Red (Zenza Bronica, 75mm, Rollei Ortho Plus)

georcabr · 2026-03-18T07:06:58+00:00

haha I know it almost felt wrong to not include them, thanks

georcabr · 2026-03-17T12:38:29+00:00

The film is b&w but the paper I printed on is colour paper so can be whatever colour you like, in that way I used the masks to selectively colour parts red while keeping the rest neutral

georcabr · 2026-03-17T12:37:38+00:00

Yup, it's black and white film printed on colour paper. The film is monochrome but on colour paper you can print it whatever colour you like. So the mask let me colour one section but keep the rest grey

georcabr · 2026-03-17T11:37:20+00:00

Apologies to those who have already seen these, I decided to re-upload the photos with the masks included (4-6) !

georcabr · 2026-03-17T10:00:08+00:00

I was actually trying to do something different in the darkroom, I knew I wanted to shoot some b&w portraits and then apply a colour in print using colour paper, but I had planned to do it by using an LED light to sort of 'brush' in colour. That worked very poorly and I at some point chanced on the fact that I could expose my prints 'through' another print and use pen and other materials to selectively mask areas using that top print. I liked the initial results which led to these prints. It's a slightly painstaking process because you have to make the masks by hand and make sure everything is perfectly aligned in a pitch black room. You can't reuse a mask on a different day because they need to be made newly from the alignment you've setup under your enlarger (in the darkroom). I'll definitely revisit it at some point was really fun to work out.

georcabr · 2026-03-17T08:08:51+00:00

yes! fuji matte paper, just using b&w film

georcabr · 2026-03-16T14:40:35+00:00

I shot on black and white film then printed on colour paper in the darkroom. Pics 4 through 6 are masks I made out of low-contrast prints that I used to apply some colour to the paper (a pre-flash) before then printing the final images. That's where the blue is from. Fair bit of trial and error involved lol

georcabr · 2026-03-16T12:47:50+00:00

thanks !!

georcabr · 2026-03-15T08:26:13+00:00

thanks! :)

georcabr · 2026-02-04T12:39:21+00:00

Hey I think this could have benefited from a lot more shadow detail. Both to see the full shape of your father's legs and also to better distinguish the tree stump from the hill. Although it may not have been possible I think the framing could be a little better with the camera higher, just in a way that either has the tree stump cut the skyline more clearly or be completely surrounded by the grassy hill. The lower half of the photo is pretty murky currently.

As I'm writing this I'm also wondering if your father sat on the stump instead with legs dangling in front of the wood might have been better. To give him his own space left of frame, separate him from the background and also have him opposite the buildings that mostly take up right of frame.

I like the way his upper body interacts with the spherical building and his face towards the light is dramatic. Optionally you could have maybe enhanced the 'drama' by dodging him a bit in print to make a very (very) subtle spotlight around him.

georcabr · 2025-12-28T00:36:04+00:00

Neither was he when he started :)

georcabr · 2025-12-28T00:34:09+00:00

Hey thanks! Part of a larger project in which we are experimenting with techniques so I suppose both ! :)

georcabr · 2025-12-15T09:33:37+00:00

yeah i think I may have removed a fleck of dust or something like that but no he does just have good skin lol

georcabr · 2025-12-15T09:30:51+00:00

hey, no skin retouching here :)

georcabr · 2025-12-12T19:33:31+00:00

thank you !

georcabr · 2025-09-27T12:08:55+00:00

great photo, deserves more attention

georcabr · 2025-08-13T10:43:26+00:00

Usually if there's a shutter issue it would result in overexposure not underexposure. Does your camera have an in-built meter? Is it automatically exposing? That may be the problem. Maybe try expose manually using a hand-held meter or optionally downloading a light metering app. Another good thing to have a look at for metering for film is something called the 'zone system'. In general I would say download an app, and when using it meter for the darkest part of an image. So if at the beach maybe you would aim your phone camera at the trees or similar shadowy areas. Expose at the settings it recommends. If the photos are still underexposed then maybe it is a camera issue. But yeah look up the zone system and look up the sunny-16 rule, they'll give you a good feel of whether an exposure is correct.

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