Thursday, June 14, 2012

Gelatin Silver Prints

I was back in the darkroom yesterday and my day wasn't as great as the day before!  I got stuck on three of the last images on that first roll of film.  I think I only printed one that came out half-way decent.  The streets of most European towns as some of you may already know, are narrow and the buildings are tall.  In most instances it's very limited or subdued lighting even in the middle of the day.  I guess I could have brought out the flash, but it's really not my style, not that I can't do it - I actually didn't think I needed it. Well, as my husband says, "It is what it is!"  I guess I can say I'm done with that roll and I'll move on to better images of Dubrovnik, Croatia in roll #2.  If I compressed the time spent on developing that first roll, I would have to say it took me 30 hours total (or six days in the darkroom).

However, today I am taking a break and will need to cut some mats specifically for the darkroom prints as I'm taking in four new images to High Hand Gallery that I've developed from this European series.  This will probably be one of the only days I can devote to just cutting mats. I'm thinking of bringing home the two gallery wraps and maybe some of the photo transfers.  I mean I say I specialize in gelatin silver prints, however, I currently don't even have ONE hanging!!

Tonight is Auburn's ArtWalk and I would like to go into town and see the Mountain Quarries RR Bridge photography display that I have two images hanging in there. I think I'll take my granddaughter with me.

"If you find, while reviewing a proof sheet, that you do not remember taking a particular photograph, print that one first.  It will be the best photograph on the roll."

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