Processing Black and White photos

You will need...

1. A metal or plastic film tank
2. Three dark plastic containers to hold chemistry
3. Graduates (used to measure chemicals)
4. A darkroom timer
5. A can opener
6. A room that is totally light proof (not even the slightest sliver of light should be visible).
7. Developer (see other sidebar)
8. Glacial Acetic Acid (optional, for Stop Bath)
9. Fixer (Kodak Rapid Fixer with Hardener is highly recommended) 
10.  Hypo Eliminator
11. Scissors 

Pictures

Summary

Remove the film from the canister, use the can opener. Use scissors to cut off the film leader. Load the film, Get a developed film and try to load the film reel in daylight until you are confident with the process, then you do it inside the changing bag. Load the film reel. Mix the chemicals according to instructions. Start the timer. Agitate the film, stop the agitation. Add stop bath with fixer. Wash and rinse with water. Carefully remove the film from the reel and hang it up to dry. Use the squeegee to remove excess water from the film and leave it to dry.

Definitions

• Contact sheet-a contact print, usually of all frames of a developed roll of negative print film, used as a proof print.
• Agitation-the act or process of agitating
• Enlarger-an apparatus used for making projection prints, having a head for holding, illuminating, and projecting a film negative and a bed for holding a sheet of sensitized printing paper.
• Developer-a reducing agent or solution for developing a film or the like.
• Stop Bath-an acid bath or rinse for stopping the action of a developer before fixing a negative or print. 
• Fixer-a chemical substance, as sodium thiosulfate, used to promote fixation.
   

What the pros are you doing-Repetion

An anti-government "red shirt" protester scans the area surrounding the protestors' barricaded encampment in the financial district of Bangkok.

Wine bottles await tasting during the 27th International Wine Challenge in London, England.

 

A pattern of lights forms a giant 275-foot jack-o-lantern on the side of WaMu Center in downtown Seattle.

American Soldier slideshow and captions

A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshows? Why?

The first picture in the slideshow Life in Iraq. I think the photo is very powerful, I love how the background lighting makes the rest of the photo look like a shadow.

B. What sequence of photographs is the most powerful? Why?

In the Army. It shows the determination he put to get it, how important it was to him, and all the hard training and work he went threw.

C. How do the images work together to tell a story?

They start from the very first thing that happened in the sequence and work there way to the very last thing that happen, there fore 'telling a story'.

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A. For the photos in which Ian is the main subject of the photos, in what tense are the verbs usually written?

Present tense.

B. How do the captions enhance the photographs?

It helps you more about the photo, and get a better look on whats going on.

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A. Write three of your own captions to photos without looking at the caption written by the photographer. Be sure they are written in the following form. For this assignment you can make up names and facts to write your captions.

• Ian arms wrestles a friend of his in the Basic Training camp (Basic Training, First row, 5th picture)
• Ian hugs his father just right before he leaves to Iraq.
• Excited and very relieved to be home Ian celebrates a night out with his girlfriend and close friends at the bar.

 

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A. How do these other features enhance the photographs?

Well not only do you have the videos for background information but you also have captions to tell you whats happening in the photo and they are set up as a telling a story sequence.

B. In what ways are videos better than photographs? Provide an example from the Denver Post Web site.

In signing up, the video was better than the photographs, because you got a better look and you actually know the background information and what it took, or got a view from Ian himself, his dad, mom ect.

C. In what ways are photos better than videos? Provide an example from the Denver Post Web site. 

Some of the photos are better cause you can actually see some of the action that he faced as for the video he just explained what he went threw and with the picture you actually got a visual image. Army blues.

 

 

Funny Captions

 You know what they say...you are what you eat.

Jerry Wynn, (man on left) Tom Nyoman (man on right) are captured by fisherman from the island of Getmeouttahuuria. They thought it was a rescue boat coming for them and headed out for seas.

For all you cat lovers out there...

 Tiffany Sue, has found a new way to give her cat Ms. Priss a bath. Every once in 3 months or so she will give Ms. Priss a bath finally getting tired of it she threw her in the washing machine, Ms. Priss wasn't a very happy 'catpur' about this.

Gotta do whatcha gotta do...

 Mrs. Stevenson comes home from a hard day at work and finds her husband "only doing his job" he just wants to make her happy. Mr. and Mrs. Stevenson have been married for 6 months now, and the newlyweds are already have marridal problems Mr Stevenson can't seem to do the dishes.

Academics Preview

Tell a Story.

 I selected this photo as "Tell a Story" because it looks like there could be a story to go along with this. The children look like they're on an adventure. Adventures always tell a story.

