100 Tips from a Professional Photographer [Photography] # photography Here's a list of tips, advice, rules and just things to know about photography from Eric Kim , a street photographer who also holds photography workshop classes. I think the gist of it is to keep taking pictures always. More » Event preview: Photographer has clear view [...]
Read the rest of this entry »To Stop, or not to Stop
I want to start examining some of the questions I get asked the most, by those who have read my book, follow this blog, and have been to my presentations and workshops: “Do I really need to use stop bath?” I like to talk about the issue by approaching it from the standpoint of images [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Film Test: Adox CHS Art
I did some exhaustive testing on Adox CHS 50 Art and 100 Art film. As the ISO 100 film was introduced in the 1960′s, it was about time. Extensive testing was done with normal development in HC-110, Dilution B, E, and F, Rodinal 1+100, and Rodinal 1+300 stand development. The conclusion? I felt all of [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Is Rodinal the same as Rodinal Special?
It is no wonder there is confusion on the subject, but no, they are not the same. In fact they are very different animals, and Special is essentially unusable as stand developer. Special used to be called Agfa Studional. I became quite familiar with this film in my early photojournalism years. Okay, this was so [...]
Read the rest of this entry »AquaNet Anyone?
As a kid, I recall making a soft focus lens by taking laying down a cheap filter on a flat surface, putting a dime in the middle, and using my mom’s AquaNet hairspray to coat the filter. When it was dry, I would remove the dime, and attach it to my camera. Voila! A cheap [...]
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