split grade...

Ok so my first image on the last post wasnt working properly. I couldnt fix the writing and it you cant read a few of the words so this is what it says!!

This is my first test strip.

I tested this on F8 Filter 0 and strips of 5-25 seconds.

The reason  did this was to get the correct exposure time for the highlighted area's in the image.

My split grade printing practice in the darkroom.

  This is my first test strip.

   I tested this on F8 Filter 0 and strips of 5-25 seconds.

  The reason  did this was to get the correct exposure   time for the highlighted area's in the image.

I decided I wanted the highlights to be exposed for 15 seconds on filter 0.

                                                              

This was to find out what time Iwanted the darker area's of the image to be. I knew Iwanted the highlights to be exposed for 15 seconds so firstly Iexposed it on filter 0 for that amount of time.

The next step was to figure out what amount of time the darker area's needed so Idid test strips of 10-40 seconds on filter 5.













This image was exposed for 15 seconds on filter 0 to bring out the highlights and 10-40 seconds test strips on filter 5 to determine the exposure time for the darker area's.

Ok so I thought that 15 seconds for the darker area's was a  

good exposure time so I exposed for 15 seconds on filter 5  for that and 15 seconds on filter 0 for the highlighted area's.

Here you can see that the highlights are quite bright and the darker area's are nice and dark and the greys are in there too.

This gives a good even tone of contrast.

                                                                   

Split Grade Printing Part 2

This is the second part to the split grade demonstration. I think he shows a good example of split grading and he explains it very clearly.

split grade printing part 1.

Yesterday in the darkroom we were practicing split grade printing. I done some research on it and I found this great demonstration on YouTube.
There are 2 parts to the demonstration and this is part 1.

My own take on the book and ring shot!

Well here is my mimic shot. As I said in the previous blog I wanted to find a shot that I could set up and do in my house.
For this shot I set up a black background and the only lighting I used was a lamp.
I tested the shot with the digital camera a couple of times using different techniques and then I shot it with the analog camera.

This shot was taken on the camera on ISO 400, F 4.5 and 1/6 seconds on a tripod.

In the darkroom, on the enlarger the shot was processed on F 8, filter 4 for 76 seconds.

The image was also burned in for 15 seconds on the highlighted area's on filter 1.

I feel that this shot turned out well. I got the effects that I was looking for and I enjoyed setting it up in my house.

Mimic Shot..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tberga/galleries/72157622255623643/#photo_390683722
Photo taken by Claua Morim and uploaded onto Flickr

I was looking for images to copy at home, .i.e. their lighting set up, subject matter and meaning.
While I was researching I came across this shot.
It's a typical shot used manly by wedding photographers but it was simple for me to set up and practise at home.

I'm going to enlarger the negative of my version of the shot tomorrow night in college and I will upload my own image then.

More of the babies!

Here is more pictures of Sean and Caoimhe. The blog would only let me put up 3 images at a time but I wanted to put up more because I like them. I love the kids eyes in these photo's.