paper negative

I was given a black bag which contained a handful of 8x10 sheets of darkroom paper. Unfortunately, there was no mention of any brand or what grade the paper was. The only thing which was known was that it is Fibre based and has been in the wardrobe since the later 1980's. The first thing that...

Paper: 1986 Ilford MG 3 ISO: 3 Exposure: 16 seconds Aperture: f/22 Developer: MG 1+20 Lens: Circa 1896 Ross of London Camera: Chamonix 045N

My grandfather dedicated around 45 years of his life to British Ropes (now called Bridon Wire) following WWII. Throughout his career, he held various positions within the company, one of which was Time and Motion Manager. (I can only imagine that role didn’t make him the most popular figure...

Throughout my photography journey, I’ve often been called a "faffer." While there’s some truth to this, I find it’s the very act of experimentation that keeps me deeply engaged in the craft. Today, I captured this image using my 5x4 camera. Rather than opting for a traditional lens and film, I...

Having been given a roll of Ilford RC Delux Grade 1paper, I decided to try and see how it would handle been used as a paper negative. Exposed it at ISO3 as a starting point and then developed it under red light until I thought it looked about right.

Photograph was exposed directly onto Ilford darkroom paper placed in the back of the 4x5 large format camera. The paper was exposed for 2 minutes and developed under red safe light for roughly 3 minutes

Rather than using film, I place a sheet of Ilford RC Multi Grade darkroom paper into the rear of the camera. I rated the Paper at ISO 4 and gave it an exposure of 4 minutes and 10 seconds. The paper was then transferred to a tray containing Ilford Multigrade developer and under the safe light...

Photograph exposed. directly onto Ilford Multigrade RC paper. 1 second exposure at f/25 ISO 4