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Finally tested the various vintage sixth plates I bought. Results.
- Kodak p800, not usable, emulsion cracks and crumbles
- Kodak p300. 2 packs not great, but might work. One pack foggy but no emulsion issues. I think they'll be about ISO 0.5
- Ilford fp4. These are great. Very clean, very low fog. ISO 6 looks usable
The Kodak p emulsions seem to need *a lot* of dev. Hc110b 10 minutes is ok, but I'd want denser. Ilford good at 5.
I'm getting better at *not* coveting objects, but I am completely in love with the work of Joe Lawrence, and I hope one day I will live by the sea and own one of these. I will sit on a bench in my garden and discuss the weather with it. (if you are on instagram, follow him).
As promised, over the past few days I've been scouting for accounts on several Mastodon and Pixelfed servers related to #AltProcess photography & print making, in the hope to get more insights into each others' work/creations/experiences, successes & failures etc. Obviously the list below (in A-Z order) is NOT meant to be exhaustive in any way or form and if you feel you'd like be part of it (or even if rather not), please ping me and I will add/remove you...
@14mission
@6x6pix
@anders
@alternativephotography
@brent_mathison
@brian
@figwit
@knorrig.art
@lawrencesview (incl. NSFW)
@nimbledave
@os112
@penumbra
@photosynthesis
@stevenlouisray
@Stratski
@thereisnocat
@tmcfarlane
@TomaszSusul
@waverer
Also, to make discovery easier, please use #AltProcess and/or your chosen technique (e.g. #Argyrotype, #Cyanotype, #Kallitype etc.)... Boosting each other's work also helps with visibility of this super niche... :)
It is the time of year to take a moment to appreciate the one true miracle, the reincarnation of Angry Ted Forbes into the bright shining pillar of light that is Tatiana Hopper. Here's her latest video, on Ray Metzker
We had the Radical Candor folks come and visit the tech start up that I worked at a while back. It's an absolute grift designed to sell sand to the nomads, if the nomads are tech bros, and the sand is "being an arsehole".
it essentially insist on dismissing the value of personality, of different cultures, of different mental approaches, in favour of the loudest arsehole in the room.
Data and facts are just whomever can shout the loudest.
Don't buy into it.
Karsten Schmidt
Alan Cummings