Darkroom

42 inches Roll RC Paper

In the previous post, I was dissatisfied with the availability of roll photographic paper.、I wrote about the challenge to Archival Pigment Print.、In parallel with that work, I was also printing on roll photographic paper in a dark room.。This time it will be held at two venues at the same time、Both venues will exhibit works taken on the streets of the city of Tokyo.、I wanted to change the exhibition method for each venue.。 The exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya was actually decided two years ago.。From that time on, devise a rough exhibition concept、I was steadily preparing。on the other hand、The exhibition at ZEN FOTO GALLERY was decided only a few months ago.。Because it was an offer while I was busy making photobooks、I thought it would be difficult to hold it at the same time, so I thought I should turn it down for a moment.。However, in the next moment, the idea of ​​the current exhibition method passed through my head.、I accepted the exhibition with the desire to make it happen.。The exhibition method is to cover the wall of ZEN FOTO GALLERY with RC roll paper (RC roll paper is usually available).。Then, staring at the wall view and examining the exhibition size and the number of sheets that can be exhibited.。Two steps of 1100mm size photos to match the lowest 2200mm high wall in the gallery、I found that I needed a total of 24 works。Processing of corners on the wall of the gallery、How to open and close the door of the storage space in the wall、There were a number of issues that hadn't been resolved,、Anyway, I bought a roll photographic paper、Reserve an open darkroom on Saturdays and Sundays and proceed with the enlargement work。It was my first experience to finish this many roll prints at once.、At the end of the day's work, I'm exhausted、After returning home, I fell asleep to fall asleep。Still in the next day's work、When you look at the large print that is in focus for stretching, you will feel more energetic.。I feel "the ecstasy of black-and-white photography" in this series of work.。 These works are on display at ZEN FOTO GALLERY until August 6th.。This is an exhibition that I would like you to actually visit and experience the gallery.。 Fill the sink with water and wash with water。In the next color darkroom, TPPG member Yubun was doing printing work for the exhibition.。 Sunday、Occupy the corridor on campus without students and dry the photographic paper。 If the print is large, the dust (failed print) is also large.。And it's expensive ...。

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Corona December

2020 with no plans。10The exhibition of the moon is canceled、11The exhibition scheduled for the month will be changed to February next year、8Another exhibition that wasn't planned for the month and November suddenly came in、As a matter of course, the schedule for shooting overseas is canceled、And again, the exhibition in February next year will be changed to January ...。 And、Is this also the influence of the new corona? The stock of photographic paper in Japan seems to be exhausted and I can't get it at all! This phenomenon did not start this year、It ’s worse than usual.。I searched for people for about two weeks、There seems to be no domestic stock。Reliance rope B&H also has a delivery time of 6-10 weeks。By the time the photographic paper arrives, the exhibition will begin! That's why I used only two rolls of photographic paper in the warehouse of ILFORD in the UK.、Arrange to have it sent by airmail in a hurry。Although the fare has been added to the price、It's an unavoidable expense to display using regular photographic paper。Stayed in the darkroom last weekend、I managed to complete 3 cuts by the deadline。It was a very thrilling battle。The image is a roll print waiting for a frame。From January 14th next year、It will be unveiled at ZEN FOTO GALLERY in Roppongi。 Obtaining photographic paper、We would like to thank Mr. Kojima, the owner of Lime Light Gallery in Osaka, for his efforts.。 The monk also runs、Photographer also runs、It was one act of such a december。

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42 inches width roll paper

It stringent availability and of the roll paper、Prepare to be clean up also a very、The chemical to consume large amounts、As it Burns long exposure time to arm come trembling、Hands to rough become stinking、Also above all physical strength to be consumed energy ......。However、Sense of fulfillment and a sense of accomplishment about say that there is no joy over this、At the same baryta paper unique Quality can be obtained。 Although it completed in the button one's large-format printing in an ink-jet、I want to also print in a dark room, among which there is a photographic paper。 This print I will debut at the exhibition from next month。

