darkroom~b&w film photography

darkroom fun

the camera i use for my b&w photos is an asahi pentax k1000. i love it~ it's old and uses film, it's made with metal and it's completely manual. i develop the negatives and create the prints in my darkroom. it's a rewarding experience and it's really fun!

weimaraner b&w photography (and weimaraner paintings!)

photos of the darkroom

some of the process, in order

light is being shone through the negative in the enlarger on to the paper. the negative is being projected all over the floor, but just the part cropped in the easel will be the final photo ~see the paw (similar crop) on the mirror a few pics down. picture was taken while focusing on the test paper.. because the photo paper is light sensitive, even the lcd screen light would probably affect the outcome of the print.

after exposing the paper, the print is developed in a tray of developer. again, the paper is still sensitive to light (except red light). this print was not a keeper, so i was able to take a picture..

to stop the development of the print, it is placed in a tray of fixer (or sometimes stopbath, then fixer). fixing it makes it insensitive to light!

then the print is rinsed in water to remove all chemicals.

remove excess water with a squeegee and let it dry on a rack and/or in a blotter book.

finished print.

print exposed using a 4 1/2 contrast filter.

an experiment~ a print that was retouched and a texture was added. i made a paper negative and painted out unwanted distractions, then i added tissue paper as a texture!

weimaraner b&w photos created in a darkroom

rolyn van til

rolyn and her shadow

.rolyn

. : h o o d l u m :...

dog in the hat

in the hood

in da hood

does my bum look fat...

chanhi under the fut...

sake.bomb

2 too many

sippin yerba mate

chanhi

chanhi's little love...

chanhi

chanhi smile :)

itadakimasu!

girls in hairwraps

bribe berry

fortune teller

music producer

chanhi & rolyn u...

fun time under the f...

healer

chanhi's tongue

mirror

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weimaraner paintings & b&w photographs

all works in progress!

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