Postby Ray Heath » 23 Dec 2012, 21:47
G'day Andrew
I'd suggest you start slowly, keep it simple and consider a few basic concepts;
film is rated at a particular sensitivity when it is exposed and processed within certain parameters,
as creative photographers we are often not able to, or may not want to, stay within the parameters,
consistency is the most important element in film processing,
consistency allows for meaningful assessment of results,
pick one film, one developer and one working method that can be applied consistently,
there are no "magic bullet" combinations of film and developer that suit all photographers and situations,
at first use the film manufacturers guidelines and learn to assess your results,
there are several simple methods that can be employed to change negative density and contrast,
increasing exposure and reducing development lowers contrast, and vice versa.
Ray
Frank Meadow Sutcliffe's photographs are "a bridge that spans the widening gulf of time" (Michael Hiley 1979, 5).