Last weekend I did a photo shoot with Dead Link Removed out of Minneapolis for the 8x10 glossies to go with the promo pack for thier new album. Was fun. I used my Speed Graphic and thought that my hands were going to fall off due to the horrid windchill, but got some good photos that they like. A Gallery of Q&D neg scans
Now I need to turn whatever images they like, into a big pile of glossies. This is something I've never done before. I'd like to A) Keep things as wet as possible. B) Not outsource to a company to do the work since being unemployed sucks and the money is well needed.
Here is what I'm thinking, please let me know if any of this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.
I'm pretty sure they want text on the photos, so I'll print up a sheet of paper with whatever text logos on it are needed, leaving space for the image. Then make a wet print of the image to the size that will fit into the area were there isn't' no text. Crop it down and attach it to the sheet. I'm thinking paper photo corners would make for a nice effect, or rough pieces of masking tape on the corners. We'll have to see what they want. Once I get a layout made this way, make a 4x5 copy negative using my 135mm EL-Nikkor Enlarging lens instead of the old Raptar. The finest grain film I have right now is some Delta 100. Would this do good enough for making a copy negative? I've never done any real copy work, so any tips would be great.
From there, it is a matter of making 100+ prints. (we'll see how many they want) I figure make a few test prints, then when I decide which one is best, set the enlarger & timer up for it, and just keep pulling paper out of one box, exposing it, and stuffing it back into another. Maybe do batches of 20 or so, just in case something goes wrong I don't end up with a horrible flaw on 100 sheets of paper. I figure then I can just take each bundle and do a rapid fire processing session. when one hits the fix, I throw another into the developer. When that one catches up I move the one from the fix into a holding bath. Or maybe even do two at a time back to back? Every 20 or so, take to the wash and put a few in. When time is up, pull out one for drying, and add another. Since I don't have room for 100 prints to lay around and air dry, I figure I can is a hair dryer to rapid dry. Would this be fine? I never hear of anyone using a hairdryer on final prints, but we used to do it with our RC work prints back in college, and I'm not seeing any issues with them yet from being dried this way.
I guess that is the basic rundown of my plans. Anything here setting me up for tragedy? Anywhere I can be more efficient? Just give up now and outsource so some digital company who can under price me? (eeek)
Now I need to turn whatever images they like, into a big pile of glossies. This is something I've never done before. I'd like to A) Keep things as wet as possible. B) Not outsource to a company to do the work since being unemployed sucks and the money is well needed.
Here is what I'm thinking, please let me know if any of this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.
I'm pretty sure they want text on the photos, so I'll print up a sheet of paper with whatever text logos on it are needed, leaving space for the image. Then make a wet print of the image to the size that will fit into the area were there isn't' no text. Crop it down and attach it to the sheet. I'm thinking paper photo corners would make for a nice effect, or rough pieces of masking tape on the corners. We'll have to see what they want. Once I get a layout made this way, make a 4x5 copy negative using my 135mm EL-Nikkor Enlarging lens instead of the old Raptar. The finest grain film I have right now is some Delta 100. Would this do good enough for making a copy negative? I've never done any real copy work, so any tips would be great.
From there, it is a matter of making 100+ prints. (we'll see how many they want) I figure make a few test prints, then when I decide which one is best, set the enlarger & timer up for it, and just keep pulling paper out of one box, exposing it, and stuffing it back into another. Maybe do batches of 20 or so, just in case something goes wrong I don't end up with a horrible flaw on 100 sheets of paper. I figure then I can just take each bundle and do a rapid fire processing session. when one hits the fix, I throw another into the developer. When that one catches up I move the one from the fix into a holding bath. Or maybe even do two at a time back to back? Every 20 or so, take to the wash and put a few in. When time is up, pull out one for drying, and add another. Since I don't have room for 100 prints to lay around and air dry, I figure I can is a hair dryer to rapid dry. Would this be fine? I never hear of anyone using a hairdryer on final prints, but we used to do it with our RC work prints back in college, and I'm not seeing any issues with them yet from being dried this way.
I guess that is the basic rundown of my plans. Anything here setting me up for tragedy? Anywhere I can be more efficient? Just give up now and outsource so some digital company who can under price me? (eeek)
