I am a retired man who has lived in Wisconsin for 13 years now. As I prepare for Winter I am gearing up for a photographic journey to which I have looked forward for many years since the first time I read about photography when just a mere boy. Just hope that my body will hold up just a little longer so I can see this aspiration to the end. That goal is, of course, to make a fine print of my own creation.
To prepare for this endeavor I made a darkroom out of a spare bedroom and have finally started using it this month. I am starting out by doing film testing on Ilford FP4+ 120 format. All of my chemistry and paper is Ilford. So far I have developed and printed the testing on 5 rolls of film. I too, was challenged by the loading of the film onto the plastic reels from Paterson, but I have conquered that and have moved onto the next hurdles.
I have read many books and articles about analog photography and finally became a member of your community. I have read many of the posts on this site and like the quality and quantity of good information in them.
My format of interest at this time is 120. I have put together a Bronica ETR and a Pentax K1000 kit. Recently I found a Ricoh Six folder (6 × 6 only) in surprisingly great shape. I repaired the lens and just about finished the first roll in it. I put Ilford XP2 in it.
As this project is the fulfillment of a life long dream of mine, I am prepared to go in whatever creative direction it will take me. Except for one. And that is into pornography, which I vehemently disdain and abhore.
To prepare for this endeavor I made a darkroom out of a spare bedroom and have finally started using it this month. I am starting out by doing film testing on Ilford FP4+ 120 format. All of my chemistry and paper is Ilford. So far I have developed and printed the testing on 5 rolls of film. I too, was challenged by the loading of the film onto the plastic reels from Paterson, but I have conquered that and have moved onto the next hurdles.
I have read many books and articles about analog photography and finally became a member of your community. I have read many of the posts on this site and like the quality and quantity of good information in them.
My format of interest at this time is 120. I have put together a Bronica ETR and a Pentax K1000 kit. Recently I found a Ricoh Six folder (6 × 6 only) in surprisingly great shape. I repaired the lens and just about finished the first roll in it. I put Ilford XP2 in it.
As this project is the fulfillment of a life long dream of mine, I am prepared to go in whatever creative direction it will take me. Except for one. And that is into pornography, which I vehemently disdain and abhore.