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Days of Darkroom

Overlap schedule of exhibitions、3First half of the month was the day-to-day to spend in a dark room intently。It is really a long time to do this only concentrate on darkroom work。10The finished print in the work of the day is about 160 copies in baryta of the whole sheet。Built up a mountain of examples expensive garbage (pop print)、Well into the bet go home become exhausted、To count the number of exposure time until in a dream、Plight that to calculate the exposure multiples of the grade of the filter。But this time you need、Since just cut that may have once print、Also it is struggling as much as the new、Work went smoothly without even the way stumble。inside that、I was reminded of the importance of the printing data while too late。But data that has been taken about graffiti when it is printed in the past、Exposing the output side of the enlarger、The sensitivity of the photographic paper、If you leave aligned and chemical condition、Is its high reproducibility surprisingly。Price-sensitive material and the chemical also soaring、Also you can not waste once printing paper as。Let Kokorogakeyo a more precise data collection in the future。

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Silver salt Today

11 issue of journal of Japan camera、We will reprint the articles published in the column named silver salt Today。 Thoughts about the darkroom work, past and present。 Time to decide、To work efficiently in a darkroom Since I started living alone in a studio apartment in Kyoto、NARA、Osaka、And Tokyo、Have been repeating the move several times、Always had a dark room in the middle of the room。When deciding which property、The first image to is where you the amithaba enlarger。Placing the desk followed by lining up the butt、To secure the line to the staff。And little of carrying household belongings put is void and the darkroom in the room rather than worthy of saying "live in the darkroom.。More than 20 years between the、Drink, eat dinner on the deck of the enlarger、Will have fuketari to read a book。Overnight the darkroom work、It was often felt the morning arrival in dim light slightly leaking from between the black-out curtains。 But recent years、Use this habitual space's intended use became rare。Almost no such thing to work in the night。If the print qual tea to top priority、That should be the efficient working、Over the years and have learned from the mountain kept making bots print from。As with darkroom photography school recently taught a private、You're regularly。Now、Next time making prints for exhibition。 LUCKY 450M-D of the right of the screen is for use with all prints for exhibition。Is the sink in an anechoic chamber with bat in all six.、Water from the developer、To dry efficiently。Associated roles prints on the wall projection。

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CVX Color Viewing Station

Print checks and calibration of various types of、When such spotting work equipment。But supporting player treats from the perspective of the entire process of darkroom work、Improve the Quality of print、Never be underestimated part in order to keep it。After performing a flattening in the dry-mount press、Enter the stroke of the final finish to take the time。Same as "SEAL Masterpiece 500T-X"、I do not put this equipment possibly also at home。

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In the darkroom

Today in the darkroom on campus、Assist with student's roll print。 But the hard work of putting by 10 liters a chemical solution into a giant sink、To see the appearance of young people to work hard is I love、Also should learn from its sincere attitude。 220Her appearance to the exposure of the second shot with 30 seconds exposure。 Hand holding the tool is moving in small steps but、Feet do not shake。It is evidence that concentrate on。 This time the finished print、Wu, q. / HONG KEI NG photo exhibit “You can see it at The Elderly ”。

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Original Print

For the exhibition in Osaka、Thankfully received order of original prints for some photos。 Do print work for today。 Recent work with negatives and、Because the data is stable、Print runs smoothly。A reverse Wilder is the old negatives、Work particularly photobook "西藏 from the portrait.、Exposure when shooting and film development are quite decent.。Will be printed in the late。The most difficult is also on the cover of the photo album for this cut.。Evening、Against the Sun、Snow's background and cavalcade of adverse。Basic exposure to about 20 seconds for the、It's a 1200 s total burn time! It's shaking right arm with the Burn tool。 Progress in ten years、Not stand in front of this negative。Anyway not only bake many patiently。 Of course like a barrage of misprint。While more expensive trash pile、If 12 hours spent in the darkroom。

