Dilute 1:1 or 1:2. Develop for 2-3 minutes.
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This is the developer to which I referred in the post regarding Spectral Sensitivity. There are many different recipes out there for low contrast developers, some have even found success through the use of an extremely dilute solution of Dektol. My experiences with the others, and I’ve tried several, is that the results were somewhat unpredictable. A variant of this recipe (LC1-A), by Dave Soemarko, was first published in Issue #2 of Judy Seigel’s wonderful, yet no longer in print, World Journal of Post Factory Photography.
Soemarko LC-1B Low-Contrast Developer
750ml water ~110F
4g……Metol
120g…Sodium Sulfite
4g……Hydroquinone
30g…..Sodium Bisulfite
Mix the above until dissolved.
Add water to 1 liter
This makes stock solution that I’ve found is best used diluted 1:9.
We’ll be covering the steps in how to use it in a future post - stay tuned!
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Fellowship 2010
Silver Eye Center for Photography
Deadline: August 27, 2010
Silver Eye Center for Photography is pleased to announce Fellowship 2010, our international photography competition. Our distinguished juror is Deborah Klochko, Executive Director of the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, California
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SECAC Artist’s Fellowship
Southeastern College Art Conference
Deadline: July 23, 2010
The Southeastern College Art Conference (SECAC) is an organization devoted to the promotion of art in higher education through facilitating cooperation among teachers and administrators in universities and colleges‚ professional institutions and the community served by their institutions. The SECAC Fellowship was established in 1981 for the purpose of supporting member artists and to encourage individual creative growth‚ the development of new ideas for exhibitions and creative projects. Through this program‚ SECAC can more completely serve member artists and institutions.
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If you’re going to buy one photography book this year this is the one. This tome, while not inexpensive, is jam packed with information and it comes with an accompanying CD which has the entire book (text and images -over 450 of them) in a digital form that’s fully searchable!
Michael Peres is the Editor-in-Chief but was assisted in the monumental undertaking by a fantastic assembly of other editors including:
Franziska Frey (Digital Photography)
J. Tomas Lopez (Contemporary Issues)
David Malin (Photography in Science)
Mark Osterman (Process Historian)
Grant Romer (History and the Evolution of Photography)
Nancy M. Stuart (Major Themes and Photographers of the 20th Century)
Scott Williams (Photographic Materials and Process Essentials)
If you’re interested in the art of photography, it’s history, major photographers, and the way the art has developed (since the beginning) you must have this book.
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Interactive Portraits
Vermont Photo Space
Deadline: July 21, 2010
The juror for our portrait exhibit will be looking for portraits that “bring the viewer into a visual dialogue with the sitter”. It’s a challenge to have such rapport with your subject that they let down their guard and suddenly you know that you have an extraordinary Portrait - with a capital “P”!
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TPS 19: The International Competition
Texas Photo Society
Deadline: July 30, 2010
What does the world look like through your eyes? It’s a tale no one else can tell. A well-crafted print of a compelling image that speaks of your unique perspective on the experience of being human is what will stop me in my tracks. It’s a tremendous accomplishment to strive for, and no easy assignment. Such a picture has the power to cross all sorts of boundaries, transcend intellectual communication, and connect you immediately and viscerally with your viewers. Hit me with your best shot!
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Art In Landscape Photography Exhibition
LH Horton Jr Gallery at San Joaquin Delta College
Deadline: August 1, 2010
Entry is open to all artists residing in the United States. Work made in all photographic processes, both traditional and digital, are accepted for entry. Representational or non-representational images set in rural, urban, or suburban landscapes. Fine art images should emphasize unique composition, pattern, shape, and color/contrast. Framed photographs may not exceed 42″ width and 72″ height.
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Black and White
World Photography Gala Awards
Deadline: July 30, 2010
WPGA will select open theme Black and White portfolios and Single Images to be featured in the first edition of The WonderPick Magazine, an art magazine published by WPGA to promote talented photographers as a means of establishing and maintaining a continuing effort to help them further their careers, as well as to acknowledge established artists.
Portfolios could either conform a coherent body of work or be composed by works that represents the trajectory of the artist.
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© Martha Casanave.
The cyanAtype, also known as the Gum-Iron process results in a positive blue print from a positive. It’s a great way to make interesting photograms (without first making a film negative). It was originally patented in 1878 by Pellet.
You need to make three stock solutions:
Solution A
40grams……Gum Arabic
200cc……….Water
Solution B
100grams……Ammonium-citrate of Iron (red)
200cc……….Water
Solution C
100grams……Ferric Chloride
200cc……….Water
To use mix 100 parts A with 40 parts B and then add 25 parts C. It’s very important to mix them in the order A+B+C else it will be a minor disaster. Allow the mixture cure for a few hours until it reaches a state of being like soft butter. If you keep it in a dark place the mixture should remain usable for several days (the unmixed B and C solutions will last indefinitely, solution A only for a few weeks).
I’m fairly certain that you can substitute Ferric Ammonium Citrate (green) in Solution B and it would be faster/more light sensitive. I’ll be testing it in the coming days and will report back.
While I have no idea which formula(s) Martha Casanave is using, she’s done some very nice work with positive cyanatypes (there are some traditional negative ones too!).
