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INPUTS AND OUTPUTS. Steve Huff Photos - Real World Digital Camera And Lens Reviews. Digital World for M42 adapters. Documentary photography digital magazine. Madeforjapan. The D-Photo | Photography inspiration & articles | Camera gear | post processing - Part 2. Amazing film photography by Owen Luther "An amateur from southeastern Pennsylvania who prefers to shoot with film over digital. I do own and occasionally shoot with a DSLR, however it has seen very limited use since dusting off my 35mm and acquiring a medium format system just under two years ago.

Aside from slowing the entire photographic process down which generally speaking results in better photography anyway, I prefer the tangible nature of film photography and all that comes along with it. " ~ Owen Luther For more amazing film photography by Owen Luther, you can visit his flickr... Read More Black and white photography inspiration from Cathy McCrery-Cordle Cathy McCrery-Cordle lives in the Western Sierra Foothills with her husband and two teenage children. Nature photography inspiration from Jonathan Taylor "I’ve been enjoying photography for approximately 6 years now, and I have owned a DSLR for 2 of those. Photography inspiration: A selection from The D-Photo flickr group Hi guys. Henri Cartier-Bresson. Mastering Black-And-White Photography: From Camera to Darkroom - Bernhard J. Suess. Second Hand Camera Sales.

Photoshop vintage effect. Back in October I took this photo, in front of our house. A cool scene, bright colors and a double rainbow. After seeing this picture on my Flickr page, I received an e-mail from Marco who asked me about the post process of this image. Now here is my answer… Choose your image carefully First of all I need to mention that some pictures are better suitable than others. It's a good thing to experiment a lot and find out if the result is to your liking. Btw, not all settings I suggest are written in stone.

Add contrast and saturation Place the image in a separate layer. Adjust curves Add another adjustement layer. Select Green from the Channel dropdown menu and adjust the curve as shown in the image above. Now select Blue from the Channel dropdown menu and adjust the curve as shown in the image above. Add Vignette effect Select the layer with your photo and go to the Filter menu and select "Convert for Smart Filters". Now go to the Filter menu and select Distort > Lens Correction. The final touch. Creating your own darkroom.

Setting up a makeshift darkroom. Makeshift, n. A temporary expedient or substitute. - syn. contrivance, jury-rig, improvised There is, perhaps, no greater experience in photography than making your own photographs in your own home darkroom. Setting up your own makeshift darkroom is not that difficult. Once established, your darkroom will provide you with a means to explore the world of silver emulsion photography in full measure. Both color and black and white processing are possible in home darkrooms but if you are beginning you should first start with the simple black and white darkroom. In order to make true black and white “fine prints” on real photo paper you really have to have your own darkroom. This article is for those who are new or relatively new to the photographic darkroom. By “makeshift darkroom” I mean a simple, affordable, and functional work place set up to facilitate necessary photographic processes.

The most important first decision in setting up a darkroom is - Where? 2) It’s dark. Enlarger An Easel. A Simple Guide to Setting Up Your Own Photographic Darkroom. Every two weeks, we revisit some of our reader favorite posts from throughout the history of Phototuts+. This tutorial was first published in November of 2009. It takes a lot of ambition, interest, and curiosity to have the drive to go back to the traditional roots of photography and get stuck into manual photographic printing and processing. For me, however, I find this to be an utterly rewarding process in my constant exploration of the medium.

In this tutorial, I will go through the basics of what is needed to set up your very own black and white photographic darkroom. Image Sourced from eHow Introduction Manual processing is very fickle in the sense that every element, no matter how minute, can have a profound effect on the final image produced. In this tutorial, I will go through the basics of what is needed to set up your very own black and white photographic darkroom. The Process What happens in a dark room can be divided into two phases: exposure and development. Darkroom Setup Tongs. Build A 35mm Panoramic Pinhole Camera. If you are still shooting film and are still in love with the magic of pinhole cameras, I have no doubt that you are going to fall head over feet for this next tutorial.

You could always buy a model, but nothing gets a good old-days thrill like building a pinhole camera yourself. It shows how to build a panoramic pinhole. You see, one of the things with small pinholes is that the focus plane is not constant, the film is “closer” to the lens at the center and farthest at the edges. The panoramic pinhole camera takes care of that issue, while providing stunning panoramic images. The guide below, while very detailed is not a 100% step by step, it is more of a specific guidelines on how to build your own.

Feel free to experiment with and adapt the design Materials Step 1 – Creating The Template First, use the sketch below to draw the parts on a 3mm stock card. The top diagram is a drawing for the bottom of the box. Step 2 – Preparing The Parts Using a sharp knife cut each of the parts. Tips.