Something to be said for simplicity. Thanks for the great content.

Found this whilst trying to find your piece on series filters. Very useful, I’ve just ordered a piece of glass for my contact printing, hopefully heavy enough to hold everything flat.

I was watching your video on split grade printing (brilliant, btw), and this one autoplayed. Before I switched it off, I heard you say Weston was the greatest American photog, which is the truth, of course! I love the stories of him with the lightbulb and ticking clock. Off to join the discord server. Thanks a bunch for your work on these vids.

@TheNakedPhotographer

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoy them

This videos is really helpful. Thank you so much! I've just subscribed.

Oh man! Timing! Just thinking about this subject today - you posted less than a day ago!

I use a sheet of foam that came as packaging for something and the glass out of an old broken frame someone gave me. Can't do much cheeper than that. I do use my enlarger for light, though.

Great video A very good reminder that I don't necessarily need so much stuff

@TheNakedPhotographer

3 жыл бұрын

Which part? The bare bones examples or the fact I had to rummage through all my junk to show some of the bare bones examples?

Mr. Naked: you are the best!

@TheNakedPhotographer

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Beautiful topic and interesting! I have made some contact prints by putting the paper an film between 2 thin glass from some cheap frames. I guess I should get some thick glass to make it better. And maybe glass as substrate is not the best choice?

@TheNakedPhotographer

3 жыл бұрын

Use it if it works, the FB paper I use has too much curl for a thin piece of glass. It can’t hold it flat. I have to use a heavy piece of glass or a spring back frame to keep it flat. RC paper usually doesn’t have that problem.

I have a sinar 4x5 but nothing that’ll enlarge that size negative. I’ll have to try contact printing, I do have a frame somewhere for it

Thanks for the info. Any recommendations for an enlarger? I'm limited for space and have a micky mouse darkroom in my bathroom. I'd like one that handles 4x5 negatives

@TheNakedPhotographer

2 жыл бұрын

Omega D series

I just tried it with my bathroom light and got a pitch black sheet 😭

For contrast: can you lay the filter sheet between the negative and the paper instead of covering the light source?

@TheNakedPhotographer

3 жыл бұрын

If you put it between the negative and paper you will get a blurry print. You can lay it over the printing frame I suppose, but you would need very large filters for bigger prints.

great video. would an animator's lightbox work? I happen to have one at the moment

@TheNakedPhotographer

Жыл бұрын

Theoretically it would, you just have to try it.

Can you use a large say 11 x 14 contact frame for 4 x 5 negative?

@TheNakedPhotographer

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Does the type of light bulb matter? LED or Incandescent? Daylight or soft white?

@TheNakedPhotographer

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and no. If you are using standard Multigrade paper then a tungsten balanced bulb will work just fine. Daylight balanced is ok but the excess blue may increase contrast a little. For Lodima paper (or Azo or Lupex) they are more UV sensitive so a very bright bulb is needed (I used a 300 watt).

@peterhoch8375

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheNakedPhotographer Thanks! I have never done this before and I excited to try.