 Emotion.

I selected this photo for "Emotion" because the emotion and love from the boy, holding the girl. The little girl looks so happy,and the boy looks like he loves her so much.

 

 Interesting.

 This photo has many different kinds of shapes colors and art put together to make the photo a lot more interesting and less of a boring photo. There is a lot more going on.

Marlboro Marine

A. What skills besides photography did Luis Sinco utilize to produce this slideshow? (Think about the overall presentation: audio, editing, text)

He actually got to know James Blake Miller, he was able to get close to James to show how upset Jmes was really feeling threw all the struggles he went threw. He helped James get help. He was a friend to him. He had conversations and really tried to understand him.

B. What was the effect (added power or meaning) of the multimedia effects of the slideshow?

Since it was photography and the voice over, it should how intense it really was. It added more power and meaning to the slideshow.

3. Think about the power of the overall piece.

 

A. What is the most powerful image from the slideshow? Why?

 

I think the most powerful picture was the default of him, where's he's in Iraq and all dirty with a cigarette. You can see the pain, hard work, intense, exhausted, worried look on his face, and of course his cigarette in his mouth. I like to think of it as his signature move. Him having a cigarette.

B. What sequence of photographs is the most powerful? Why?

The very beginning where all the soldiers were all running out of the room, and when you see the building fill up with smoke and gunshots. That was a very power sequence, it shows the struggles they went threw and how scary it was to think when your out there your all alone. On your own.

 

C. How does the audio enhance the photographs?

It helps you comprehend the photos and feeling behind them better. It helps tell you more whats going on. Give the photo more emotion, to make you feel what James was feeling. Helps you understand the photo better.

D. How do the images work together to tell a story?

 

They start from the beginning when he was married, until the end when he's on his own working hard to pull himself back together.

Photoblog Statesman

http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1418565568?bctid=58144301001

I found this photo interesting because I love Austin Skyline and the way it reflects off of the water, plus fireworks I find incredibly interesting. Now the video I thought it was cool,showing everything that happened in the year of '09 but showing everything that happened in pictures.

Contest Preview, Show and Tell

Winter.

 This photo really does inspire me, I absolutely love the fish eye lends look. I love how the lighting in photo only focuses on the person and how the lighting fades in the corners of the picture. I love how clear the picture is and the greatness of the quality. I love how the colors in the background are sort of a faded bronze/sepia look. What really stands out to my are the vines coming up the wall, or curtain I also adore how the wall is a curtain. But my favorite in the photo is the old fashion camera the boy is holding. Over all this picture inspires me, it makes me want to go look at more photos by him, or more like this a long the lines. I really want to ask him what made him want to take this and what his inspiration was towards this.

Great black and white photographers part 3.

I feel the cold air piercing my face and hands bringing chills down my spin. The terror and shock all around me. I feel my legs getting numb and my stomach turning from my hunger.

I smell the women and the different variates their fancy perfumes blowing in the wind. The humidity in the air, and the smell of rain that has just fallen. I also smell the factories and the smoke they let out just a few blocks away.

I hear the the different concerned conversations all around me. I hear the loud whistles the wind plays in my ear. I hear the footsteps running towards the tragic accident.

I taste the hard, flavorless piece of gum in the back of my mouth I've been hiding under my tongue for a few hours now. I taste, the dryness of my mouth, and my throat craving water. I also taste sorrow-more like shock, but in the air. All around me.

I see everything. I see the dark gray sky hovering over me. I see the birds flying south for the winter, I see Men, Women, Husbands and their wives, their children, elders, grandparents, people. I see anger. I see sorrow. I see excitement. I see buildings, and trees. I see a horse that has fallen. I see pain in the horse's eyes.

 

I feel smitten. I feel his soft passionate lips pressed up against mine. I feel his arm over my shoulder for support. I feel people passing me and the slight breeze running threw my hair. I feel the butterflies filling up my stomach.

I smell his sent all around me. I smell the different people passing me. I smell the sweet air and the beauty of the day.

I hear his voice inside my head, repeated those last 3 words that left his mouth. I love you. I hear the footsteps and the busy city streets of Paris. I hear the bell of the clock going off. I can sort of make out casual conversation all around me. But most of all I can hear nothing but my mind wondering. Thinking so loud that I can barley tell whats going on around me I can only hear the thoughts of him running threw my mind. Focusing on this one kiss. Because I may not see him anymore.

I taste him. I taste his sweet lips. His flavor. I taste everything around me.

I see his face in the back of my mind. I see everything we've been threw and are going threw. I see our future together. I see how much he means to me. I see how much I mean to him.