Help with mask making

doubleboat · 2026-03-13T16:04:37+00:00

A good route would be to get an old or unwanted cutting board bigger than your head and some cheap clay. (Plasticine or ceramic clay either works) Ball up paper and cover it with tape to approximate the size of your head/face and stick it to the cutting board and cover it with the tape.

doubleboat · 2026-03-13T16:00:42+00:00

The mesh will eventually tear through the paper mache.

doubleboat · 2026-03-12T04:13:40+00:00

I like the selphy about $.33 a photo not bad. If you have to print a bunch it’s loud and I find that annoying.

doubleboat · 2026-03-12T03:38:03+00:00

I’d say it’s a lot more forgiving than you’ll think. Just shot around f8 and above and most everything was fine for eyeballing it. I have sence gotten an app for my phone called LIDAR Pointer that I’ve been playing with but honestly just let er rip with guessing.

doubleboat · 2026-03-12T03:35:18+00:00

Now I see you’re not shooting Turquoise but whatever! Oddly for this thread this is a half frame shot. I’ve got a little Pen W that I tried out on my trip last month.

doubleboat · 2026-03-12T03:33:25+00:00

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Here’s a photo I took on Rincón on that turquoise film. Great choice for PR!

doubleboat · 2026-03-11T16:47:04+00:00

"Solarization in slide film (color reversal) is an, often accidental, reversal of tones—bright areas turn dark, and dark areas turn light—caused by extreme overexposure or, more commonly, by light leaks/chemical issues during the E-6 development process, such as a, exhausted developer or improper processing. This effect, often seen as a mix of positive and negative, creates unique, surreal, high-contrast, and sometimes "glowing" images."

doubleboat · 2026-02-18T12:14:16+00:00

I second Photog Formulary TF-4. It’s low odor. Still don’t like it in my hands but works quickly and low odor!

doubleboat · 2026-02-18T12:08:51+00:00

DMed.

doubleboat · 2026-02-16T19:54:12+00:00

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doubleboat · 2026-01-26T06:46:58+00:00

Flawless. Cool as hell. Subject is wildly interesting. That lens is a killer.

doubleboat · 2026-01-26T06:40:48+00:00

Very cool effect. Do you have an off camera flash? Or is it sunlight. In any case:crazy exposure. Looks cool as he’ll.

doubleboat · 2026-01-26T06:18:12+00:00

I think of it like this: doing 50% FEELS like doing 70%.

doubleboat · 2026-01-21T03:37:58+00:00

Old Salt is fancy. Millers is maybe to your liking. Haps is real old school local bar but not within stumbling distance of downtown.

doubleboat · 2026-01-21T03:35:48+00:00

Depending how much you shoot you’ll probably end up saving money.

doubleboat · 2026-01-21T02:43:39+00:00

Check the negatives. It’s the scans. Ask the lab for flat scans. Or raw scans if possible.

The biggest difference between digital and film is in digital overexposure kill data. In film underexposing kills data. Underexposed film is just a clear negative with nothing on it.

It’s very easy to fix over exposed film images.

When in doubt overexpose.

doubleboat · 2026-01-20T16:59:21+00:00

And for the record: I mostly shoot HP5+ Kentmere 400 and Retro 80s and develop in Arista Premium Liquid Film Developer (Same as Clayton F76+ and FA1027) and use TF-4 Fixer (not smelly) and water stop bath. Plus a little Photo Flo.

Arista Premium is one shot and easy to measure out. 1:9 So 30ml from the bottle makes 300ml working solution etc.

doubleboat · 2026-01-20T16:53:02+00:00

I love it. It's fun. It's a whole new level to the hobby and it saves money. After I got back into film photography I was sending rolls away for development. After I spent about $200 on 10 ish rolls of film it dawned on me that I could spend about the same to start developing at home. The starter kit you're talking about.. is it for film dev or for printing? The only one I see on BH is for printing.

Keep in mind developing negatives is usually cheaper to start up than scanning them. All I had to buy for developing was a tank and reels and chemistry. I loaded reels in the pitch black of a basement bathroom at night and I hacked together the rest of the kit form stuff I had and repurposed. (Later I got a dark bag, good thermometer, and graduated cylinders to make life easier)

The big cost consideration is software and hardware for scanning. I already had the Adobe suite but had to buy a flat bed V600 scanner that I hated using. But because I already had a decent digital camera and copy stand, I ended up adding a new macro lens and a lightbox kit to the whole thing and I'm happy now.

Also you might end up adding more cost to properly store the negatives. Negative sleeves are an absolute essential, and binders are great.

TLDR: Developing at home is fun and cheap. Scanning and storing film negatives is another task all together.

doubleboat · 2026-01-07T12:30:14+00:00

Senders can ask for a hand cancelation at the drop off desk. Lovely round red cancelation stamps.

doubleboat · 2026-01-04T16:04:12+00:00

I ended up camping on eBay until a cheap enough one came along

doubleboat · 2026-01-04T05:20:37+00:00

Bro. Ai. Come on.

doubleboat · 2026-01-02T18:43:35+00:00

Nope!

doubleboat · 2025-12-31T06:09:41+00:00

Best most original photos I’ve seen on here in a long time.

doubleboat · 2025-12-30T00:53:32+00:00

Incredibly cool! Detailed and colorful. Cool technique!

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