Thomas Birke
Paris #05 prescan
This is La tour Éve - a residential building at the rim of La Défense, looking in the direction of the Puteaux quarter.
I guess I finally found the secret to the Bialobrzeski look, it has just been a small nudge on the curve - and is even doable with a chrome, given a good basis with low contrast. Quite happy with the result :) - Now the only mystery that remains is if he is doing it on the computer, or if there is a way to achieve this kind of contrast curve manipulation with an enlarger in a real darkroom. This would be amazing, since I think even with the best scanner you still loose detail in the digitalisation process. Maybe I get the chance to ask him in person one day.
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Paris #05 prescan
This is La tour Éve - a residential building at the rim of La Défense, looking in the direction of the Puteaux quarter.
I guess I finally found the secret to the Bialobrzeski look, it has just been a small nudge on the curve - and is even doable with a chrome, given a good basis with low contrast. Quite happy with the result :) - Now the only mystery that remains is if he is doing it on the computer, or if there is a way to achieve this kind of contrast curve manipulation with an enlarger in a real darkroom. This would be amazing, since I think even with the best scanner you still loose detail in the digitalisation process. Maybe I get the chance to ask him in person one day.
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become a fan on facebook and see behind the scenes shots: www.facebook.com/ThomasBirkeUrbanPhotography