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I still have a red room, though I have to admit it doesn't get used as much as in the past. The cost of paper these day is nuts (though it was never really chea

I still have a red room, though I have to admit it doesn't get used as much as in the past. The cost of paper these day is nuts (though it was never really cheap).

sverige 7y ago
And some color processes are basically impossible to do these days. RIP Kodachrome.
- jacobush 7y ago
  I have this hare-brained idea to rescue Kodachrome colours from undeveloped film. Develop it according to the K14 process, but without any dye couplers. (The dye couplers are problematic to find today.) Instead, add these steps: 6b - dry the film 6c - scan it in infrared. This is the YELLOW colour channel. 9b - dry the film 9c - scan it in infrared. This is the YELLOW + CYAN colour channel. 11b - dry the film 11c - scan it in infrared. This is the YELLOW + CYAN + MAGENTA colour channel. 17b - scan it in visible light. This is the luma information. The luma will be much higher resolution and contrast than the chroma (Yellow+Cyan+Magenta) scans, because the infrared scans are made before the film was fixed. Together though, they might be pretty decent looking. K14 - proces: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-14_process https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-14_process
  - Finnucane 7y ago
    Kodachrome was great but the process was horrible. Usage was declining well before digital became a thing, because C-41 and E-6 films got good enough to replace it. I did, however, have a few rolls in the last batch Dwayne's processed.
paulnechifor 7y ago
Yeah, it's always cheaper to just take pictures with your phone, but using old and more difficult methods makes the photos seem more important even when they are objectively worse. I've been meaning to try wet plate photography[1] because it seems very intriguing to my closeted-hipster self, but I don't trust myself with the chemicals needed. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKtE_j9jmtk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKtE_j9jmtk
- Finnucane 7y ago
  Use a kit and save yourself some hassle. https://uvphotographics.com/ https://uvphotographics.com/ Personally, I've been satisfied with plain old film, though I would avoid dageurrotypes, as it involved processing with mercury vapor. I have my limits.
pwenzel 7y ago
My father in law has a number of pinhole cameras he built at home. Every iteration becomes fancier and closer to that of a real camera. The development process is not difficult to take on it home. The results are fun, but the art, craft, and process are even more so.

I still have a red room, though I have to admit it doesn't get used as much as in the past. The cost of paper these day is nuts (though it was never really cheap).

sverige 7y ago

And some color processes are basically impossible to do these days. RIP Kodachrome.

jacobush 7y ago
I have this hare-brained idea to rescue Kodachrome colours from undeveloped film. Develop it according to the K14 process, but without any dye couplers. (The dye couplers are problematic to find today.) Instead, add these steps: 6b - dry the film 6c - scan it in infrared. This is the YELLOW colour channel. 9b - dry the film 9c - scan it in infrared. This is the YELLOW + CYAN colour channel. 11b - dry the film 11c - scan it in infrared. This is the YELLOW + CYAN + MAGENTA colour channel. 17b - scan it in visible light. This is the luma information. The luma will be much higher resolution and contrast than the chroma (Yellow+Cyan+Magenta) scans, because the infrared scans are made before the film was fixed. Together though, they might be pretty decent looking. K14 - proces: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-14_process https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-14_process
- Finnucane 7y ago
  Kodachrome was great but the process was horrible. Usage was declining well before digital became a thing, because C-41 and E-6 films got good enough to replace it. I did, however, have a few rolls in the last batch Dwayne's processed.

paulnechifor 7y ago

Yeah, it's always cheaper to just take pictures with your phone, but using old and more difficult methods makes the photos seem more important even when they are objectively worse. I've been meaning to try wet plate photography[1] because it seems very intriguing to my closeted-hipster self, but I don't trust myself with the chemicals needed. [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKtE_j9jmtk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKtE_j9jmtk

Finnucane 7y ago
Use a kit and save yourself some hassle. https://uvphotographics.com/ https://uvphotographics.com/ Personally, I've been satisfied with plain old film, though I would avoid dageurrotypes, as it involved processing with mercury vapor. I have my limits.

pwenzel 7y ago

My father in law has a number of pinhole cameras he built at home. Every iteration becomes fancier and closer to that of a real camera. The development process is not difficult to take on it home. The results are fun, but the art, craft, and process are even more so.