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Port Glasgow, 2020. Sepia and Selenium toned print.
January 13, 2022January 13, 2022jasonconnelly

Sepia toning

Its goes without saying, I pretty much always tone my prints these days. A key advantage of this is stability and archival permanence, however as a pretty shallow guy a big part of why I tone my prints is aesthetic. It can really open a print up and make good print a bloody good print. […]

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December 31, 2020December 31, 2020jasonconnelly

Lockdown Adventures in Large Format Film

In Spring during our initial COVID-19 lockdown here in Scotland I decided I wanted to learn something new so I made an impulse purchase of an old Graflex Speed Graphic 4×5 camera. The Speed Graphic is specifically a press camera, this means it’s fairly restricted in terms of camera movements. It only has some front […]

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April 19, 2020April 19, 2020jasonconnelly

One Image, Four Prints…

  Since upgrading my darkroom to the heavenly delights of running water and a nice big sink, I’ve been exploring chemical toning and to an extent different types of paper – specifically Ilford Warmtone FB paper which generally responds a bit more enthusiastically to colour changes with toners than a neutral paper like standard Ilford […]

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February 5, 2020February 5, 2020jasonconnelly

Ilford Multigrade Enlarger Head

I recently acquired a new enlarger for my darkroom – a De Vere 504 no less. It’s a complete monster, it really is huge. It’s the floor standing model and must be at least 8 feet tall, prints 35mm through to large format 4×5 negatives and is more than capable of producing prints a lot […]

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