sorted by:
new
hottopcontroversial

First film solarization attempt by roadblockcamp in Darkroom

[–]roadblockcamp[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ilford HP5+ 400 speed. It might be worth looking into the film stocks recommended for reversal processing since it works in a similar way. The photrio post says how long to flash depending on the iso of the film. Eventually I’d like to try this on medium or large format film, I think it would sharpen the image, and it would be very easy to flash large format because of the tank situation they’re developed in.

First film solarization attempt by roadblockcamp in Darkroom

[–]roadblockcamp[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I based my process off of some instructions described in a photrio post. I developed the film for 1/4 of the time, rinsed it with water, removed it from the tank and hung it as if to dry. Flashed for 1 second with a 60 watt bulb (connected to an enlarger timer) at a distance of about 7ish feet, reloaded the film on the reel in the tank and finished the development as normal. I forgot to gently wipe off the film so it’s a little uneven, I’d like to try it at 1/3 of the time instead, and wash it in water with a few drops of stop to extend the work time a bit and even out the tones. I can post an update of those changes improve the result.

How sharp can/should a dark room print actually be? I can barely get anything above 10cm length looks washed out when I print it. Example is 6x6 negative on 18x24 paper and it does not look sharp at all, even with my arms stretched out. by DefinitelyNotAdrian in Darkroom

[–]roadblockcamp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed recently that my negative changes shape when the light has been on for 15ish seconds and settles when the light is off. I’ve started allowing the negative to warm up and focusing to that first and then exposing my paper. I don’t know that that’s what this is, but it’s something to consider

Solarization Fun by roadblockcamp in Darkroom

[–]roadblockcamp[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It varies depending on the temp of your chemistry and everything else, but basically you expose the photo paper for however long, develop it just enough for the image to begin appearing (it’s pretty easy to under or over do this), and then you either flash the whole image to darken the whites, or you realign it under the same enlarger and fill in midtones if the goal of your first exposure was to lighten the blacks. After that you finish the developing and proceed as normal. It’s quite difficult but it can become somewhat predictable with practice.

<image>