
Scanning and digitisation
The negative is the original. The scanner reads it.
A well-developed negative contains a lot of information. When you scan it badly — wrong …
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A well-developed negative contains a lot of information. When you scan it badly — wrong …
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Caffenol works thanks to the chemistry of coffee: the phenolic compounds in instant coffee act as …
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Wineol is not a stable or predictable developer. Unlike Caffenol — which gives …
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When making darkroom prints, contrast is usually controlled with multigrade filters. It works. But …
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C-41 colour film has its own chemistry. It needs three specific baths at controlled temperature, a precise process and a …
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Guinneol is essentially a Caffenol made with stout beer instead of coffee. The chemistry is the …
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Standard developer and manufacturer timings are a starting point, not a destination. An …
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There is a moment in the photographic process you never forget: when the image slowly appears in the developer tray. …
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The complete analogue process has two moments: film development and darkroom printing. They’re usually learned …
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Most analogue photographers use commercial developers that come as powder or concentrate and follow the …
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Standard developer and manufacturer-recommended timings give a predictable result. But predictability …
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Walking into a dark lab with the red light on and watching an image slowly appear in the developer tray …
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Analogue photography has three moments: loading the camera, photographing and developing. In this workshop we do …
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