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hand crafting your own art

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I enjoy the feeling of accomplishment when finished developed film is hanging to dry. You’ve seen a bit of what is there but not really. You know you got stuff but you have to wait to see it. It really is kind of cool to know that you made it happen. Pictured are two rolls of Kodak Panatomic-X that I shot at Burning Man this year as they are still drying. My guess is that not many, if any, people had this film on the playa at that thing in the desert this year. But I did. You may see some images from here in the future. That is all.

developing new ideas

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The last time I used this product it was made by someone else, Agfa, and under a different name, Rodinal. This bottle of Adonal by Adox should last for quite a few rolls of film, 100 or more. And it likely wont expire in the process. This stuff gets diluted 1:50 with water or 1:100. Compared to 1:1 that I was using with another developer this stuff is much more concentrated. That lets me develop two 36 exposure rolls of film with about 5ml of developer instead of 250ml. Expect to see some more film stuff in the future as I get my darkroom activities back under way.

How to make Cyanotype Prints

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[REPUBLISHED Originally Posted April 21 2006] The Cyanotype process has been around since at least 1842. The invention of the process is credited to Sir John Herschel. The images it creates are based on ferric salts that create the distinctive prussian blue tone that this process is so known for. There are numerous websites and books that outline various recipes or how-to’s on creating Cyanotypes. This how-to is mine. This will show you step by step how to make a cyanotype print.

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