The upcoming Print Parteh runs for the entire of March and is a great opportunity to print some of the negatives you may have developed recently. I will be taking part, as I print scandalously few images, and look forward to seeing everyone's images. This Twitter account is managed by @MrsMarsRover and @PrinterAttic. For more …
Experiments in Developing 110mm Film.
I have had four rolls of 110mm in my darkroom for the last number of years that I have needed to develop, but, as I do not have a 110mm reel, nor have I yet got around to making a DIY reel, I have been reluctant to fiddle with them. There is a link to …
Print Party on Twitter
I am looking forward to taking part in this Darkroom Photography Twitter event in March. If you want to take part, I have included all the information below and a link to the Twitter Account for the Print Party. I will post a follow up blog in March to show what images I print, I have …
Holga Camera Guide
Originally Chinese in origin, the Holga is a cheap Lofi plastic film camera with a plastic lens with a focal length of 60mm that uses 120mm film, mostly, there are 35mm camera options too. They were originally used in giveaways until they became popular for photography students and fans. To focus, rotate the barrel of the lens …
B&W Development
Following on from my post on Stand Development, I thought I would add my normal Black and White Film Development process. All the chemicals will be used at 20 Degrees C. The photos below were taken on HP5 120 on a Holga 120N. Prewash: A 5 minute prewash to bring the film up to temperature. …
Stand Development (Black & White)
This process dates back to the 1880's, where you leave the film to develop in a very dilute solution for a longer amount of time then you would if you were using normal development processes, with this process you do very little if any agitation, again, this is different to standard development processing. The technique …
World Pinhole Day 2017
Today is World Pinhole Photography Day, so, as I can't take any Pinhole photos today, I thought that I might share an old one I took. The shot below is a long exposure (40 minutes or so) pinhole image taken with a cardboard camera on 35mm film. To get this image, I attached the camera …
Holga 120N & HP5
I have a backlog of film to develop in my Darkroom, so last week, I processed six rolls of black and white HP5 from Ilford. I love HP5 and I think the film from Ilford is fantastic. Anyway, I shot these images last year in Dublin. My eye is frequently caught by Street Art, Textures …
Emulsion Lift
This evening I attempted to do an Emulsion Lift for the first time. I was pleased with how easy it was and the results that I achieved. I have attached photos below for refernce. Equipment needed: Polaroid 600 camera. Impossible Project film for a 6oo camera. Watercolour paper. Tiny paintbrushes. Container of warm water (The …
The Darkroom.ie Culture Night Exhibition
The Darkroom.ie held an Exhibition of pupils work on Culture Night. As part of the event, they also held free Photogram workshops. I was thrilled to have one of the Cyanotypes that I made as part of a Course that I took with the Darkroom.ie, be a part of this Exhibition. The photos below give …
Gallagher Photography 