Yet another darkroom special – I’m totally rocking my archives pretty hard lately, dudes and dudettes. I do kinda’ like this one. Probably because it took me so long to print this beast (although with Photoshop this might be about a ten minute job – at the most).
Mid-tones? We don’t need no stinkin’ mid-tones. But it’s ‘for on purpose though’. Really. I tend to print many photos super-contrasty. It’s so emotive… so dark and brooding! I think my almost exclusive use of the No. 5 split printing filter makes me seem super artsy-like… don’t you?!
About this image: Ilford 35mm film (who would’ve guessed, eh?) top image enlarged, film strips contact printed.
Refrigerator Magnate 
Yes, dark, brooding, enigmatic, but the boots in the upper right corner make this shot. Nice. Is this you btw?
Thanks much Robert – I appreciate that, sir!
Yup – well… a younger version, anyway. 🙂
très handsome!
Thank you very much, N.M. – as far as my photographs tend to go I thought this one turned out okay…
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Ooo my sweet sweet boots have made an appearance! I look a little scary/windblown but I suppose that was the point. It’s an awesome collage.
Thank you, Annabelle!
It was fairly windy that day (maybe it was a little breezy in the darkroom, too because I didn’t quite get everything registered quite right). Then again, if this wasn’t a bit crooked it wouldn’t match… everything else! 🙂
Where are those Crocs Anabelle? You promised 🙂
So was this before or after the heeling shot?
I can’t remember which came first, the boots or the heels. Hmm…
BTW everyone it’s Spilledinkguy (Robert’s) birthday today! Happy b-day babe! 🙂
*sigh*
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HAPPY B’DAY SIG!! How o-o-ld are y-ou??
This collage needs to be enlarged and hung in your home. Love it!
Thank you J.G… ummm… I feel too old. Or… 31, anyway.
That is very nice to hear! It took me way to long to make it, but I sure had fun doing so! 🙂
Happy Birthday….go spill some ink for it.
Hahaha – thanks, Bearman… that might beat cleaning up some ink, anyway! 🙂
Oh, busted. Happy Birthday Robert. 😉
And I was so close to getting away with it this time!
Thank you, Robert! 🙂
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
Ahhh to be 31 again 😦
Thanks, F.L. – I feel about 61, though… so… you know… 🙂
This is a cool picture my friend. I love the old film look.
Thanks very much, JB – I was hoping it would really tie the whole room together… 🙂
Happy Birthday, Robert! You’re just a young’un!
I have no idea what the “No. 5 split printing filter” is though. For printing the small thumbnails alnog the bottom?
Thank you very much, Binky!
In college (when I had access to a dark room) we used a split filter printing technique to make prints from 35mm negatives. We would expose a print first with a No. 5 filter (which blocked out all mid-tones) and then a 00 filter (which blocked out the darkest parts of an image). That way you can adjust mid-tones and dark tones / highlights independently.
Sorry, my gibberish probably didn’t make much sense… I meant well, though!
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Interesting. I’m just barely familiar with a darkroom, and didn’t know there were filters like that. A bit easier these days with digital manipulation I’m sure. Plus you instantly see what you get and don’t have to wait for it to be developed.
Digital media does have many advantages! If you print/shoot as poorly as me, it can save a lot of money, too!
I would like to get into alternative printing methods again some day, though. Being in a darkroom can be very relaxing (sometimes). 🙂
Well, and I just love this darkroom special…
Thank you so much for all the kind comments, Malin! I appreciate it very much!
This is still one of my favorites… it’s funny… it probably would have taken about half the time if it was a digital piece… but I still miss the darkroom very much! It was so relaxing (usually)! 🙂
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