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My Sunshine
This was the first print I made, the honorary photo of the wife, of course. I like how it turned out, and I'm impressed at how close it is to the scanned image. This one took me 4 tries due to a few dumb mistakes.

Bailey and the Bell
This is one of Rex's photos -- 110 color negative film. We had to use a #5 filter to get a decent contrast, and the enlarger was maxed out to get the 8x10 size.

Subway Shuffle
I decided to try out some 120 film, but I'm not very happy with the results. The lens creates a heavy white vignette that I really didn't want. I'm curious if a longer lens will take care of this problem.

Paper Clips :P

She's growing up so fast !

2 days in the darkroom = 3 prints. And they're not even on fiber! I'm sure I'll get quicker at this eventually, but I'm very anal about the outcome of the photos.

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Oh, and this photo does these photos absolutely no justice. They're much more brilliant in person.

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Cwluc says:

Looking good. Actually they look really good.

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the_wolf_brigade says:

What lens are you using for the enlarher? You need at least a 75mm lens to get full frame 120, up to 105mm for 6x9 I think.

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vandyll.net says:

Congrats on some nice looking darkroom work. These look good from here.
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Brian Auer says:

Thanks guys!

wolf_brigade -- I figured as much. I've only got a 50mm lens on there right now. I'll have to search around and see if I can find a 75mm or 85mm lens for this thing.
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Tasha {Redwall Photo} says:

I love them! Darkrooms take up so much time, but aren't they so soothing?
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Brian Auer says:

It sure does take up a lot of time. I go in around 8pm and I come out at midnight. It's very relaxing though, no computer screens burning my eyes out.
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blackstock says:

I miss the darkroom. You check your baggage at the door and just concentrate on the images. If your images are taking lots of work I wouldn't say your being slow at all. The process is just more time consuming than digital. The feedback is not as immediate. Did I get that dodge or burn right? I don't know, it's still in the developer.
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Brian Auer says:

I think a lot of my "slowness" is just due to the fact that I'm still learning how to get to the proper exposure -- often times doing several test strips then burning through one or two full prints before getting it right. I'm a little nervous to try fiber paper -- not looking forward to the longer times, but I'm looking forward to the higher quality.
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Bryan Villarin says:

I totally dig how these turned out. Nice work.

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Brian Auer says:

Dude, you ought to come hang out one of these weekends (maybe do a little photowalking too) and make some prints with me -- you've got some film that would be worth printing. This one and this one would definitely be print material.
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blackstock says:

If you are getting the perfect print through a couple of test strips and one or two full prints I would say you are doing things pretty quickly and efficiently. Are you dodging and burning? Adjusting contrast? Sometimes I need a full print or four just to get these right.

Fiber paper can be a pain, but you shouldn't be nervous. Make sure to give it the proper time in the final bath as fiber paper absorbs the chemicals unlike RC. It takes forever to dry and is a PITA to get flat. Other than that it is just paper with a higher price tag.
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Brian Auer says:

OK, so I guess I'm not too sluggish with this stuff... it's just such a change of pace from digital printing. I'm not doing any dodging or burning, just trying different filters when it doesn't look right after my first guess. With the RC paper, there isn't much time for dodging and burning, but I'm sure I'll be doing this with fiber prints.
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the_wolf_brigade says:

What aperture are you printing at? I found that even with a #3 filter and f8 - f11 was heading into 80 second exposures - more than enough time for adjustments.
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blackstock says:

Brian Auer It is indeed a totally different pace from digital.

As the_wolf_brigade states if you just close down your aperture a bit and you shouldn't have a problem getting sufficient time. However, the optimal (sharpest) aperture is usually within 1-2 stops of your maximum aperture.

I would find some negs that require dodging and/or burning and practicing on RC paper first to save the money and time. Once you are good at it then graduate to fiber.
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Brian Auer says:

The one of Candice was printed with a #2 filter at f/8 and 20 or 24 seconds (I'd have to check my notes). Even Rex's photo with a #5 filter, color negative (which requires even more time), at f/5.6, and the head cranked ALL the way up to 25 or 26 inches, was shot at 30 seconds. My 120 photo in the middle there was at f/8 with a #2 filter at 6 seconds (but the head was lowered to something like 10 inches, so nice and close).

I'll probably start experimenting with dodging and burning, even with the RC paper -- maybe I'll just stop it down to f/11 or f/16 to get the extended time. It's definitely a skill that I need to start learning.
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blackstock says:

It may not seem like a lot of time, but you can definitely do some dodging in 20-24 seconds.
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RussHeath says:

Congrats! Great work in the darkroom. As much as I'm loving flim, not sure I could make that particular jump . . . yours are coming out really well.
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Brian Auer says:

Yeah, the initial expense is pretty rough -- even after having the enlarger given to me, I've probably spent about $400 to get everything else in order. But once you have all the stuff, it's just the expense of the paper and the chemicals.
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