Some recent prints. Still using the archives.
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The first Ive hemmed and hawed about posting. Taken after the 2022 christmas blizzard where the city lost 40+ citizens. The wound for some is still healing, for others it was barely a scratch. The second is another from the minds eye.
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Enlarger: Beseler 23C II
First print: straight print from a Kodacolor negative on Kodak Polycontrast N paper, with a mulberry leaf stain.
Second print: composite of a Ektachrome positive and Kodak Ultracolor negative on Arista Classic Grade 3 paper. A total of 40 seconds of exposure.
Development notes: homemade acid stop, homemade simple fixer
Scanner: Epson Perfection V330 Photo
Post: Gnu Image Manipulation Program
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Attempted positive scans of negative film developed with a homemade developer.
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These were developed in a very simple ascorbic acid, sodium carbonate, and poke berry juice developer. Unfortunately as the film dried it darkened beyond the capabilities of the transparency unit of the scanner and required an external light source. I speculate that there was silver remaining on the film that stayed due to the phenols in the poke berry, despite an extended fix, and thats why the film continued to darken.
The final frame was included because it looks cool.
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2025/09 - Buffalo, NY, USA
Negative film: Kodak TMax 400 (expired 1993)
Development: homemade poke berry based developer, water stop, homemade simple fixer
Scanner: Epson Perfection 3200 Photo
Post: Gnu Image Manipulation Program
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Images from the C41 Development class this past weekend at CEPA Gallery. My first time developing color film.
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I was trying to capture colors around the otherwise classical black and white Market Arcade. We did a modified development with the Cinestill C41 kit. Colors came out well, though there was a bit of base fog, in my opinion, that scanner software autoexposed for.
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2025/04/26 - Noon hour - Buffalo, NY, USA
Camera: Kodak point and shoot
Negative film: Fuji Superia 400
Development: Cinestill C-41 @ 85 F for approx 14 min.
Scanner: Epson Perfection 3200 Photo
Post: Gnu Image Manipulation Program
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