ilford fp4

Last week, I took my 1960s Spotmatic out for a bit of exercise. I had to wait a good while until this scene was clear of people and cars, but in the end, I got what I wanted. Pentax Spotmatic/FP4+/FX-55. Black and white points set in PS.

Sometimes for lighting Sill Life, I use an LED Panel which has a dimmer control. The light gives out just enough "Umph" for small still life but would probably struggle with large subjects. In the past, I have struggled using the light panel with Kodak HC-110 developer because the way in which...

It was quite a dense woodland and the light from the overcast sky was struggling to get through the trees. I was drawn to the light coloured bark against the dark background and was curious as to how the reflected light would be recorded on film. I wasn't concerned about the dark background...

Exposure made with the Chamonix 5x4 camera using the standard 150mm lens. Film was Ilford FP4 and developed in Procat HD 1+1+100. Due to bellows extension, I had to go into reciprocity for 13 seconds which is not something I like doing especially when the subject is a close up because the...

Chamonix 045N 150mm lens Ilford FP4 5x4 film rated at ISO 80 Developed in Kodak XTOL 6 minutes 30 seconds Scanned on Epson V800 with Silverfast

This photograph of a Freesia flower bud was made under natural light in the conservatory. The film used was Ilford FP4 rated at ISO 80. The exposure time was 2 seconds at f/22. The negative was developed for 24 1/2 minutes in PyrocatHD developer @ 21°C

This is a colddddddddddddd place to be in winter, Bardon Moor just outside Skipton, this wall is at the very top and it was -4 there on Sunday, no messing about as my fingers were dropping off in the chilling wind. Metered the dynamic range which was 3 EVs so I did a plus 2 development to get...

I have taken this many times before however never at this angle or with a Pinhole camera. Zero45 75mm F/216 Ilford FP4 Developed in Pyrocat HD N+1 Exposure 2m 20sec f/216

The lowish Sun and partial and cloud allowed me to shoot into the light with no worry of Pinhole flair, I used all the 3 sections of the Zero45 LF pinhole camera giving me a focal length of 75mm and f-stop of f/216, I used BTZ incident light reading in partial shade using Ilford FP4 that gave me...

I love this time of year for the quality of the low Sun, it can be a problem with pinhole when it is too high, they have a tendency to flair in an uncontrollable way, but when the sun is low it's not too much of a problem making it easier to shoot into the light. Pano Crop Portrait...

Taken in my home town of Otley in Wharfedale, I used my Zero image 4x5 pinhole camera at a setting of 50mm focal length, the aperture at this setting is f/176. The fun of pinhole photography is you do all the ground work, setting and levelling up the camera, try to estimate what the...

My eldest Son Stephen, window light Mamiya c220f Ilford FP4 Nikon 9000ed in Vuescan

Following on from my previous post of the Lily images, I have been waiting a few weeks till it finely died so I could do a triptych of the flower life cycle, same flower, same film, same development for all. Chamonix 452-N 150mm lens Ilford FP4 Pyrocat-HD minimal agitation Available light

Another Lily image, I took first on 25 August and the second on 27 August, same flower over 2 days. Again using the Pyrocat-HD minimal agitation method as per Steve Sherman dilutions and times. Click the thumbnails and see it open Chamonix 452-N 150mm lens Ilford FP4 rated at 160iso...

Another flower shot, again experimenting with Pyrocat HD developer Chamonix 4x5 150mm lens Ilford FP4 + @64iso 5 mins @ f/32 Developed in Pyrocat HD 6mils A 4mils B to make up 1000mils Development time 29 mins 20c, semi stand, minimal agitation Tungsten light

Stuart is a lot older now and he is still a handful, you can see it in his eyes :) Pentax MX 135mm Pentax lens Ilford 1D11 1 to 1 Nikon 9000ed scanner Vue Scan