During lockdown I rekindled my love of making photograms. It happened naturally after a summer of making cyanotypes. I was also making emulsions out of plants. My garden became a temporary darkroom. With a photogram – you expose your paper to light (sunlight for photograms), with an object on top, and the area underneath the […]
A popular technique for getting the best from your prints in the darkroom. This week’s #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites theme was #splitgradeprint. NEXT WEEK’s THEME #autumnonfilm Depending on where you are in the world, Autumn (or Fall) can mean very different things. Share your images that encapsulate this time for you. #ilfordphoto #fridayfavourites #autumnonfilm COMING SOON […]
Split grade printing The version of split grade printing described here is that taught to me by the ILFORD head printers, Mike Walden and Terry Offord, and is the simplest, fastest way to make good darkroom prints from pretty much any negative. (The exception is really underexposed negatives to print these you usually only need […]