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Contact Sheets

From the student seldom makes a contact print (Contact Sheet)。Because it is often used a black-and-white film of Brownie-size more than size、Generally it is seen what photos if you look at the negative。It is better viewed in transmitted light it using yl mix and loupe、Because it is possible to confirm a lot of information, such as the shadow of detail。 Focus check from the selection of the cut at this stage、It has gone up to planning of print。 And solid grilled making is also cumbersome to take above all time。It can not be ignored stress of beginning to negative the adhesion of the dust。 But "Looking in: Looking at "Robert Frank's The Americans" and "MAGNUM CONTACT SHEETS"、Re-recognize the importance and fun of that Yuku strictly created the image of the work while confirming the solid grilled。 A little while ago、I had the opportunity to make a solid baked at the request of certain magazine。Although the magazine has already been released、Are again scrutiny and looked at a dozen sheets of solid grilled made at that time。Cut we were not able to print、8It has been in the photo as a small image in the × 10-inch photographic paper。Thus see if、Not mon unexpected cut was also Zongai discarded。 When it comes again make a solid baked from the house of negative、How long will it take ...? Well、But it will not do。 Select from the upper image ≫ ariphoto2012_1_03a Select from the lower image ≫ ariphoto2013_1_08, ariphoto2013_1_19

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SEAL Masterpiece 500T-X

The absolute need to work、This is one of the equipment never do not want to put in your home。SEAL dry mount press machine。And big、Heavy and、Do high、A huge iron that can't be found for any other purpose (this machine in the first place)、Flattening is not the intended use)。 Borrow a photography school supplies, the flattening of the fibre-based Baryta paper。 It's fibre-based Baryta paper drying。Kostiner-rack。Screen just wondering when and、Folds and can be stored is humanoid。How many pictures can you stack and、Size and spacing are exquisite, can dry in a space-saving plenty of photographic paper。 Thanks to Tokuan, the print for the exhibition from Tuesday has been completed.。 Arimoto Shinya Exhibition "ariphoto 2013 vol.2″ 2013.04.16(Tue) – 04.28(Sun) @TOTEM POLE PHOTO GALLERY

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Film Developing 2012

Film processing for the first time in the photographers ' school freshman darkroom practice。 Even successful、Even if you fail、Can not see anything、For the time being it is all smile。

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A-darkroom

Even after the show for a while、Busy with photography work and printing work、I did not get is quite time。 And this weekend、Mori finally long-sought darkroom basket。There is also a feeling that was quite Stop playing cat and mouse、We were able to spend the time of fulfilling concentrated thanks。 After a long time also something 135 of print fresh feeling。Also it became I wanted to take in the 135。 Do's beautiful I silver particles -、Re-confirmed。 ≫ Tokuan

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HC-110

Developer has patronized for years "Kodak HC-110.、Here a while yo are disappearing from the "base camera darkroom accessories shop。Shop "can be ordered、Delivery time 2-3 months "with some Bulletin Board、I am worried how such deadlines is photoresist addiction。 So NY B.&Is going to buy at H、Waving liquid heavy、By buying only a few shipping moron increases.。So purchase 20 books at will to share with friends photographers。Including the shipping on this one per the yo will be cheaper than the "base camera management is、It is still shipping than the purchase amount。Should I share it with a larger number of people? And the most troublesome thing is the storage location。Translation missing only refrigerator about anything cool for the time being.、When a drunken ingestion is to pay attention!

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FUJI A450

More than this、Enlarger you slay in the living room because it can't、One of its、I decided to let go of the FUJI A450 was used for many years。 Unclaimed is the photography students of twenty years。 ≫ BESELER 45MX ≫ LUCKY 90M-D By the way, I took over this enlarger when I was 20 years old.。Photography student hours、What lay in the Office had been the Assistant photographer。4X I just started shooting with a 5-inch camera、It was so badly the hand you want equipment。But without a darkroom in the Office、No course using signs。Filled with ulterior motives have to ask。 "This enlarger、Do you use it for something? "I don't use it。If you can take it home, I'll give it to you. "、I was stretching machine。But take the problem how to。At that time I didn't have a car or a driver's license (although I still don't)。 After all、But on the train home how he。 When you raise a giant stretch press weight、When you took the train to embarrassment、And expectations for 4 x 5 prints can do at home、They remember well even now.。 Since nearly 20 years、When you print from the negatives of the Brownie more than using this enlarger。In the meantime、I went to move several times、In the middle of the room always stood stretching machine。 To use the taxi came to pick up students at、Away from the Boulevard、I have a enlarger, carry。In the heavy evoked memories of those days。 Although the equipment no longer needed contacts with long、Sad thing is it lost when it comes。 Apart from the new owner use this enlarger、I hope things will make many prints from my。

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