Earlier on I posted a few examples of the work I did in the final semester of my bachelors, Colour Photogravure from three plates. Well, these posts really asked more questions that they answered, and given that I may not … Continue reading
Now these are apparently not uncommon, though I’ve yet to be able to find one. It may be another case of things that never really took off in Australia…the only thing that seems common here is Six-20 box brownies. Anyway, … Continue reading
filterfind.net I’ve not ordered from them personally, but they’re well regarded within the community. A source for all those crazy filter sizes like 40mm, or 36mm slip on, or Series type filters – all of that stuff, in one spot.
Something I always did when I first got into polaroid photography – more precisely, peel apart film – was time development exactly. Most colour peel-apart emulsions are designed to develop after 2 minutes in 20 degree ambiant temperature. A bit … Continue reading
So I got to thinkin’. I do this now and then – but today, sunday, in a brief moment of procrastinating on my homework, I’ve been thinking about Polaroids. I’ve been playing around with polaroid pack film for the last … Continue reading
Donald Qualls’ Parodinal Recipe. Water – 250ml Paracetamol – 30x 500mg tablets Sodium Sulfite – 50g Sodium Hydroxide – 20g EDIT: Yep, Sodium Sulfite isn’t Washing Soda…that would be Sodium Carbonate. That’s what I get for not taking highschool chemistry. … Continue reading
Mercury batteries provide a pretty consistent voltage over the course of their life, so this was quite an ideal choice when designing a camera back in the day. Light meters require an solid voltage to be accurate, so using mercury … Continue reading
Yep, another technical post! We’ve looked at aspect ratios, now we’ll look at ideal focal lengths. As you may know, 50mm is intended to be the ideal focal length for 35mm photography. It provides roughly the same angle of view … Continue reading