From shooting to the darkroom

Today started to print for an exhibition.。 Muffled in the darkroom since this morning, the exposure、Developer、Stop、Anchorage、Washing、Repeating drying intently。 But there will also reprint、I managed to get printed about 13cut。 Since the continuation of the print tomorrow、To sleep by early in the film developing taken Sugara go home today。 The film developing uses a processor of JOBO。 Suguremono developable ten Brownie film at a time。

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8/ 500

Just came back from India Juniors、Come to my house with a bucket。 He is currently homeless child who Hikihara' an apartment before travel。 "Why a bucket?" "No、I wondered if he came to use the darkroom of my house.、Bucket in film development is not necessary。 Even it if necessary、There is also the home much bucket。 But as usual strange guy。 Anyway、三ヶ月間インドで撮影したフイルムのうち8/500本現像終了! そして彼はバケツ片手に去っていった。 To haunt anyone's darkroom: for I wonder?

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SUPER!FUJIFIX

FUJIFILM-fixer "Super Fuji fix" that seems to be discontinued。 Today、The selection of sensitive materials and chemicals around the film is done as a matter of course, so it is no longer surprising.。 There are alternatives、It does not hinder the development work so much。 However, because it is a product that has been used for a long time、It ’s a little sad to be gone。 When I was a photography student, I decided to exceed the processing capacity of this fixer for a certain period of time.、It was the standard for shooting (film consumption) pace。 (Since the processing capacity is 200 per 2 liters、三ヶ月以内にこれを越えて廃棄するだとか) 二種類の粉末の薬品を溶いて作るのだが、It can be quite ritual。 How to melt:25To 1.5 liters of water at ℃ -35 ℃、After adding the chemical of A and completely dissolving it、While stirring strongly, add all the chemicals of B quickly (without dividing them little by little).、Completely melted (added continuously)、Add water to make the total amount 2ℓ 。 This "quick" is the miso、If you do not follow the method, it will not melt well and will crystallize.。 It will be discarded within three months.)。 ちなみに代替品は「スーパーフジフィックス-L」 ネーミングもさらに強そうになったし、Diluted liquid makes it easier to make。

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From the flush time 1 hour、Up in the meantime

Open the curtains of the room、Check around the darkened。 Preparation of the chemical from the cleaning of the enlarger。 Carefully scissors the negative to the carrier、Switching off the lights of the room。 Work start and correct posture。 En route、Or try to become seriously、Or playing around with enumerated a number in my head。 While smoking a cigarette、To thought looking at the dazed and Chu。 "Because f11 at 2.5 seconds six times Ya、120秒現像したら・・・」 テストピースを確認した後、Burn of 300 seconds while shaking the hand。 Under the light of the dim orange safelight、It emerges the image from wobbling and drifting photographic paper。 "Yup、完璧!」 幾度となく繰り返してきたこの作業だが、It seems fresh every time。 Leave the impression when you first print。 Immerse yourself forget the time。

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While listening to the sound of the flowing water

today、With the help of darkroom of the photo school that I have been a lecturer、Print work for the exhibition。 Of course print at home can、There is a good much more efficient person who borrowed the school facilities when I'll concentrate on。 Exhibition before、I am always indebted。 Tens of hours hanging in、15I was able to print as cut。This is damn good。 However,、I get tired I print work -。 A large photographic paper to it not to move、Standing all basically。 Physical strength is a matter of course、Intellect、Print is not be finished, as I think that it is not squeezed out of the spirit force。 Ah、I even after the financial power。We have today also built up a mountain of pop print。 Position My Happy turbocharger citric Nari ...。 Upon completion until the clean up、Starving of exhausted。 Go home eating noodles is a favorite "TenkaIppin"。 Cans of beer while updating this blog。 Ugh、good~!

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Dark room

Like dogs than cats。 At the same with the same kind of feeling、I prefer to take in a film than digital photos。 Just because I am not hate cats、Which is no need also clear criteria of how good。 The favorite cat of cat charm、Heartily do you Katariae the charm of the dog likes dogs。 Boast tournament rather than discussion。That's fine。 Today's image、I is the state of the darkroom work of photo school to serve as a lecturer。 Young people born in 1987 that "I like a dark room!"、Funny is that you are still。

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Photographic Rhapsody

We love the photographic paper ILFORD。 That was a little 5,000 yen a year ago、To three months ago now yen seven thousand stand。 Nde had been a rush to eight thousand yen When you go to buy today。 来年あたりには一万円突破かな? これだけの急激な値上げが市場でまかり通る不可思議。 Yes、高くても買います!  だから品質を下げないでください。 And production only, please do not stop。 Let me see the spirit of the long-established!

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Run the film ruined once time

It is present such thing as previous to the camera than the invention of photo、The invention of photography was the invention of film.。 170 years since then、How many photos are taken by the film Nantara Kantara ...。 Yes、It ’s a line you ’re tired of hearing, right?。 Even if I meet people involved in photography, it's just this kind of story。Whether it ’s digital or film, it ’s okay.。 Certainly, the price of photosensitive materials such as film has risen,、I have to buy it if necessary。 As long as the film is produced and supplied、I declare here that I will continue to take pictures with it。 Because I like it。I'll explain if you need a reason to like it、I can't say it in this space。 But、I also use digital (actually, the photos on this blog are taken with a digital camera)。 Anyways、ニエプスとダゲールとタルボットに感謝! 最高に素敵なもの発明してくれて、thanks so much。 By the way would come down in history by the inventor of the digital camera?

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