a printer's life

i'm afraid printing with an enlarger is being misunderstood lately, with the newly found interest in film photography. i'm specif...

sodium in general has taken over my life. sodium sulfite being the obvious guilty party in my darkroom, and sodium chloride being added...

99% acidic swirl yes, no doubt, the darkroom can be an escape from the turmoil of the world outside.  and i use it as such often. o...

i would like to take a moment to remember al. alfred wertheimer died a few days ago.  i worked with al for many years, and frankly, i w...

well, for me at least.  my sense of timing is off.  i am re-learning how to coordinate my day, how to set the pace in my activitie...

silver recovery at the beginning i was merely printing.  i was transferring a negative image on acetate onto a piece of paper a...

i 'll get right to it: here's what doesn't work between digital and analog photography: shooting film, scanning it, and ...

for the good news, ilford is improving their neutral tone multigrade emulsion. same hahnemühl paper base, but great step...