Using a photo enlarger depends on the size and style, but generally the negative is placed under the light, the image is focused and the paper is set in place for exposure. Use an enlarger to create photograph prints with helpful tips from a fine art photographer in this free video on darkroom techniques. Expert: Deborah Gray Mitchell Contact: www.dgmfoto.com Bio: Professional Photographer, Deborah Gray Mitchell has been in business since 1981 as both a fine art and commercial photographer. Filmmaker: Paul Muller
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24 responses to “Darkroom Photography Techniques : How to Use a Photo Enlarger”
Good morning! Have you thought about photo sfxart tricks (search for it)? My mate Liam made some very amazing photography with their video tutorials.
This stuff is actually pretty cheap now that everyone wants to shoot digital. You can pick pieces up on ebay or in your local classifieds. Finding a space to set it all up is the hard part!
wikipedia is the best place.
I’m curious how photography was made differently in different ages. I really appreciate being able to see the mechanics and tools involved.
thats not a answer
I wish I could afford all this stuff.
Do your part, start with buying some commas at the nearest syntax shop.
thankyou for the expanation of this process is there any other way to achieve these images without the chemical process as now there are so many photographers seems everyones a photographer and the amount of toxins released into the environment seems unnecessary thankyou
Sorry to take so long to respond. I tend to forget about these videos. Now you can get some great deals on enlargers and other darkroom supplies as most photographers have now given up their darkrooms. Try ebay or Craig’s list.
And thank you too!
Thank you!
I think you figured this out by now, but it’s the steps that come after this part. Not all safelights are red. Ours were yellow.
okay nevermind.. it’s a silver gelatin print. it’s on the next video XD
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Help!
What kind of processing you see commonly on tv where they’re in a darkroom with a red light and they’ll dip a paper into those rectangular pans with chemicals in it and they hang the photo afterwards?
anyone please?
thank you
Help!
What kind of processing you see commonly on tv where they’re in a darkroom with a red light and they’ll dip a paper into those rectangular pans with chemicals in it and they hang the photo afterwards?
anyone please?
thank you
you are amazing! thanks so much for the tutorials
awsome videos thanks for the tips :) j from miami
I have a question plese: How much a medium format photographic enlarger costs? Not a very professional one, but also not a crappy one. This one is a Omega and I suppose it’s a good one.
Thanks 🙂
a velvia 50 is worth 100 megapixels……. pretty open ended statement ? in what format 35 mm 6 x 4.5, 6×6, 6×7, 6×17 , 4×5, 8×10 . megapixels don’t mean shit, people shouldn’t compare film to digital 2 completely different mediums.
Thank you! I appreciate your comment.
Is it possible to use a 110 color strip of negative film in that scanner to enlarge the photos??
Yes, it has defined the difference between the artist and the casual photographer. Since 2007 film sales have been slowing climbing from an all time low. I was recently talking to an employee of Cord camera and she said that simple 35mm cameras are in demand again over cheaper digital. Disposable cameras still sale good, they are cheap and give a satisfactory result for the snap shot shooter. So, there is still a demand for film.
Thank you for the relpy Agree with you 100%. Do you think that perhaps the digital age has help to define the traditional photographer as tryly the fine art photographer? Perhaps is really reinforced the definition of the fine art photographer who really handcrafts his/her images using light and light sensitive materials. Hope will can still get them in the years to come. It is one of the things that I live for.
According to Kodak, one from of solor 35mm film would hold the equillent of 50-100 megabites of info. A typical digital camera shot would be about 8 or 10. I use both digital and film and love them both. They are two entirely differnt mediums. You can do something with one that you can’t do with the other.
Doesn’t really matter though if you’re not printing, which most photographers don’t do anymore, because you can edit photos to print on your own home printer with a software such as rasterbator and so forth. It’s not impossible to recreate things like this anymore, it’s very possible.