2016_41
My 52 Frames: Week 41
Sometimes you just have to slow down.
When it comes to photography, using a large format view camera in and of itself requires one to take their time. Every step in the process, from setting up the camera to exposing the image, takes time and thought. If you really want to slow things down take that big glass lens off the camera and go back to basics, the pinhole. Nothing but a teeny-tiny hole and air between the world and your chosen medium. This weeks image is just that, a pinhole image, recorded on Harman Direct Positive Paper.
The scan doesn’t do this medium any justice at all. It’s a true fiber based paper that dries to a glossy finish. It has a bit of a warm tone and the blacks are deep and luscious.
You will spend some time using it to make pinhole images though. The ASA/ISO on this paper is somewhere between 1.5 and 3. Even in bright daylight you can expect to be standing out there for several minutes. If it’s a little cloudy, you might be looking at up to an hour or more. Still, I think the results are worth it.
Huron River, Intrepid 4x5 camera, 140mm f/280 pinhole, 20 MINUTE exposure on Harman Direct Positive Paper developed for 90 seconds in Arista paper developer 1:9 dilution
© 2016 Jeffrey E. Roush
2016_41
My 52 Frames: Week 41
Sometimes you just have to slow down.
When it comes to photography, using a large format view camera in and of itself requires one to take their time. Every step in the process, from setting up the camera to exposing the image, takes time and thought. If you really want to slow things down take that big glass lens off the camera and go back to basics, the pinhole. Nothing but a teeny-tiny hole and air between the world and your chosen medium. This weeks image is just that, a pinhole image, recorded on Harman Direct Positive Paper.
The scan doesn’t do this medium any justice at all. It’s a true fiber based paper that dries to a glossy finish. It has a bit of a warm tone and the blacks are deep and luscious.
You will spend some time using it to make pinhole images though. The ASA/ISO on this paper is somewhere between 1.5 and 3. Even in bright daylight you can expect to be standing out there for several minutes. If it’s a little cloudy, you might be looking at up to an hour or more. Still, I think the results are worth it.
Huron River, Intrepid 4x5 camera, 140mm f/280 pinhole, 20 MINUTE exposure on Harman Direct Positive Paper developed for 90 seconds in Arista paper developer 1:9 dilution
© 2016 Jeffrey E. Roush